Scientists may have finally cracked how the Egyptians built the pyramids

How did the ancient Egyptians haul millions of massive stone blocks, some weighing more than 10 tonnes, across the desert to ...
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How ancient Egyptians built perfectly level walls (and how to DIY their tool in minutes)

Before levels as we know them were invented, ancient civilizations still had to make sure their walls were level. This tool ...
Purdue University

Burial sites show how Nubians, Egyptians integrated communities thousands of years ago in Nile River Valley area

Michele Buzon, a Purdue University associate professor of anthropology, is excavating pyramid tombs in Tombos, Sudan to study Egyptian and Nubian cultures from thousands of years ago in the Nile River ...
CNN

Discovery of embalming workshop reveals how ancient Egyptians mummified the dead

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. From the ruins of ...
Phys.org

Ancient Egyptians transported pyramid stones over wet sand

Physicists from the FOM Foundation and the University of Amsterdam have discovered that the ancient Egyptians used a clever trick to make it easier to transport heavy pyramid stones by sledge. The ...
Ars Technica

Study suggests Egyptians used hydraulic lifts to build Pyramid of Djoser

How the great pyramids of Egypt were built has long been a hotly debated open question, given the sheer size and weight of the limestone blocks used for the construction. Numerous speculative (and ...
CNN

Prehistoric Egyptians mummified bodies 1,500 years before the pharaohs

Editor’s Note: Jana Jones is an egyptologist and research fellow in the department of ancient history at Australia’s Macquarie University. Ancient Egypt continues to bring to light one fabulous ...