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Originally Posted by Northern Monkey
Speaking of the pyramids,What are peoples theories on how all those stone blocks were cut?
The Egyptians were supposed to have used primitive chisels and axes.People have tried this on limestone blocks and got nowhere.Maybe only inches and the tools broke very quickly.
What about the big hard granite blocks inside?
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Most likely they were built using specifically designed tools that were more advanced than we think, but archaeological evidence of these tools / techniques hasn't survived.