The Transportation of the Djehutihotep Statue Revisited

The transportation of a colossus painted in the ancient Egyptian tomb of Djehutihotep (Dayr al-Barsha) is known as an example of lubrication application. However the benefits and the nature of lubrication used by ancient Egyptians are controversial. In order to clarify this issue, the physical param...

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Autor principal:	Simon Ayrinhac
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Publicado:	Japanese Society of Tribologists 2016
Materias:	history of tribology biomechanics friction lubrication archaeology tug-of-war Physics QC1-999 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Chemistry QD1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:76a13d9985824c61a48eb0d14b86c6e62021-11-05T09:21:31ZThe Transportation of the Djehutihotep Statue Revisited1881-219810.2474/trol.11.466https://doaj.org/article/76a13d9985824c61a48eb0d14b86c6e62016-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/11/3/11_466/_pdf/-char/enhttps://doaj.org/toc/1881-2198The transportation of a colossus painted in the ancient Egyptian tomb of Djehutihotep (Dayr al-Barsha) is known as an example of lubrication application. However the benefits and the nature of lubrication used by ancient Egyptians are controversial. In order to clarify this issue, the physical parameters involved in the transportation are carefully reviewed. The traction force is a key parameter, and is evaluated by simple physical models and the results of biomechanical and ergonomic studies. The results of this work suggest high traction force can be produced only with an excellent team coordination, and the friction coefficient between sledge and ground is efficiently reduced by hypothetical methods which exclude probably wood-on-wood or wood-on-sand surface contacts.Simon AyrinhacJapanese Society of Tribologistsarticlehistory of tribologybiomechanicsfrictionlubricationarchaeologytug-of-warPhysicsQC1-999Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Mechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570ChemistryQD1-999ENTribology Online, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 466-473 (2016)
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topic	history of tribology biomechanics friction lubrication archaeology tug-of-war Physics QC1-999 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Chemistry QD1-999
spellingShingle	history of tribology biomechanics friction lubrication archaeology tug-of-war Physics QC1-999 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Chemistry QD1-999 Simon Ayrinhac The Transportation of the Djehutihotep Statue Revisited
description	The transportation of a colossus painted in the ancient Egyptian tomb of Djehutihotep (Dayr al-Barsha) is known as an example of lubrication application. However the benefits and the nature of lubrication used by ancient Egyptians are controversial. In order to clarify this issue, the physical parameters involved in the transportation are carefully reviewed. The traction force is a key parameter, and is evaluated by simple physical models and the results of biomechanical and ergonomic studies. The results of this work suggest high traction force can be produced only with an excellent team coordination, and the friction coefficient between sledge and ground is efficiently reduced by hypothetical methods which exclude probably wood-on-wood or wood-on-sand surface contacts.
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