According to experts, the Egyptians may have received assistance in building the pyramids from an extremely unlikely source.
Some unexpected results have come from a recent study that looked into the construction process used thousands of years ago to build the pyramids.
These historic buildings are among the world’s most mysterious and interesting historical artifacts.
The oldest pyramid is 4,700 years old, and was constructed to hold the mortal remains of Egypt’s ancient pharaohs.
Much effort has been put into figuring out how the pyramids were constructed, and a recent study has gone one step further by offering the solutions.
According to a study published in Plos One, the approximately 4,500-year-old Step Pryamid of Djoser might have been constructed with the aid of a simple tool.
The pyramid was built with six step tiers of stone, outside of Memphis, the capital city of Djoser. Meanwhile, a massive 400-room subterranean building lay beneath the pyramid.
Now, scientists believe that the pyramid could have been built by using a water-powered hydraulic lift system.
While it was previously believed that the pyramids were constructed using ramps and levers, it’s now thought that Egyptians used nearby water sources to help aid the build.
“Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pioneering and mastery of hydraulics through canals for irrigation purposes and barges to transport huge stones,” said study authors.
“This work opens a new line of research: the use of hydraulic force to erect the massive structures built by Pharaohs.”
According to the findings, the Egyptians may have built the upper levels of the pyramid by using water to carry stone to the summit.
Scientists found evidence that a water filtration and hydraulic system could have been used at the Step Pyramid, which is thought to have been constructed downstream from a watershed.
“The ‘Dry Moat’ surrounding the Djoser complex is likely to have been filled with water from the Upper Abusir Lake, making it suitable for navigation and material transportation,” they stated.
“We have uncovered a possible explanation for how the pyramids were built involving hydraulic force. The internal architecture of the Step Pyramid is consistent with a hydraulic elevation device never reported before.
“The current authors hypothesize that the ancient architects could have raised the stones from inside the pyramid, in a volcano fashion.
“The granite stone boxes at the bottom of the north and south shafts above the Step Pyramid, previously considered as two Djoser’s graves, have the technical signature of an inlet/outlet system for water flow.”
