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  2. Sabu disk - Wikipedia

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    The Sabu disk is an ancient Egyptian artifact from the First Dynasty, c. 3000 to 2800 BC. It was found in 1936 in the north of the Saqqara necropolis in mastaba S3111, the grave of the ancient Egyptian official Sabu after whom it is named. The function and meaning of the carefully crafted natural stone vessel are unclear.

  3. Colossi of Memnon - Wikipedia

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    The stones are believed to be too heavy to have been transported upstream on the Nile. The blocks used by later Roman engineers to reconstruct the northern colossus may have come from Edfu (north of Aswan). Including the stone platforms on which they stand – themselves about 4 m (13 ft) – the colossi reach 18 m (60 ft) in height and weigh ...

  4. List of largest monoliths - Wikipedia

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    People on Nias in Indonesia move monoliths to a construction site, c. 1915. This is a list of monoliths organized according to the size of the largest block of stone on the site. A monolith is a large stone which has been used to build a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. In this list at least one colossal stone ...

  5. Construction of the Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia

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    During the earliest period, pyramids were constructed wholly of stone. Locally quarried limestone was the material of choice for the main body of these pyramids, while a higher quality of limestone quarried at Tura (near modern Cairo) was used for the outer casing.

  6. New research could solve the mystery behind the construction ...

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    More than 30 pyramids in Egypt, including in Giza, may have been built along a branch of the Nile that has long since disappeared, a new study suggests.

  7. Unfinished obelisk - Wikipedia

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    The unfinished obelisk is nearly one-third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished it would have measured around 41.75 metres (137.0 ft) [ 1 ] and would have weighed nearly 1,090 tonnes (1,200 short tons).

  8. Colossal statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye - Wikipedia

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    In 1897 the fragments were moved by Georges Daressy to the forecourt of the small Amun temple at Medinet Habu nearby; later they were moved to Cairo and reassembled for the opening of the Egyptian Museum in 1902. [8] The colossus has the catalogue number M610; the figure of Princess Henuttaneb has a separate number, JE 33906. [10]

  9. Archaeologists discover ancient Egyptian mummification ...

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