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To: RightWhale

Regarding Egyptian stones... the largest ever moved (if memory serves) exceeds 500 tons, during the New Kingdom (I think it was a statue of Ramses II, and was dragged down to the delta), but 200 ton stones were moved during the Old Kingdom.

The Romans used concrete quite a bit, but also quarried large stones. Caligula ("Gaius") had a number of 200 ton columns quarried in Egypt, and moved by ship to Rome. That's more impressive than just moving some large stones.


9 posted on 03/22/2005 10:59:33 AM PST by SunkenCiv (last updated my FreeRepublic profile on Sunday, March 13, 2005.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Sometimes it is remarked that we cannot move such large stones with today's technology, but I don't think that is accurate. We could blast that weight into orbit if we wanted.


10 posted on 03/22/2005 11:06:52 AM PST by RightWhale (Please correct if cosmic balance requires.)
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