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Any pictures of the 11m high chamber? I'm really intrigued by that because that height seems really excessive given the difficulty of carving that it of rock s
by snthpy 2y ago
Any pictures of the 11m high chamber?
I'm really intrigued by that because that height seems really excessive given the difficulty of carving that it of rock so they must have thought it was really important.
- defrost 2y agoThere are multiple chronologies and uses here; the necropolis complex also had use as an early quarry - following strata of "softer" rock to carve out blocks for use elsewhere. See: https://phys.org/news/2020-02-necropolis-asyut-important-element-egypt.html https://phys.org/news/2020-02-necropolis-asyut-important-ele... for a view from the distance and more general notes.
- snthpy 2y agoInteresting. That makes sense. Thanks!