18-05-2024, 08:10 AM
"We were surprised at just how large this branch of the Nile once was ‒ at points it would have been half a kilometre wide and 25 metres deep," she added.
Dr Ghoneim suspects that the vanished river branch was used to bring in materials such as granite from Aswan, about 800km to the south of Giza. She also notes that many of the pyramids dating to the Old and Middle Kingdoms have causeways that lead to the branch. These walkways end with temple structures that would have sat on the banks of the lost river and may have acted as harbours, Dr Ghoneim said.
https://www.thepost.co.nz/world-news/350...y-pyramids
Dr Ghoneim suspects that the vanished river branch was used to bring in materials such as granite from Aswan, about 800km to the south of Giza. She also notes that many of the pyramids dating to the Old and Middle Kingdoms have causeways that lead to the branch. These walkways end with temple structures that would have sat on the banks of the lost river and may have acted as harbours, Dr Ghoneim said.
https://www.thepost.co.nz/world-news/350...y-pyramids