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How did the Egyptians move stone from southern quarries to the north?
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Where did the Egyptians get their stone to build the temples at Karnak?
From local stone quarries. There were quite a number of them in the Nile valley. For limestone alone, the valley offered some 60 quarries; near Karnak, at least five or six.
Where did the ancient Egyptians quarry the stone from?
a quarry is a type of pit where the egyptians got the stones to build a pyramid from. a quarry is a type of pit where the egyptians got the stones to build a pyramid from.
How did Egypt get stone?
From near by quarries,
When the Egyptians finished building the Pyramids do they get rid of the ramps they made to reach the top?
There is evidence that they used the rubble to backfill the quarries from where the stone used to build the pyramid was cut.
Where was the first stone mine?
Mining has been occurring for several thousand years. The Egyptians cut stones out of quarries about 3000 BC to build large honorific buildings.
How did the ancient Egyptians transport building blocks slash stone from quarries?
On sledges along prepared roadways. The most common motive power was human muscle in the form of slaves pulling on ropes made from papyrus. The bigger the stone the more slaves it required.
How will the rising population affect quarries?
More quarries are needed because there isn't enough sand and stone to build houses. A rising population means more houses. So a bigger population means more houses and more quarries for sand and stone.
Where did the Egyptians keep limestone and sandstone?
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.
Many quarries in Virginia produce crushed stone What industry uses the most crushed stone?
Construction
What cause quarrying?
The need for stone, which is mined in quarries. Concrete and asphalt paving use crushed stone.
What is cause of quarrying?
The need for stone, which is mined in quarries. Concrete and asphalt paving use crushed stone.
What is the cause of quarrying?
The need for stone, which is mined in quarries. Concrete and asphalt paving use crushed stone.
