A peer-reviewed study has proposed that ancient Egyptians may have used a water-powered lifting system to build the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, the oldest of Egypt’s seven monumental pyramids.
The construction of ancient Egypt’s oldest known pyramid may have benefited from a water elevator capable of lifting 50 to 100 tonnes of stones at a time. The suggestion draws upon the fact that the ...
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