What were the blocks to pyramids made of?

The ancient Egyptians used massive stone blocks to build their pyramids. These blocks were cut from local quarries, using various methods depending on the type of stone and the desired shape of the block. Limestone, sandstone, and granite were the most commonly used materials for building pyramids.

What was the Egyptian hieroglyphs?

How did pyramid workers get out of the pyramids?

The Mayans of La Blanca and Chilonché, builders of palaces
The Mayans that inhabited the Mopán Valley in pre-Hispanic times (Guatemala) built urban settlements of remarkable architecture. Among them stand out La Blanca and Chilonché , investigated for more than fourteen years by the La Blanca Project, under the direction of Dr. Cristina Vidal Lorenzo from
New geoglyphs discovered in Nazca, Peru
In 2015 alone, 25 of these mysterious giant drawings traced on South American soil were found by the team of Japanese archaeologist Masato Sakai. One of the famous Nazca geoglyphs. For 10 years, Japanese archaeologist Masato Sakai has been discovering new prehistoric figures, called geoglyphs, at
Destruction of heritage:a historic Security Council resolution
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Jewelry metal found in an Iron Age burial in Finland comes from southern Europe
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