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Lifty Heavy, researchers say they've found evidence that the builders of the Pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid, used a system of trenches, tunnels, and a dam to channel water to the construction site, where they'd use it to raise and lower a floating platform that could carry heavy stones.
After years of poring over ancient climate and archaeological data, the researchers found evidence that there was more water available in the pyramid's region than once believed. This cast several structures in and around the complex in a new light, including a vertical shaft in the center of the Step Pyramid, where the researchers now believe the hydraulic lifts would've been located.
This theory could also explain the origins of a nearby stone structure known as the Gisr el-Mudir enclosure, whose purpose has long been a mystery. The researchers speculate that it would have served as a "check dam," storing water during heavy floods and filtering it for sediments, which would prevent the tunnels from getting clogged.
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