BBC | Scientists believe they may have solved the mystery of how 31 pyramids, including the world-famous Giza complex, were built in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago. Among those features were "buried rivers and ancient structures" running at the foothills of where the "vast majority of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids lie," Prof Ghoneim said. The team found that the river branch - named the Ahramat branch, with "ahramat" meaning pyramids in Arabic - was roughly 64km (39 miles) long and between 200-700m (656-2,296 ft) wide. And it bordered 31 pyramids, which were built between 4,700 and 3,700 years ago. The River Nile was the lifeline of Ancient Egypt - and remains so to this day.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 17, 2024 13:19 UTC