Researcher Harry Coumnas believes that he has solved one of history’s most puzzling mystery- how the ancient Egyptians transported over 170,000 tons of limestone to build the Giza Pyramid. After studying the outskirts of Cairo, researcher Harry Coumnas and his team have revealed that the huge limestones to build the pyramid were carried on the boats. Harry and his team have unearthed an ancient papyrus scroll, remains of a boat and a network of waterways at the site of the pyramid, providing new evidence that points to how the Pyramid was built.

1. Researcher Harry Coumnas
revelation about the construction of
the Giza Pyramid
Researcher Harry Coumnas believes that he has solved one of history's most
puzzling mystery- how the ancient Egyptians transported over 170,000 tons of limestone
to build the Giza Pyramid. After studying the outskirts of Cairo researcher Harry
Coumnas and his team have revealed that the huge limestones to build the pyramid
were carried on the boats.
Researchers have long known that the rocks had been extracted eight miles from Giza
from a place called Tura, while the granite was mined from 500 miles away. The way I
which these materials were transported, has long been a source of debate.
Harry and his team have unearthed an ancient papyrus scroll, remains of a boat and a
network of waterways at the site of the pyramid, providing new evidence that points
to how the Pyramid was built. The 170,000 tons of limestone was transported through
the Nile waters in wooden boats. The material had reached its final destination through a
system of channels near the Pyramids. The ancient papyrus pointed to the way of the
ancient builders who worked to modify the terrain and open huge dams allowing water to
be diverted from the Nile. Stone blocks were ferried across the Nile in a series of
purpose-built canals that delivered them as close to the construction site as possible.
They were then rolled over on special tracks. The same type of boats might have also
been used to transport the granite from Aswan.
Harry Coumnas and his team are still studying the site to find out a detailed
explanation of the development of the Giza. Certain documents have also been found,
written in the ancient Egyptian which are still to be studied.