New Discovery Finally Explains How They Built the Pyramids

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What if I told you the biggest mystery of ancient history might finally have an answer? Yep—the secret of how the Great Pyramids of Egypt were actually built has just been cracked by a brand-new discovery. Forget the wild alien theories, this is real science meeting ancient genius. In this video, we’re diving deep into the find that could rewrite everything we thought we knew about the Pharaohs’ greatest monuments. From hidden ramps to engineering tricks lost in time, you’ll see exactly how humans pulled off the impossible 4,500 years ago. So get ready, because history is about to get way more interesting.  Animation is created by Bright Side.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/   Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV  Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Our Social Media:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en   Stock materials (photos, footages and other):  https://www.depositphotos.com  https://www.shutterstock.com  https://www.eastnews.ru  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.

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00:00Thousands of years ago, way before cranes, engines, or electricity,

00:05the ancient Egyptians pulled off one of the greatest architectural feats ever,

00:09the pyramids.

00:11The massive stone blocks, some weighing as much as a Range Rover,

00:15sitting at a height of over 200 feet,

00:18seemed so unreal that many even believed ETs helped build them.

00:23But new research shows the secret was actually right here on Earth.

00:27The Egyptians probably used a giant ancient water elevator

00:31to move those heavy stones for their very first pyramid,

00:34the Step Pyramid of Jouzer, around 4,700 years ago.

00:40Now, the first question that comes to mind is,

00:42where did they find such huge amounts of water

00:45to run this construction in the middle of the desert?

00:48Some studies say that the Sahara Desert had more regular rainfall

00:52thousands of years ago than it does today.

00:54So, the landscape resembled a savanna.

00:57not a desert.

00:58So, it was possible there was enough natural water

01:01to support the hydraulic lift.

01:03Researchers found deep vertical shafts inside the first stone pyramid.

01:07They used a computer model that had info about the pyramids

01:11remaining inside parts and the underground tunnels at the site.

01:14The team also used high-resolution satellite pictures of the area

01:18to include the amount of rainfall from the past in their research.

01:22It looks like the Egyptians would place a heavy stone block

01:26on top of a floating wooden platform, kind of like a raft,

01:30then slowly fill the shaft with water,

01:33and the rising water would lift the platform and the stone upwards,

01:37sort of like an ancient elevator in action.

01:39This cool process is called hydraulic lifting,

01:43and it's very similar to how some modern machinery works.

01:47But when the Egyptians used it, I mean, if they ever did,

01:51they would have had to do it with the most basic tools

01:53and a really advanced understanding of how water behaves.

01:57They would have to carefully control the amount of water added to each shaft

02:02to raise the stone blocks gradually

02:04and stop at the desired level to move the stones into place.

02:08The scientists now want to find out if it was the first major system of this kind

02:12or if someone had used it before the Egyptians.

02:16Now, not all archaeologists fully agree with this idea.

02:20Some point out there is no direct evidence like writings or diagrams from that time

02:25that would prove the Egyptians actually used a hydraulic lift system.

02:29Whether or not they actually used this exact method,

02:33one thing is clear.

02:34The people who built the Step Pyramid were geniuses in their own right.

02:39They figured out how to move massive stones

02:41all the way to the top of the pyramid with incredible precision

02:45and used techniques that still impress scientists today.

02:49West of the pyramid, archaeologists found some evidence

02:52of a human-made lake or reservoir.

02:55They believe the Egyptians may have created this temporary lake

02:59and used channels or canals to move the water toward the pyramid.

03:03The pyramid itself may have been surrounded by a moat

03:06that helped direct water into these vertical shafts.

03:09There's even an enormous stone structure nearby

03:12which could have acted like a dam.

03:15It stored and filtered water in the amounts they needed.

03:17In fact, scientists have discovered that 31 pyramids are likely to have been built

03:22along a long-lost ancient branch of the River Nile.

03:26It is now hidden under desert and farmland.

03:29For many years, archaeologists have thought that ancient Egyptians

03:32must have used a nearby waterway to transport materials,

03:36equipment, people, and whatever else they needed to build the pyramids on the river.

03:41But up until recently, they weren't certain of the location, shape, size,

03:47or proximity of this waterway to the site of the pyramids.

