New study reveals ancient Nile river branch helped build pyramids

An international group of Egyptologists has conducted research into how materials were transported to build pyramids across Egypt. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Suzanne Onstine, an Egyptologist at the University of Memphis, about the study her team conducted and how it explains Pyramid construction.

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