How were the blocks of the pyramids in Egypt transported?
The pyramids in Egypt remain one of the world’s greatest wonders. To this day, scientists and historians do not know exactly how the enormous structures made of solid stone were built. The building materials and stones came from as far as 500 miles south of the building sight from an area known today as Aswan.SourceThe source of building materials and various types of stone were quarried from sources in Giza, Aswan, Saqqara and Dahshur. Some quarries were near the building site while others were hundreds of miles away. Depending on the distance, different systems were used to transport the stones.Mules and CartsIf the stones were from quarries in a nearby location like Giza, workers most likely used animal strength and carts to transport them. As wheels are easily stuck in the desert sand, workers first paved the way with Nile mud that would harden and become a road.BargesStones such as pink granite were quarried hundreds of miles south of the building site and placed on large barges o
