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Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the…

Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the plateau.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests supported it: three pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • A navigable channel near the plateau in the Fourth Dynasty and harbour basins at the causeway ends.

What would rule it out

  • Palaeo-environmental evidence of no navigable water near Giza in the period.

Evidence 3 for · none against

The questions it answers

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the… [Answer ANS0CSMP41J16M1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSMP41J16M1
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