According to archaeologists, a newly discovered river branch, hidden under desert sand and agricultural land, is believed to have been used to transport huge blocks of stone and materials to the site of the pyramid construction.
Scientists think they may have finally solved the long-standing mystery of how the 31 pyramids, including the famous Great Pyramid of Giza, were built in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago.
This construction was not helped by planets.
Euro News reported that a groundbreaking discovery by researchers from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (USA) revealed that these ancient wonders may have been built along a branch of the Nile River that is now buried under desert sand and agricultural land.
For many years, archaeologists have speculated that the ancient Egyptians used waterways to transport huge blocks of stone and other materials needed to build the pyramids. However, to date, the exact location and nature of this waterway are still difficult to grasp.
The study said the newly discovered "Ahramat" branch, which stretches about 64 km, is said to "be used as a means of transporting waterway for workers and construction materials to the pyramid sites."
Researchers used radar satellite data, geophysical surveys and soil core maps to map this hidden river branch.
According to the study, "tens of temples in the valley in Egypt have not been found and may still be buried under agricultural fields and desert sand along the riverbank of the Ahramat branch".
The cause of this river branch becoming depleted or disappearing is still unclear. According to researcher Eman Ghoneim, it is very likely that a period of drought and desertification caused sand to overflow the area, silting up river alluvium.
