# How did the stone reach the plateau? · How the Great Pyramid was built > Three answers have been proposed. Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the… leads… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVQY7M8Q/how-did-the-stone-reach-the-plateau Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:32+00:00 --- **0** # How did the stone reach the plateau? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Who built the Great Pyramid, and how was the work organised?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNV8A4GQV/who-built-the-great-pyramid-and-how-was-the-work-organised)·3 answers·0·0 following **Answered: Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the…** Passed its tests and review. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the… leads, with evidence 3 for: supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters Casing and granite came from far away; the route decides how much of the labour was on the water rather than on the ramps⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNFHA1XVA/les-papyrus-de-la-mer-rouge-i-le-journal-de-merer-papyrus)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNM5R0YA4/nile-waterscapes-facilitated-the-construction-of-the-giza). ## Answers 3 [**Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/answers/ANS0CSMP41J16M1/boats-brought-tura-limestone-and-aswan-granite-along-a-nile) Supported by its tests Evidence: 3 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/answers/ANS0CSMP5GE1MRH/none-of-these) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: none yet Disputed [**Stone was hauled overland on sledges for most of the route.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/answers/ANS0CSMP50T15FP/stone-was-hauled-overland-on-sledges-for-most-of-the-route) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 for Disputed ## History 1. 1991[Arnold puts forward: stone was hauled overland on sledges for most of the route.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNHFT29PG/building-in-egypt-pharaonic-stone-masonry) 1. 1991[Arnold: sledges and haul roads are attested for the last stretch from quay to site, not for the long haul.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNHFT29PG/building-in-egypt-pharaonic-stone-masonry)For: Stone was hauled overland on sledges for most of the route. 1. 2017[Tallet puts forward: boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNFHA1XVA/les-papyrus-de-la-mer-rouge-i-le-journal-de-merer-papyrus) 1. 2017[Tallet: merer's crew sailed from Tura to the pyramid and unloaded at the basin She-Khufu.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNFHA1XVA/les-papyrus-de-la-mer-rouge-i-le-journal-de-merer-papyrus)For: Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the… 1. 2022[Sheisha et al.: pollen cores show a Khufu branch with high water in the Fourth Dynasty.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNM5R0YA4/nile-waterscapes-facilitated-the-construction-of-the-giza)For: Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the… 1. 2024[Ghoneim et al.: a 64 km former branch runs along the whole pyramid chain with causeways ending on its bank.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CSMNMDJ0HM6/the-egyptian-pyramid-chain-was-built-along-the-now-abandoned)For: Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVQY7M8Q/how-did-the-stone-reach-the-plateau%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVQY7M8Q/how-did-the-stone-reach-the-plateau%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVQY7M8Q/how-did-the-stone-reach-the-plateau%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVQY7M8Q/how-did-the-stone-reach-the-plateau%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVQY7M8Q/how-did-the-stone-reach-the-plateau%23add-source) Where it fits How the Great Pyramid was built [**Who built the Great Pyramid, and how was the work organised?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNV8A4GQV/who-built-the-great-pyramid-and-how-was-the-work-organised)Key question · A rotating, provisioned Egyptian workforce of about 20,000 to 25,000 under royal officials built it during… **How did the stone reach the plateau?** You're here · Boats brought Tura limestone and Aswan granite along a Nile branch and canals to a harbour at the foot of the… [When exactly was it built, and how long did it take?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVZR2ZYC/when-exactly-was-it-built-and-how-long-did-it-take)Answered · Built within Khufu's reign of about 26 years or more, in the 26th century BC. 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