{"id":296264,"date":"2024-05-20T17:15:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=296264"},"modified":"2024-05-20T21:33:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:03:16","slug":"recent-study-on-pyramid-construction-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/recent-study-on-pyramid-construction-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent study on Pyramid Construction Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on Recent study on Pyramid Construction Techniques <\/strong>has been created based on the article “Secret behind construction of Egypt\u2019s pyramids: What a new study reveals”<\/a>\u00a0published in \u201cThe Indian Express<\/strong>\u201d on 20 May 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

A recent study on Pyramid Construction Techniques<\/span> provides insights into how ancient Egyptians transported massive stone blocks needed for pyramid construction.<\/p>\n

Findings of the study<\/h2>\n
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1. The study highlights the critical role of the River Nile<\/span> in facilitating the construction of Egypt’s pyramids.<\/p>\n

Researchers have identified an extinct branch of the Nile<\/span> that ran adjacent to the pyramid sites, which was instrumental in moving heavy materials.<\/p>\n

2. Discovery of the Nile Branch:<\/strong> The research team used radar satellite imagery, historical maps, geophysical surveys, and sediment coring<\/span> to map the ancient river branch, now buried by sandstorms and a major drought.<\/p>\n

3. The study suggests that this branch of the Nile likely served as a waterway<\/span> for transporting not just stone blocks but also equipment and personnel, significantly easing the construction process.<\/p>\n

4. The study showed that several causeways leading from the pyramid<\/span>s connected to inlets of this Nile branch, which may have functioned as riverine harbours.<\/p>\n

5. The ancient Egyptians likely used large ramps, possibly greased with water or wet clay, along with sledges<\/span>, sturdy ropes, and levers<\/span> to move the stones from the harbours to the pyramid sites.<\/p>\n

6. This discovery supports the theory that the logistical capabilities of the ancient Egyptians, including the use of the river’s natural flow<\/span>, reduced the human labor needed and optimized the construction process of the pyramids.<\/p>\n

7. The study also revealed about the advanced mathematical and architectural knowledge of the Egyptians,<\/span> as evidenced by the precise 52-degree gradient on each side and alignments in pyramid construction.<\/p>\n

8. The archaeological findings of well-organized living quarters, bakeries, and food remnants near the pyramids indicate that the laborers were well-provided for<\/span>, and that the entire construction effort was managed by a centralized authority.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology, World History<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Recent study on Pyramid Construction Techniques has been created based on the article “Secret behind construction of Egypt\u2019s pyramids: What a new study reveals”\u00a0published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 20 May 2024. Why in the news? A recent study on Pyramid Construction Techniques provides insights into how ancient Egyptians transported massive stone… Continue reading Recent study on Pyramid Construction Techniques<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,9],"tags":[11872,10500],"class_list":["post-296264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-public","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}