That sounds intriguing! The discovery of a newly mapped branch of the Nile River might indeed help solve some of the longstanding mysteries of the pyramids. The transport of heavy materials, such as the massive stone blocks used to construct the pyramids, has long puzzled archaeologists.
The great pyramid of Giza, for instance, is made of over two million blocks of stone. This new branch of the Nile could have potentially served as a major route for transporting those limestone blocks from quarries to the construction