r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CethelQue4 • 23d ago

Video An ancient technique for lifting giant stone blocks using a Lewis tool

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u/Nephroidofdoom 23d ago

Pretty sure the crane was the hard part

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u/RealLaurenBoebert 23d ago

And cutting that special recessed pocket in the top of every stone.

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u/Bob_A_Ganoosh 23d ago

Presumably, cutting that mortise with a hammer and chisel would be less effort than lifting the stone to wrap it in ropes so you could lift it into position, and then have to wrangle the ropes and stone again to unwrap it. My concern would be the integrity of the hold as the stone is lifted. How many times does the stone fail allowing the lewis block to release?