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OK, but how did they move the water? I can't load the Uni page to see how much water was needed but if we're talking miles or tens of miles, we should be talking about a lot of water. Water that dries very quickly so the path has to be wet again for the next load.

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The article mentions that the sand doesn't require a lot of water. Check out the picture with the guy standing on the sleigh pouring water: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp-content/up...

They could probably load up an empty sleigh with water and then drag it to the rocks.

I think that egyptians had access to irrigation technology. And from what I remember as a kid on the beach you don't need that much water - you only need to create a film.

A few ways come to mind - a channel from nile parallel to the hauling route. On the barge itself.

Although I would have used combination of highly polished wood, leather/hides on wood planks and cooking oil. And crews that just take the back pieces and move them in front.

I agree, but the alternative to have more slaves (plenty of them) pull and have them pull harder.

I guess it depends how far the rocks were moved. I know they were quarried far, far away but then moved via the Nile.

Now from the Nile to the final location is how far?

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