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Much of the stone was cut from a plateau near the pyramid site. Some harder and smoother stone came from quarries just across the Nile. Stone could also be - and was - brought from quarries all along the Nile for a distance up to 100 miles upstream. The ease of transport by water made this a simpler proposition than getting stone from closer by, but overland. After all, a couple of camels can haul a barge, whereas a single stone block might need 200 men to drag it across the desert sand.
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∙ 12y agoThe Ancient Egyptians used things like limestone and other materials they found around them to build the Pyramids.
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∙ 8y agoFrom the quarries at Aswan four hundred miles upriver from the Giza pyramids
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∙ 13y agoThey traded with other places
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How did Egyptians do their sculptures?
Ancient Egyptians used: Rope and sand for cutting blocks.And hard stone chisels and hammers for shaping the statues (later in the bronze age they used bronze tools)Then softer stones to polish the statues.
What did egyptians use to pound through granite and limestone?
dolerite
Why did the ancient egyptians use stone instead of wood?
the egyptians used stone instead of wood maybe because they had no wood supply in the middle of egypt and stone was stronger and sturdier. if the egyptians were attacked or the tombs robbed the limestone would provide better protection. they used limestone because it kept cooler in the scorching heat and was easy to sculpt and break, however it was very heavy for the egyptian slaves to carry for miles and miles to the sites of the tombs.
What material are Egyptian temples made of?
The two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were sun-baked mud brick and stone, mainly limestone, but also sandstone and granite in considerable quantities.
How did the Egyptians get the sarcophagus into the pyramid?
The Egyptians carved or cut rectangles out of stone, put coffins inside, and put the mummy inside those. They used materials such as granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, metal, or wood. They carved inscriptions and pictures on the inside and the outside.
What are the mineral resources in Egypt?
The three mineral recources are limestone, sandstone, and granite. This came to be a huge advantage to the ancient Egyptians to build structures, and is still an advantage to Egyptians nowadays.
Is the Colosseum made up of sandstone or limestone?
It is made up of limestone not sandstone
Where is sandstone and limestone located and why is oil found there?
limestone and sandstone are found under ground and oil is there to
What type of lithology is expected in the shoal areas - sandstone or limestone?
Sandstone. Limestone is of deeper water formation.
Which does not belong shale limestone sandstone or basalt?
Basalt. Shale, Sandstone, and Limestone are all sedimentary rocks
Is sandstone organic?
Sandstone is not an organic sedimentary rock, but limestone is.
Can sandstone turn in to marble?
No. Limestone turns into marble, not sandstone.
Does sandstone consist mostly of pieces of seashell?
Limestone
What is the weakest rock?
limestone or sandstone
Examples of sedimentary rocks?
gypsum,sandstone and shale
What is sandstone and limestone each made of?
Sandstone is compressed sand grains, and limestone is the compressed minute skeletal remains of ancient sea creatures.
Why did the Egyptians use sandstone?
They used basalt in ancient Egypt to make walls for protection!
