Scientists reveal the key secret of the Egyptian pyramids
Ancient civilizations are reluctant to reveal their secrets. The Egyptian pyramids are considered one of the wonders of the world for a reason. Scientists are still debating how they were built in the third millennium B.C., and in the middle of a sandy desert.
IFLScience reminds us that the pyramids were built of huge stone blocks weighing several tons and stacked on top of each other without mortar.
How did they manage to achieve such a jewelry-like purity of finish? How did you get the stone from the quarries, which were very far from the construction site? How did the giants lift and put the “puzzles” together?
There are a lot of questions, and not all of them have clear and reliable answers. But it seems that scientists have found a very likely explanation for one of the main mysteries. Satellite imagery helped to find a long-lost, sand-covered channel of an ancient river in the area of the pyramids.
This is not just a branch of the Nile, but a full-fledged river comparable in width to the “parent” channel. Scholar Eman Goneim pays special attention to this version. This arm flowed through the city of Giza, helping to irrigate numerous fields of farmers.
Over time, the riverbed dried up, and scientists gave it the name Ahramat, which translates as “The Branch of the Pyramid.” At the same time, it served as a water transportation artery for the transportation of the same blocks for the tombs of the pharaohs. The total length of the river reached up to 100 km, it was very winding, according to scientists, and passed next to all 38 pyramids.
Whether the structures themselves were placed closer to the bends or whether the ancient builders adjusted the channel in accordance with the construction plans remains to be seen in the next excavations.
