Riddle about Giza: Why the pyramids were built in the middle of the desert

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The famous pyramids of Giza are located in the desert, far from the Nile. Researchers had long puzzled over how the stone blocks weighing tons were transported into the wasteland. Now they have found the solution: The buildings were not always surrounded by sand alone, as satellite images show.

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The location of famous pyramids in the Egyptian desert far from the Nile left researchers puzzling over for a long time. Now a study shows that dozens of the buildings were built on a previously unknown branch of the Nile.