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Majority of #EgyptianPyramids Was Built along Long-Lost Branch of #Nile, #Archaeologists Say.
64-km-long extinct branch of the river Nile
#AhramatBranch
Running at the foothills of the #WesternDesertPlateau
Where the majority of the ancient Egyptian pyramids lie.
Played a role in the monuments’ construction
Used as a #transportationwaterway for workmen and #buildingmaterials to the pyramids’ sites.
https://www.sci.news/archaeology/ahramat-branch-nile-12952.html -
The Egyptian Pyramid Chain Was Built Along The Now-Abandoned Ahramat Nile Branch
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01379-7 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Egypt #pyramid #pyramids #Nile #NileR #NileRiver #water #hydrology #archaeology #AncientEgypt #desert #meander #branch #radar #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #EO #geophysics #GPR #sampling #soil #coring #subsurface #sedimentology #NileValley #Ahramat #AhramatBranch #WesternDesertPlateau #OldKingdom #MiddleKingdom #causeways #ValleyTemples #harbours #construction #engineering #transportation #river #buildingmaterials #paleohydrology -
The Egyptian Pyramid Chain Was Built Along The Now-Abandoned Ahramat Nile Branch
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01379-7 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Egypt #pyramid #pyramids #Nile #NileR #NileRiver #water #hydrology #archaeology #AncientEgypt #desert #meander #branch #radar #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #EO #geophysics #GPR #sampling #soil #coring #subsurface #sedimentology #NileValley #Ahramat #AhramatBranch #WesternDesertPlateau #OldKingdom #MiddleKingdom #causeways #ValleyTemples #harbours #construction #engineering #transportation #river #buildingmaterials #paleohydrology -
The Egyptian Pyramid Chain Was Built Along The Now-Abandoned Ahramat Nile Branch
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01379-7 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Egypt #pyramid #pyramids #Nile #NileR #NileRiver #water #hydrology #archaeology #AncientEgypt #desert #meander #branch #radar #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #EO #geophysics #GPR #sampling #soil #coring #subsurface #sedimentology #NileValley #Ahramat #AhramatBranch #WesternDesertPlateau #OldKingdom #MiddleKingdom #causeways #ValleyTemples #harbours #construction #engineering #transportation #river #buildingmaterials #paleohydrology -
The Egyptian Pyramid Chain Was Built Along The Now-Abandoned Ahramat Nile Branch
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01379-7 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Egypt #pyramid #pyramids #Nile #NileR #NileRiver #water #hydrology #archaeology #AncientEgypt #desert #meander #branch #radar #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #EO #geophysics #GPR #sampling #soil #coring #subsurface #sedimentology #NileValley #Ahramat #AhramatBranch #WesternDesertPlateau #OldKingdom #MiddleKingdom #causeways #ValleyTemples #harbours #construction #engineering #transportation #river #buildingmaterials #paleohydrology