Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoEgypt pyramids: Scientists may have solved mystery behind constructionwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkEgypt pyramids: Scientists may have solved mystery behind constructionwww.bbc.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square103fedilinkfile-text
Believe it or not, no aliens were likely involved! Just some very smart humans and a massive amount of labor.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoRope braiding is pretty fast. Especially if you’re an ancient Egyptian woman who’s done it full time for decades. They had hemp, which is the same stuff that rigged up the giant sailing ships of later on in history.
Rope braiding is pretty fast. Especially if you’re an ancient Egyptian woman who’s done it full time for decades. They had hemp, which is the same stuff that rigged up the giant sailing ships of later on in history.