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← Ten quarries of Ancient Egypt: 10 – Firework!

By Per Storemyr | Published December 31, 2012 | Full size is 850 × 606 pixels

Old cracks in the granite at the Unfinished Obelisk quarry at Aswan. Such cracks were very probably induced by fire in the New Kingdom to ease the extraction of granite. Photo: Per Storemyr

Firesetting experiment at Aswan. Photo: Adel Kelany

Check this story: Ten quarries of Ancient Egypt: 10 – Firework!

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