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How an ancient civilization was able to build such large structures without the assistance of modern technology has baffled the world for generations. And while the popular theory that they were ...

The ancient Egyptian pyramids may be thousands of years old, but to this day, we're still finding out new information about the famous and historic structures. And this one is quite the discovery ...

A groundbreaking study suggests the ancient Egyptians may have used hydraulic power before we could have imagined this skill. They did not utilize just ramps and manpower, to build the Step Pyramid of ...

Every few years, someone comes up with a new "this is how the pyramids were built" theory. In addition to aliens or long-forgotten super technologies, many theories rely on unfeasible ramps that'd ...

The Step Pyramid of King Djoser, on the Saqqara plateau in northern Egypt, is an awesome feat of engineering, and experts still do not understand the techniques used to erect it. Built about 4,500 ...

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"Landreau et al. estimate that Egyptian builders could have captured between 4 million and 54 cubic meters of water over the two or three decades it took to complete the Step Pyramid." "Landreau et al ...