# Afterlife Detour 4: Follow-up on Egyptian Hydraulics

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Podcast: [History in the Bible](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-in-the-bible-173861)
Published: 2025-12-07T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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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