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EPISODE · Dec 7, 2025 · 20 MIN

Afterlife Detour 4: Follow-up on Egyptian Hydraulics

from History in the Bible

A little while back, Bernie Maopolski of the Fan of History podcast and I discussed some recent research into the use of hydraulics at the step pyramid of Pharoah Djoser.  Well, lordy lordy, we received an email from a hydraulic engineer who said that the original researchers were barking up the wrong tree. Let's see what he had to say.  You can find Bernie's show at https://shows.acast.com/history.  

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Afterlife Detour 4: Follow-up on Egyptian Hydraulics

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A little while back, Bernie Maopolski of the Fan of History podcast and I discussed some recent research into the use of hydraulics at the step pyramid of Pharoah Djoser.  Well, lordy lordy, we received an email from a hydraulic engineer who said...

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