The remains of the 4,500-year-old ramp were discovered at Hatnub, the location of ancient alabaster quarries and an associated workers' settlement in the Eastern Desert, about 40 miles (65 km) southeast of modern Minya.. …
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Stone quarries in ancient Egypt. Details about the stones used for the construction of the Great Pyramids of Giseh. The Giza quarries, the granite quarries in Assuan and the Tura limestone quarries. Maps and illustrations. …
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The stone quarries of ancient Egypt once produced quality stone for the building of tombs and temples and for decorative monuments such as sarcophagi, stelae, and statues. [1] These …
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6 Table 1: Potential ancient Egyptian quarry sites and landscapes to be included in a serial World Heritage nomination. A map and list of all known (mainly) Pharaonic to Roman quarries form an attachment (appendix 1) to this paper. …
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Over the last couple of years a wealth of new studies on Ancient Egyptian quarries has been published. There are overviews, investigations about technology and social organisation, case studies with a view to landscape …
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The ancient ramp might explain how stone blocks were transported from the quarries to the pyramids' building site. "The Hatnub quarries were the most prestigious source for Egyptian alabaster, the milky white banded stone …
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STONE IN ANCIENT EGYPT. by. James A. Harrell, Ph.D. Professor of Geology. Department of Environmental Sciences (Mail Stop #604) The University of Toledo. 2801 West Bancroft St. Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390, USA …
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Among these, the chisel emerged as the most indispensable tool in the Egyptians' quarrying arsenal, revolutionizing their ability to extract and shape stone. Granite quarrying in ancient Egypt began in the most ancient …
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The unique location of Gebel el-Silsila, on both sides of the Nile in a narrow 'semi-cataract' zone, is undoubtedly the reason why this area was developed into ancient Egypt's largest sandstone...
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the quarrying area itself, numerous settlements includ-ingtheIsisandSerapistemples. 2.5. Deposits of ''Rose-Granite'' and of other granitoids southofAswan Perhaps the best known quarries of …
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Ancient Egyptian quarry workers would have considered factors such as the quality, size, and structural integrity of the limestone blocks. By analyzing the stratigraphy of …
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Building stones and clay-rich Nile mud were ancient Egypt's main raw construction materials. While the mud was easily accessible along the Nile river valley, the immense …
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Ancient Egyptian limestone quarries in the Nile Valley occur in six geological formations of Palaeogene age. Samples were collected from 23 of the 48 known quarries, and analysed by …
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Building stones and clay-rich Nile mud were ancient Egypt's main raw construction materials. While the mud was easily accessible along the Nile river valley, the immense quantities of the different stone materials used for …
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The ancient Egyptians used chisels and hammers for quarrying and stone-cutting. These tools were essential for the construction of monumental structures such as the pyramids, temples, and obelisks. Chisels were used to …
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As it naturally fractured into useable and easily worked blocks, limestone was, however, the building material of choice over the whole country for the first periods of ancient Egyptian history, and it was not until the 18th …
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Ancient Egyptian quarries contain multiple layers of information, from the Paleolithic well into the Roman and later periods, displaying different uses and contexts of the …
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There are 128 known building-stone quarries of ancient Egypt, including 89 for limestone, 36 for sandstone, and three for gypsum, one of the latter also supplying anhydrite. Most of the …
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These came mainly from the Nile Valley and Eastern Desert (with some also from the Western Desert), where over 200 quarries have been discovered spanning …
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The site takes its name from a very large Unfinished Obelisk (41.80 m long and 1168 tons) found at the site (Fig. 2). It provides one of the main sources of evidence about hard stone quarries in …
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Site: Gebel Qatrani and the ancient quarries of Widan el-Faras and Umm es-Sawan, in Fayoum Depression Keywords: Egypt Cultural Landscape, Gebel Qatrani, Widan el-Faras, Umm es-Sawwa, basalt quarries, gypsum quarries, …
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During the period of the Old Kingdom — 2650 – 2152 B.C. — quarrying techniques consisted of prying loose stones from the surface of the quarry. However, by the time of the New Kingdom, which began in 1539 B.C., …
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The ancient Egyptians' ability to extract massive blocks of granite is impressive. The speed and efficiency of various granite quarrying techniques have been a subject of interest for …
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Wadi Hammamat is an ancient site located in Egypt's Eastern Desert, known for its significant archaeological and historical importance. It served as a major trade route connecting Thebes to the Red Sea and onwards to the Silk Road, …
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Overview of known ancient Egyptian quarries and their tentative condition. The quarries mainly date from the Early Dynastic (ca. 3100 BC) to the Roman Period, with a few Islamic Period quarries also included. Map: the QuarryScapes …
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The ancient Egyptians are considered "conservative" as regards technology and crafts. Yet, with their mastery of organisation, they took quarrying of stone to new levels, especially from the New Kingdom on, from about 3500 …
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Ancient Egyptian quarries database Just over 200 ancient quarries are known from Egypt, and these range in age from the Late Predynastic to the Late Roman Period, a span of about 3500 …
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The quarries of ancient Egypt supplied the stones that allowed for the construction of some of the most awe-inspiring monuments ever built. From the limestone blocks of the …
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