Stefan F. WirthJun 13, 2024

They date from the so-called #OldKingdom (2700-2200 BC) and, according to current research, were located directly on a branch of the #Nile that no longer exists: the #pyramidsofGiza. The authors E. Ghoneim et al. (2024) called it "#Ahramat", and it led along all pyramids down to the #LishtPyramids. My blog article on "X" (former Twitter) specifically also talks about one of my visits in Giza.

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My blog article:
https://x.com/wirthstef/status/1796200233140973766?t=fbAYGxUAdm9UC9fckxlDsQ&s=19

My Photos
Giza 2004, edited 2024

Stefan F. Wirth (@wirthstef) on X

#Egyptian #Pyramids today located inland in the #desert had actually direct contact to a navigable #tributary of the #Nile. Pyramids are ancient inventions of mankind. But they were designed and built independently in different #cultures with #spiritual functions. In order to…

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Daniele Neander ManciniMay 18, 2024
DA UN RAMO SCOMPARSO DEL NILO, LA VIA FLUVIALE DI TRASPORTO DEI MATERIALI DELLE PIRAMIDI! https://www.danielemancini-archeologia.it/da-un-ramo-scomparso-del-nilo-la-via-fluviale-di-trasporto-dei-materiali-delle-piramidi/ #Ahramat, #Carotaggi, #CNRS, #EmanGhoneim, #Georadar, #GrandePiramideDiGiza, #HaderSheisha, #ImmaginiSatellitari, #Nilo, #Piramidi, #UniversitàDellaCarolinaDelNord, #UniversitàDiBergen
DA UN RAMO SCOMPARSO DEL NILO, LA VIA FLUVIALE DI TRASPORTO DEI MATERIALI DELLE PIRAMIDI! - Daniele Mancini Archeologia

Un nuovo studio rileva che un ramo del Nilo, non più esistente,  contribuì alla costruzione di 31 delle famose piramidi egiziane

Daniele Mancini Archeologia
Show threadJens NotroffMay 18, 2024

Original study:

E. Ghoneim et al., The Egyptian #pyramid chain was built along the now abandoned #Ahramat #Nile Branch, Commun Earth Environ 5, 233 (2024). 🔓

https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01379-7

💧🌏 Greg CocksMay 16, 2024
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
Alan BoyleMay 16, 2024
The discovery of a long-lost, dried-up river channel west of the present-day Nile appears to explain how the sites of Egypt's best-known #pyramids were chosen - and how they were built. https://cosmiclog.com/2024/05/16/scientists-find-traces-of-a-lost-river-next-to-the-pyramids/ #Science #Egypt #Archaeology #Ahramat
Scientists find traces of a lost river next to the pyramids

Why were more than two dozen of ancient Egypt’s pyramids — including the Great Pyramid of Giza — clustered in a narrow strip of desert? Scientists say they’ve come up with a solution to…

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