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Most of the bocks for the Giza group of pyramids were quarried locally which saved an awful lot of labour. Granite was also used this had to be brought 430 miles down river from quarries located at Aswan. The white stone used to case the pyramids was quarried at a place called Tura just across the river from Giza.
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DevinMost of the blocks are made from limestone which is found close to most pyramid sites. Some granite was used on the Giza pyramid which came from Aswan some 400 miles away. In later pyramids of rather inferior contruction mud bricks were used which were also made locally from earth, dung, straw and water.
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What is an ancient Egyptian building made from large blocks of rock?
Pyramids and Sphinx.
What did Egyptians use to construct the pyramids?
they made blocks of mud and laid them in the sun to dry
Where were the millions of limestone blocks of the three great pyramids quarried?
where were the millions of limestone blocks for the three great pyramids quarried
What types of blocks were used for building the pyramids?
Most of them were made from limestone often quarried close to the building site to minimise transportation.
What is the step pyramid of saqqara made of?
It is made of limestone blocks weighing about 0.5 ton each a lot easier to handle than the 2.5 ton blocks used on the Gizeh pyramids.
