Scanning the Nile

S1 E4 | Materials Convoys: A Pharaonic Task

0h 52m|History, Science, Documentary|Curiosity Stream|2020
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.
Scanning the Nile
GENREHistory, Science, Documentary
DETAILSNetwork: Curiosity Stream Runtime: 52m