New ways of looking at highly organised stone quarrying in Ancient Egypt

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Trench cut by a long chisel in the New Kingdom part of the Nag el-Hammam sandstone quarry near Gebel el-Silsila. Note the chisel tracks running from top to bottom on the trench wall. Smallest scale division is 1 cm. Photo by JAMES HARRELL.

Trench cut by a long chisel in the New Kingdom part of the Nag el-Hammam sandstone quarry near Gebel el-Silsila. Note the chisel tracks running from top to bottom on the trench wall. Smallest scale division is 1 cm. Photo by JAMES HARRELL.

Trench cut by a long chisel in the New Kingdom part of the Nag el-Hammam sandstone quarry near Gebel el-Silsila. Note the chisel tracks running from top to bottom on the trench wall. Smallest scale division is 1 cm. Photo by JAMES HARRELL.


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