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Testing ancient Egyptian granite-working methods in Aswan, Upper Egypt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Denys A. Stocks
Denys A. Stocks*
Affiliation:
Department of Art History & Archaeology, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, England.
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Extract

Rose granite was a favoured, but difficult, stone to work in ancient Egypt. Recent sawing, drilling and cutting tests of the granite in Aswan suggest how exacting were those tasks for craftworkers.

Keywords

granitestone-workingEgyptAswan
Type
News & Notes
Information
Antiquity , Volume 75 , Issue 287 , March 2001 , pp. 89 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2001

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