Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of High-Tech Machines Used by Ancient Egyptians to Build the Pyramids—Thousands of Years Ahead of Their Time
Story by Arezki Amiri • 2d •
New research has recently shaken up the long-held ideas about how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramids. While the traditional belief suggests the massive stone blocks were hauled up massive ramps by thousands of workers, a groundbreaking theory now suggests that the Egyptians may have used a hydraulic lift system instead—an advanced technology that could have enabled the construction of the pyramids with incredible precision.
This new theory comes from a team of French researchers, led by Xavier Landreau, who published their findings in PLOS ONE. Their research suggests that the Step Pyramid of Djoser, built around 2680 BC, was constructed with the help of water-powered engineering. Let’s take a deeper dive into this exciting theory and what it could mean for our understanding of ancient Egyptian technology.
Hydraulic Lifts Over Ramps
For over a century, historians and archaeologists have agreed that the Egyptian pyramids were built using ramps—large mudbrick structures that allowed workers to haul massive stone blocks into place. But Landreau’s team challenges this idea with a bold new theory: the construction of the pyramids may have involved a hydraulic lift system powered by water.
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