Ancient mystery of how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza solved – Claim
‘Archaeologists believe they have solved one of history’s most puzzling questions – how the ancient Egyptians transported over 170,000 tons of limestone to build the Great Pyramid at Giza.
New findings at the site on the outskirts of Cairo have revealed purpose-built boats were used to transport the huge stones.
The findings shed new light on how King Khufu’s tomb, built over 4,000 years ago in about 2550 BC, was built
Archeologists have long known that some rock had been extracted eight miles from Giza in a place called Tura, while granite was quarried from over 500 miles away.
The way in which these materials were transported however, has long been a source of disagreement amongst academics.’
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