Scanning the Nile

S1, EP4 "Materials Convoys: A Pharaonic Task"

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Elephantine Island houses the oldest Nilometer, which measured the water level; scientists examine how the Nile was used to carry construction stones, and to transport pieces of temples and pharaoh's statues downriver from the stone quarries.

Original Air Date: Jul 1, 2020Curiosity Stream HD53m

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