ThereareallkindsoftheoriesrampscranesandyesAliensprobablyextraterrestrialsnow, we'regetting a newpotentialanswerone a littlemoregroundedinrealitywaterResearchersjustpublished a studysuggestingthathydraulicforcecouldhavehelpedbuildthesteppyramidforPharaohDjosermorethan 4,600 yearsagoIt's theoldestofthesevenmonumentalpyramidsinEgyptandwasatthetimethelargeststructurecominginat 204 feetthat's KingorPharaohLeBronJamesStackedhead-to-toemorethan 30 timessomeofthosestonesweighingmorethan 600 poundstheresearchersnowsaytheinternalarchitectureofthepyramidsupports a newtheory a hydrauliclift a Nearbystructuremighthavefunctionedas a damwatercouldhaveflowedintoshaftsinsidethepyramidthatwouldhaveraisedsomesortoffloatCarryingthestoneslike a waterelevatorTheysaythediscoveryrepresents a significantleapinourcomprehensionofancientEgyptianengineeringThequestioniswherewouldthewaterhavecomefrom?
Researcherssaytheareausedtobemoreof a savannathan a desertgetting a lotmorerainthanitdoesnowbutsomeexpertsareSkeptical, I thinkit's extremelyunlikelytosaytheleastJohnDarnellis a professorofEgyptologyatYaleWedon't haveanyevidencefortheEgyptiansmakinguseoflet's saywaterpressureorUnderstandingorexploitingthatitwouldbeverydifficulttodothatusingthestructures.
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