Great Mystery of How Ancient Egyptians Built The Pyramids Finally Appears Solved

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Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile river that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported the massive stone blocks to build the famous monuments.

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 Thirteenth Dynasty. The international team of researchers used radar satellite imagery to map the river branch, which they called Ahramat –"pyramids" in Arabic.

Many of the pyramids had a"ceremonial raised walkway" which ran alongside the river before ending at the Valley Temples which served as harbours, Ghoneim said.

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