03:50They used radar satellite imagery, historical maps, geophysical surveys,

03:55and sediment coring to map the river branch.

03:58The scientists believe that a huge drought and sandstorms buried it thousands of years ago.

04:04They managed to go below the surface of the sand

04:06and get images of some hidden features thanks to radar technology.

04:11The team found hidden rivers and ancient structures running at the foothills

04:14of where most of the ancient Egyptian pyramids lie.

04:18The discovery of this extinct river branch could explain

04:21why there are so many pyramids between Gaza and Lich

04:25in what is now an inhospitable area of the Saharan Desert.

04:29And if it wasn't cool enough,

04:32the area seems to have had a kind of water filtration system.

04:35Looks like they built it using a series of stone compartments

04:38that look surprisingly similar to modern water treatment plants.

04:42So, the Egyptians probably weren't just filling up the shafts with any water.

04:47They may have been managing and purifying it.

04:50They wanted to make sure it was clean and flowing in the right amounts,

04:54not to damage the pyramid or flood the area.

04:57Alright, water transportation is a complex issue.

05:01But even the most basic things,

05:02like how many sides the Great Pyramid of Giza has,

05:05can still surprise us.

05:07It's not four, as you might logically conclude.

05:10It's not even five or three, but eight.

05:14In 1926, a British pilot flew over the pyramid

05:17and took photos from above,

05:19and only then officially confirmed it.

05:22From that high up view,

05:23he noticed that each of the pyramid's four faces

05:26is slightly indented down the middle,

05:28from top to bottom.

05:30These shallow inward dips make each face split into two halves,

05:34turning the pyramid into something more like an octagon.

05:38That indentation is so subtle,

05:40you'd never see it standing next to the pyramid.

05:43But from the air, it becomes obvious.

05:46This odd shape may have actually helped keep the pyramid stable

05:50for over 4,500 years.

05:52The special inward sloping design,

05:55plus a super strong base,

05:57could have helped it survive all kinds of natural disasters,

06:00like earthquakes, heavy rains,

06:03and constant pressure from its own massive weight.

06:06The pyramid has likely faced over 500 severe rainstorms in its lifetime.

06:12And thanks to its design,

06:13the pyramid's angled stone layers

06:15may have actually gotten stronger over time,

06:18kind of like how a screw tightens when you turn it.

06:21If the pyramid had been built with totally flat and level stone layers,

06:26it might have started to fall apart instead.

06:29The latest news from the pyramids

06:31is that there could be a massive ancient city

06:33hidden deep beneath them.

06:36Two scientists announced that they used a new method

06:39to read data from a technology called

06:41Synthetic Aperture Radar, SAR.

06:44It's kind of like x-ray vision for the ground,

06:47and satellites normally use it to look beneath Earth's surface.

06:50So, they say that with this cool tech,

06:53they managed to spot giant structures over a mile underground,

06:57directly beneath the Pyramid of Khafra at Giza.

07:01The scientists found eight deep shafts surrounded by spiral paths,

07:05all leading to two enormous cube-shaped chambers,

07:09each one almost 300 feet wide.

07:12There are five more structures above the shafts,

07:15all connected by tunnels.

07:17All this might be part of a prehistoric underground city,

07:20or even an ancient power station.

07:23The idea isn't new.

07:25A long time ago,

07:26the ancient Greek historian Herodotus

07:28already talked about hidden chambers under the pyramids.

07:31During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance,

07:33similar rumors popped up again.

07:35Then, in the 20th century,

07:37an American psychic claimed there was a hall of records buried under Giza.

07:43This new case is different,

07:45because the people who announced it have real scientific backgrounds,

07:48hold doctorates,

07:49and claim to have invented a new type of scanning method.

07:52But still,

07:53many experts are skeptical about this finding.

07:56No one has officially proved or tested this new technology that they rely on.

08:00They base their reconstructions on imaginative guesses and not hard evidence.

08:06And most importantly,

08:08the claims don't fit with what archaeologists already know about the area from actual excavations.

08:14So, until there's solid, peer-reviewed evidence,

08:18the idea of a lost city under the pyramids will remain just an idea.

08:26That's it for today.

08:27So, hey, if you pacified your curiosity,

08:29then give the video a like and share it with your friends.

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