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Granite in Ancient Egypt

Short answer Ancient Egyptians quarried granite primarily from the Aswan (Assuã) region and used it for sarcophagi, columns, and casing blocks—most notably in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza (Pirâmide de Gizé), where over 50 granite beams weigh up to 80 tonnes each. TL;DR Granite wa…

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