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Introduction

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The moving of heavy loads (stones) appears
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Block and tackles (Polyspasta)

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They consisted of the combination of a
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Clamps, dowels and “empolia”

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For the secure horizontal fitting of adjacent
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The winches

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They basically consisted of a long axle
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The windlass (“baroulkos”) of Archimedes (3rd c. B.C.)

It was a mechanism which consisted of
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Methods of stone suspension

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For the elevation, the stones (with the
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The bipod crane for medium load (6th c. B.C.)

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ts mast was constituted by two gigantic
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The crane for large load (6th c. B.C.)

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It was used for the elevation of
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The treadwheel crane (6th c. B.C.)

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It was used for lifting heavy loads
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The bipod crane with winches for the elevation of mast and load (6th c. B.C.)

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Its “mast” consisted of two giant pieces
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