Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Archaeology: Egyptian pyramids built along long-lost Ahramat branch of the Nile - EurekAlert


31 pyramids in Egypt, including the Giza pyramid complex, may originally have been built along a 64-km-long branch of the river Nile which has long since been buried beneath farmland and desert. The findings, reported in a paper in&nbsp;<em>Communications Earth &amp; Environment</em>, could explain why these pyramids are concentrated in what is now a narrow, inhospitable desert strip...

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Eureka Alert

Read more on:

Photo of archaeology

archaeology

Photo of Ahramat

Ahramat

Photo of Egyptian

Egyptian

Related news:

News photo

Researchers conduct first-ever study to characterize microbiota in saliva of weaned piglets on commercial farms in Brazil - EurekAlert

News photo

How did sabre-toothed tigers acquire their long upper canine teeth? - EurekAlert

News photo

Chinese Medical Journal review explores cell-based immunotherapies for sepsis - EurekAlert