Quartz and gold. It was used for many many reasons. Gold was used for masks for pharoes who died, wealthy peoples houses, and sometimes currency. Quartz was basically used as the same things except masks and currency.
making stone tools
slate, limestone and sandstone.
Limestone.
This is an ancient Egyptian stone covered with hieroglyphics which advanced modern understanding of hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone was a stone carved with a passage in three types of writing: Ancient Greek, ancient Egyptian Demotic script, and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799 enabled the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to finally be translated by European scholars. Since they already knew how to read ancient Greek, it was possible for them to finally decipher hieroglyphics once it became apparent that all three languages on the stone reproduced the same decree. The modern Rosetta Stone language-learning software is named after the actual stone.
Wikipedia should have an extensive article on it.
The Rosetta stone contains the same message in three different scripts.Greeka Greek Egyptian hybridthe ancient EgyptianBy this combination scholars were at last able to decipher ancient Egyptian.
Cornaline is a type of stone that was used for ancient Egyptian jewelry. It was an oraney kind of color.
Sanes tome
In ancient times quarries were mined using bronze and stone hammers, picks, and chisels. Today, drilling equipment, blasting equipment, and hauling equipment are used in mining quarries.
Most of the stone came from nearby quarries. Blocks were loaded onto sledges and hauled by a gang of slaves.
This is an ancient Egyptian stone covered with hieroglyphics which advanced modern understanding of hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone was a stone carved with a passage in three types of writing: Ancient Greek, ancient Egyptian Demotic script, and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799 enabled the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to finally be translated by European scholars. Since they already knew how to read ancient Greek, it was possible for them to finally decipher hieroglyphics once it became apparent that all three languages on the stone reproduced the same decree. The modern Rosetta Stone language-learning software is named after the actual stone.
ancient stone called "conquestadon"
From near by quarries,
Ancient Egyptians made their bowling balls by carving stone.
ancient egyptian tablet that has 3 different languages
ancient Greek, hieroglyphics, and demotic (Egyptian)
I think it was about 20 men per stone.
Barbara G. Aston has written: 'Ancient Egyptian stone vessels' -- subject(s): Egyptian Vases, Mines and mineral resources, Stone implements, Vases, Egyptian