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If moving an obelisk is difficult, raising one can be dangerous. One false move in the process and the obelisk could tumble over. Engineer Mark Whitby believes that the ancient Egyptians could have used a wooden frame on the obelisk to tip it into position. He builds a scale model, showing how the obelisk might be pivoted on a log into position and then controlled with a wooden attachment bound with ropes. Previous Next How Big Were They? | Cutting Granite with Sand | NOVA Raises an Obelisk Lever an Obelisk | Explore Ancient Egypt | Mysteries of the Nile | Resources | Transcript Medieval Siege | Pharaoh's Obelisk | Easter Island | Roman Bath | China Bridge | Site Map Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated November 2000 |