Researchers using radar satellites uncovered evidence of a now-dried branch of the Nile, called the Ahramat branch, that once flowed through the Giza Pyramid Complex area. This explains why the pyramids were built kilometers away from the Nile.
Related Posts
How Archaeologists Reconstructed the World’s Oldest Board Games
Archaeologists are using AI, artifacts, and historical texts to reconstruct the rules of ancient board games like Senet and the Royal Game of Ur.
Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene
Firefighters work near the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 2025. Peyman Fakhraei/Middle East Images/AFP via…
Yes, “Doggerland” Is a Real Place—And Its Role in Human Evolution and Dispersion Is Critical
Coastal strollers along British beaches have occasionally reported sightings of old wooden tools and even human bones along…
The Bone Wars: How a Bitter Rivalry Gave the Spotlight to Paleontology
No, that’s not a Star Wars joke; there was a time—a long time ago, in a continent far,…