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New revelations shock the world! The construction of the first great pyramid may have relied on an advanced hydraulic system powered by water. See how this technology revolutionized history
A new mystery may be about to be solved regarding Egypt's iconic pyramids. Engineers claim to have solved a mystery about how the ancient Egyptians managed to build such monumental structures with limited resources, some 4.500 years ago.
The brute force of workers has long been seen as the primary construction mechanism, but a new study offers a surprising theory: water-powered hydraulic systems may have played a key role in the construction of the first great pyramid, the Pyramid of Djoser.
The Pyramid of Djoser, built around 2680 BC, served as a funerary complex for the Third Dynasty Pharaoh Djoser and is considered the oldest step pyramid in Egypt.
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For a long time, the prevailing theory was that these enormous structures were erected using ramps, through which workers pulled heavy blocks of stone to the upper levels. However, this new discovery challenges that idea and proposes something even more ingenious.
The theory of hydraulic system
According to the study, a complex hydraulic system involving dams, water treatment plants and internal wells may have been key to moving the huge stone blocks that form the pyramid.
Xavier Landreau, a researcher at the CEA Paleotechnic Institute in France, led the team that proposed this revolutionary idea. According to the theory, the water could have been directed into two wells inside the pyramid, where floats carrying heavy blocks of stone rose and fell with the force of the water.
One of the most intriguing pieces of this theory involves the Gisr el-Mudir enclosure, a structure previously considered an unfinished monument.
The researchers suggest that this enclosure could have functioned as a dam to capture water and sediment, facilitating the construction process. Additionally, a series of compartments outside the pyramid may have served as a water treatment plant, where water was purified before being channeled to wells.
The power of water in construction
This innovative approach would have allowed the ancient Egyptians to move the heavy stone blocks with much less physical effort, using the force of water to lift the blocks to the upper levels of the pyramid. This system, according to the researchers, could explain not only the precision with which the stones were positioned, but also the monumental scale of the construction.
If this theory is proven, it could completely rewrite our understanding of how these pyramids were built.
Although further research is needed to confirm this hypothesis, it already sheds new light on the level of technological sophistication of the ancient Egyptians.
The use of a system hydraulic would complement the use of ramps, which could explain the increase in the size and weight of the stone blocks used in subsequent pyramids, such as those of Cheops and Chephren, on the Giza plateau.
Influence on posterior pyramids
The technique employed in the Step Pyramid appears to have been refined over the course of subsequent dynasties. The period following the construction of Djoser's pyramid saw a significant increase in the size of the stone blocks used in the pyramids.
While the stones in Djoser's pyramid weighed an average of 300 kg, the blocks used in Khafre's pyramid, for example, weighed more than 2,5 tons.
This increase in weight suggests a technical advance that would have begun with the use of hydraulic systems to facilitate the transport and positioning of stones.
If the hypothesis that the system hydraulic was also used in the pyramids of Giza is confirmed, we would be facing a revolution in the understanding of Egyptian engineering.
This would indicate that the ancient Egyptians already mastered hydraulic engineering much earlier than previously thought, using water as a powerful tool to create one of the greatest architectural wonders in the world.
The mystery of how the Egyptians built their pyramids, which has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries, may finally be unraveled.
And by all accounts, water, one of nature's most abundant and valuable resources, played a much more crucial role than previously thought in the construction of these wonders of the ancient world.
