Comment on Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 months agoYou have a point, but consider:
- Wood doesn’t preserve well.
- It’s unlikely they used anything more than a crude raft to transport them.
- The wood from the raft was likely reused after they were done using it anyway.
forrgott@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I have a hard time seeing a raft as having the necessary water displacement capability to handle that kind of weight, thought. And they left a written record regarding much smaller craft; so one obvious question, where’s the record of any more advanced ship building?
I guess it’s just the fact that it’s actually really not easy at all to get such enormous chunks of stone to float. But, I also cannot offer any other explanation, so take that as you will…