Archeologists find 4,500-year-old ramp apparently used to build the Giza Pyramids


[post_page_title]Wet sand?[/post_page_title]
One of the most common theories regarding the transportation of the rock from the quarry to the pyramids is that the Ancient Egyptians utilized wet sand. It’s believed that the workers hired to create such structures would pour water from the nearby Nile onto the sand, which would reduce the amount of friction between the sand and the stones.

However, because it’s believed that the Egyptians would often drag the stones from quarries up to 20 miles away, many wonder how they would carry such water at the same time.

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