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Were block and tackles a thing in that time too?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu
https://roseannechambers.com/ancient-boats-and-enormous-blocks/
I am not sure they found any boats other than the funerary ones, but they seem pretty comparable.
This is very interesting but he is asking about pulley systems. A block and tackle is a pulley system that gives a mechanical advantage in lifting something.
There's a lot of evidence to show that a small team of skilled craftsmen could have used water channels and animal skin floaters to lift the blocks into place.
Here's a video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1y8N0ePuF8