King Tut's coffin is made of pure gold, the degree of purity of the gold of our ancestors was not achieved by science until the beginning of the 20th century. A block of pure gold weighs about 110 kg. There is no block of gold as heavy as this one on Earth... This very precise interlacing and inlaying with turquoise, agate and all gemstones is unparalleled on the planet... None of these thousands of small pieces of precious stones fell despite remaining underground in a very hot desert for about 3,500 years... This magnificence, fabulous precision and miraculous beauty has not been repeated in all human civilizations... Now it is not possible to create something like that, no matter how modern the equipment they use. This is the pinnacle of human miracle and the pinnacle of manual skill since the first man walked the Earth.
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Ancient people were just as smart as we are; they just lacked the same technology. It's a disservice to them to claim that they must have been assisted by extraterrestrials or time travelers. Part of the problem is their failure to document clear instructions for their achievements, which they felt no need to do as most of this knowledge was passed down orally, from masters to apprentices.
I once read a book explaining the Pyramids as gigantic water pumps. The author figured out that the interior passages were designed to use the power of burning fuel to pressurize water. Symbols like fish (meaning water here), birds (air here) and upside-down birds (no air or a vacuum) were intended as signs for illiterate workers. Contrary to popular belief, the Pyramids were never used as tombs. Kings were buried in secluded places to discourage robbers.
I don't know if this guy was right, but it's an intriguing theory. He explained the Pyramids' construction as having been filled with water, with the stones moved on wooden barges with fork lift extensions, by well-paid laborers doing fairly easy work.
