We mapped a lost branch of the Nile River – which may be the key to a longstanding mystery of the pyramids
- Written by: Timothy J. Ralph, Associate Professor, Macquarie University
The pyramids at Giza, like dozens of others, are located several kilometres west of the current path of the Nile.Alex Cimbal / ShutterstockThe largest field of pyramids in Egypt – consisting of 31 pyramids built over a millennium, including the famous Great Pyramid at Giza – lies along a narrow strip of land in the desert several...