QUARRYING AND TRANSPORTING STONE IN ANCIENT EGYPT
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The Pyramids' Limestone BlocksThe logistics behind pyramid construction were as remarkable as the monuments themselves. Ancient engineers worked with simple tools but astonishing coordination. Limestone was quarried at nearby Giza and at Tura, while harder pink granite came from Aswan, nearly 900 kilometers to the south.Workers carved blocks using copper chisels and dolerite pounders, prying
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blocks