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Ram Pumps as Hydraulic Power Plants: Ancient Mega-Lifts at Giza, Angkor Wat, and Teotihuacan

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This preprint introduces the hypothesis that ancient megalithic civilizations engineered self-powered hydraulic ram-pump systems as mechanical power plants, harnessing aquifer surges and river floods to lift multi-ton stones and drive irrigation canals. Focusing on Giza (Egypt), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), and Teotihuacan (Mexico), the paper unites hydrology, geology, and architecture to propose that these sites formed a global eco-hydraulic network. Using the Swygert Equilibrium Quotient (SEQ) from the Swygert Theory of Everything AO (TSTOEAO), the study models system persistence and resonance-based efficiency, offering testable predictions through GPR and muon-imaging surveys. The findings reframe 4,500–1,000 BCE as the era of planetary-scale hydraulic engineering and provide insight for modern sustainable design.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17283534

Author: Swygert, John

Language: English

Topic: Water management and technologies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7085010632

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