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    • The Great Pyramid of Giza. Kheops pyramid.
    Rights: Nina Aldin Thune, Creative Commons 2.5 Published 14 September 2016 Size: 310 KB Referencing Hub media

    The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It consists of about 2.3 million limestone blocks averaging 1 cubic metre with a mass of 2–3 tonnes.

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      History of limestone uses – timeline

      Limestone is a sedimentary rock that has been utilised by humankind for thousands of years. This timeline traces some of the key points in the history of limestone, from Egyptian pyramid building ...

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