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"This pyramid is thought to have been built between 2589 - 2566 BC. It would have taken over 2,300,000 blocks of stone with an average weight of 2.5 tons each. The total weight would have been 6,000,000 tons and a height of 482 feet (140m)."
2006-09-22 08:30:58 · 4 answers · asked by unpop5 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The main construction material, limestone, was quarried at several locations near Cairo, while the small amount of granite used was quarried at Aswan.
2006-09-22 08:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously the stones were from quarries. Science is now flirting with the idea that large numbers of kites may have been used in moving and constructing.
2006-09-22 08:45:32 · answer #2 · answered by diaryofamadblackman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's why the Pyramids are still a mystery..they still can't figure out 100% how they did it
2006-09-22 08:38:38 · answer #3 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they brought from several places some from sudan and they used the river to bring them to egypt some from syria
2006-09-22 08:38:36 · answer #4 · answered by koki83 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