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muriel_volestrangler

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2. I'm not sure how "several km" turned into "several dozen km" in the article, but it's under 20

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sat May 18, 2024, 09:41 AM

May 2024

"Data analysis indicates that this lateral distributary channel lies between 2.5 and 10.25 km west from the modern Nile River", and you can add on a km or two to the pyramids themselves. I wonder if the writer tried to decide between "several km" and "up to a dozen km" and ended up with the misleading "several dozen".

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Found at last: long-lost branch of the Nile that ran by the pyramids [View all] sl8 May 2024 OP

Certainly would explain a lot. Why would the Pharaohs build towering monuments where they'd awe no one ... marble falls May 2024 #1

I'm not sure how "several km" turned into "several dozen km" in the article, but it's under 20 muriel_volestrangler May 2024 #2

Nice catch! nt sl8 May 2024 #3