LOST ’Pyramid Branch’ of the River Nile Discovered + Hawass Not Happy | Ancient Architects

Many of you will have seen the recent news that a long-lost branch of the River Nile has been discovered, or should I saw ’confirmed’. It ran through the Nile floodplain on its western side and passed by more than 30 pyramids and the experts are saying it solves the mystery of how stone blocks were transported to each construction site. Now, anybody that studies Ancient Egypt will know that a long-lost westerly branch of the Nile, is in fact no surprise. For a start, the Valley Temples at the end of each pyramid causeway had to terminate on the banks of a body of water, and so mapping each of the valley temples pretty much maps the position of a missing waterway. This has been known about for decades, but now scientists have confirmed it, using radar satellite data, geomorphology, geophysical surveys and soil coring. Watch this video to learn more about the lost Ahramat Branch of the River Nile, including the controversy from the new Facebook post by Zahi Hawass and Mark Le