- The largest pyramid chain in Egypt is clustered along a narrow desert strip. Scientists have identified segments of a major extinct Nile branch close to where most of these pyramids lie - this may have been used for transporting workmen and building materials to the pyramids' construction sites. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01379-7 2 comments science
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- Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones | Egypt | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/scientists-find-buried-branch-of-the-nile-that-may-have-carried-pyramids-stones 1 comment
- We might finally know how the biggest Egyptian pyramids were built |BBC Science Focus Magazine https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/long-lost-waterway-pyramids 0 comments
- Was Egypt’s first pyramid built with hydraulics? The theory may hold water https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hydraulic-lift-egypts-first-pyramid 0 comments
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