How Were Pyramids Of Egypt Constructed? Scientists Say Extinct Branch Of Nile Could Be The Answer
The Pyramids of Egypt are some of the most fascinating relics of the past that continue to baffle us to this day. Given how primitive their technology was, scientists have long failed to explain how the massive stone blocks were transported to the Valley of the Kings.
The pyramids of Egypt are some of the most fascinating relics of the past that continue to baffle us to this day. The sheer precision of their construction, colossal size, and the stones used to build them have defied logic for centuries. Given how primitive their technology was, scientists have long failed to explain how ancient Egyptians transported the massive stone blocks to build the giant pyramids.
Scientist find lost branch of Nile
That mystery seems to have been finally solved as a group of researchers has discovered a long-lost branch of the River Nile close to the pyramids. A group of researchers from the University of North Carolina Wilmington has discovered what they claim is the location of an ancient branch of the River Nile, through which the massive stones could have been transported.
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Ahramat, the missing branch of Nile
They found that the river branch¡ªnamed the Ahramat branch¡ªwas roughly 64 km long and between 200-700 m wide, and it bordered 31 pyramids, which were built between 4,700 and 3,700 years ago.
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They say that the river branch, which is now hidden under desert and farmland, could explain how ancient Egyptians used the waterway to transport materials such as the stone blocks needed to build the pyramids along the river.
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Stones transported through water
¡°They (the pyramids) now sit on the edge of the inhospitable Western Desert within the Saharan Desert. Sedimentary evidence suggests the Nile used to have a much higher discharge, with the river splitting into several branches in places. Researchers have previously speculated that one of these branches may have flowed by the pyramid fields, but this has not been confirmed,¡± a statement by the University of North Carolina read.
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Why location of the river is important
"Locating the actual branch and having the data that shows there was a waterway that could be used for the transportation of heavier blocks, equipment, people, everything, really helps us explain pyramid construction," Dr. Suzanne Onstine, one of the researchers, told the BBC.
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