type egypt tools in google and get your info
2006-08-11 00:34:20
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answered by Explorer 5
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The strongest metal known to the Egyptians was copper. this was used for most of the stone work, mainly limestone. The most common copper tool was a chisel, which had to be sharpened constantly, as it blunted easily. Stone cutting for the red granite from Aswan is mainly a mystery. It is most commonly believed that they used that same granite and rubbed it with sand. This was a long process, so only the rich could afford it. The pyramid of Menkare, the smallest of the Giza pyramids, was originally cased with red granite. Many 18th dynasty obelisks were made from the Aswan granite. Farm tools consisted of mainly hoes and a form of a sythe. These tools remain largely unchanged in Egypt today.
2006-08-14 18:55:38
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answered by Anonymous
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Take a look at Digital Egypt for Universities, run by University College London, there are a number of entries in the index for tools from various periods, including photos.
http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/alphab...
Scroll down to "tools" and click the links.
No photos of tools, but an article on Tour Egypt about construction talks briefly about tools.
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/...
Here's another useful site:
http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/trades/too...
2006-08-11 19:36:44
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answered by F 5
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As far as pyramids go. They are made of block. The Egyptians used metal file/saw things with sand(friction) to cut the rock. Then in some cases they cut down, put wood in the cut, and poured water on it till it expanded and cracked the rock (saved time in the last cut). They used people to pull the blocks, and some other thing. I have not looked into this for a while, so I don't remember more, or many details.
2006-08-11 13:49:20
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answered by Anonymous
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why? they don't use them anymore, and aliens didn't build the pyramids. I guess you could do your own research.
2006-08-11 07:30:55
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answered by powhound 7
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