SCIENTISTS SOLVE HOW PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT!
Globe US|August 26, 2024
INGENIOUS ancient Egyptian engineers harnessed the power of water to help build the pyramids, scientists now believe! Researchers recently discovered a complex system of dams and channels near the famed Step Pyramid that may have been used to erect the stunning structures.
SCIENTISTS SOLVE HOW PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT!

Although it was long thought builders relied mainly on ramps, levers, pulleys and brute human strength to construct the ancient marvels, this finding reveals they also devised a system that funneled water from a nearby dam to the pyramid.

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