# Sheisha 2022: Nile waterscapes facilitated the construction of the Giza pyramids during the 3rd millennium BCE

> Hader Sheisha, David Kaniewski, Nick Marriner et al., 2022. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the water route that the Merer papyri…

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# Nile waterscapes facilitated the construction of the Giza pyramids during the 3rd millennium BCE

Hader Sheisha, David Kaniewski, Nick Marriner et al., 2022. _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences_.

Pollen from cores at Giza reconstructs a Khufu branch of the Nile with high water levels in the Fourth Dynasty, which would have brought boats to the foot of the plateau.

**How the Great Pyramid was built** Articledoi: **[10.1073/pnas.2202530119](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2202530119)** Checked against the original0

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Cited for the water route that the Merer papyri describe.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Pollen cores show a Khufu branch with high water in the Fourth Dynasty.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/evidence/EVD0CSMP4H67FBC/pollen-cores-show-a-khufu-branch-with-high-water-in-the)

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[How the Great Pyramid was built](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid)

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[How did the stone reach the plateau?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/questions/QST0CSMNVQY7M8Q/how-did-the-stone-reach-the-plateau)

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## Cite it

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Sheisha, H., Kaniewski, D., Marriner, N., Djamali, M., Younes, G., Chen, Z., El-Qady, G., Saleem, A., Véron, A., & Morhange, C. (2022). Nile waterscapes facilitated the construction of the Giza pyramids during the 3rd millennium BCE. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2202530119
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