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New evidence proves that the ancient Egyptians constructed the Great Pyramid at Giza by transporting 170,000 tons of limestone in boats.

It has long been known that the rock was extracted eight miles away in Tura and that granite used in the monumental structure was quarried 533 miles away in Aswan.

However, archaeologists have disagreed over how the material was transported to Giza, now part of modern-day Cairo, for construction of Pharaoh Khufu's tomb in 2600 BC.

Now that mystery could be a step further to being solved after the discovery of an ancient scroll of papyrus, a ceremonial boat and a network of waterways, reported the Mail on Sunday.

The new evidence shows that thousands of laborers transported 170,000 tons of limestone along the River Nile in wooden boats built with planks and rope.
2,000-YEAR-OLD TOMBS FROM ROMAN PERIOD FOUND IN EGYPT
The 2.5-ton blocks were ferried through a system of specially designed canals before arriving at an inland port built just yards away from the base of the Great Pyramid.

The papyrus scroll is the only firsthand record of how the pyramid was built, and was written by an overseer named Merer.
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Mystery of Great Pyramid may be solved, researchers say

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New evidence proves that the ancient Egyptians constructed the Great Pyramid at Giza by transporting 170,000 tons of limestone in boats. It has long been known that the rock was extracted eight miles away in Tura and that granite used in the monumental structure was quarried 533 miles away in Aswan.

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How long have the pyramids been standing

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How are mummies made?

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Mummies are found in Egypt

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There are pyramids in Egypt.

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Purple dye is collected from these types of snails, (I forget what they are called... sorry)

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Does Egypt still have Pharros

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why did they have animale for god or goddess

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how did cleopatra die

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how did they get there food expect for planting?

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Egypt has a lot of Temples

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why did the egyptians preserved their empors

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what happens when mummies are in the tomb for a long time

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Egypt has lots of temples

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I know that Egypt is where they have phaorohs and pyramids.

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the names of the gods of egypt

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they are civilized people

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they made scribes

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papyrus is a kind of stone that is a square ..... i think

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how strong does wind have to be to knock down a pyrimid

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Hamurrabi made harsh punishments

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There are pyramids in Egypt.

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how do they use the bathroom

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They made art, and had gods.

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Do some people that live there to this day, still wear animal heads in some places?

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what did the an

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i learned that they used the pyramids for the phaross dead bodys

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how did the egyptians build the pyramids

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what did they do for fun?

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they traded things

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how come they become mummies

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they trade food and glass and pottery and other things 

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they trade food and glass and pottery and other things 

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why did they wrap people into scry mummies?

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How did their language work?

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I learned that Hammurabi had harsh punishments

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I learned that Hammurabi had harsh punishments

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They wrap thereselves in cloth

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what did the animales meen

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What are their religion? Why do they have mummies?

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That the Egyption people had a lot of religious beliefs

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papyrus plants nyeh

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they made mummies

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I learned they used snails for purple dye...

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They made scribes