Egypt, Pyramids
Discovery may explain why Egyptian pyramids were built along long-lost Ahramat branch of the Nile
Some 31 pyramids in Egypt, including the Giza pyramid complex, may originally have been built along a 64-km-long branch of the river Nile which has long since been buried beneath farmland and desert.
Egypt’s pyramids were built along a buried branch of the Nile River
But why were these monumental structures built in a seemingly inhospitable desert landscape? A new discovery may hold the answer – a long-lost branch of the Nile River, now buried beneath sand and farmland.
How Ancient Egyptians Used Astronomy to Build the Pyramids
The construction of the pyramids in ancient Egypt is one of history’s most impressive mysteries. And I really mean mysterious - because to this day, it isn't completely clear how ancient Egyptians were able to make such incredible architectural structures.
Newly Discovered Ancient River May Explain How Egypt’s Pyramids Were Built
A newly discovered extinct branch of the Nile River might explain the strategic locations of Egypt's pyramids and how they were built, according to recent research.
Archaeologists say they’ve discovered an ancient river that helped Egyptians build the pyramids
A new research paper published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment claims that ancient branches of the Nile River once created river harbors near Egypt’s largest pyramid field. The research team named this now-gone river branch the Ahramat branch,
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Egypt's Pyramids May Have Been Built on a Long-Lost Branch of the Nile River
Thirty-one different Egyptian pyramids appear to have been built along a branch of the Nile River that dried up millennia ago, according to new research published today in Communications Earth ...
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Pyramids Built Along Long-lost River, Scientists Discover
The existence of the river would explain why the 31 pyramids were built in a chain along a now inhospitable desert strip in the Nile Valley between 4,700 and 3,700 years ago. The strip near ...
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Archaeology: Egyptian pyramids built along long-lost Ahramat branch of the Nile
The water course of the ancient Ahramat Branch borders a large number of pyramids dating from the Old Kingdom to the Second Intermediate Period, spanning between the Third Dynasty and the ...
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Has the mystery of Egypt's pyramids finally been solved? 31 structures including the Giza complex may have been built along a long-lost branch of the river Nile, scientists say
They're the wonders of the ancient world that still leave scientists scratching their heads today. Now, an important part of the mystery of the Egyptian pyramids may have been solved ...
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Dozens of Egyptian pyramids, some in Giza, sat along a branch of the Nile, study says
The pyramids in and around Giza have presented a fascinating puzzle for millennia. How did ancient Egyptians move limestone blocks, some weighing more than a ton, without using wheels? Why were ...