A project to restore granite blocks that once covered a greater portion of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza has been criticized by some preservationists. By Julia Halperin When the Egyptian authorities ...
Cairo — Archaeologists have launched a huge project to restore the smallest of Giza's three famous pyramids to what they believe it looked like when it was built more than 4,000 years ago. An Egyptian ...
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Forget 2.3 million blocks - the pyramid might be a limestone shell
We’ve been told the Great Pyramid was built from 2.3 million hand-carved 3-ton blocks. But new analysis suggests that might be wrong. Archaeologists now believe large parts of the structure could be ...
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