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Ancient civilizations
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RE: Ancient civilizations
Quote:I imagine they'd overshape the corner stones and shave them down as need to get the angle they desired. Easier to remove stone than put it back. Overshaping would allow wider turns on the corners as well.

Makes sense. The pyramids are largely limestone, which cleaves well and would be fairly easy to shape, even in place.

Boru
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Ancient civilizations - by WinterHold - March 25, 2017 at 3:15 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Aoi Magi - March 25, 2017 at 5:38 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 25, 2017 at 7:21 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Jesster - March 25, 2017 at 7:25 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Anomalocaris - March 25, 2017 at 7:39 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 25, 2017 at 7:46 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by brewer - March 25, 2017 at 7:49 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 25, 2017 at 7:51 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Angrboda - March 25, 2017 at 8:01 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 25, 2017 at 8:04 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 25, 2017 at 8:06 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 25, 2017 at 8:26 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by The Grand Nudger - March 25, 2017 at 10:07 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Anomalocaris - March 25, 2017 at 11:41 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 25, 2017 at 12:07 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Minimalist - March 25, 2017 at 11:01 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by downbeatplumb - March 26, 2017 at 11:07 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Brian37 - March 25, 2017 at 11:09 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by vorlon13 - March 26, 2017 at 10:07 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 26, 2017 at 11:02 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Minimalist - March 26, 2017 at 11:32 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by downbeatplumb - March 27, 2017 at 1:54 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by LastPoet - March 26, 2017 at 12:40 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Minimalist - March 26, 2017 at 1:11 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 26, 2017 at 1:16 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by vorlon13 - March 26, 2017 at 1:23 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 26, 2017 at 1:55 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Silent Snob - March 26, 2017 at 1:51 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Minimalist - March 26, 2017 at 2:00 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by WinterHold - March 26, 2017 at 3:07 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Brian37 - March 26, 2017 at 3:38 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by WinterHold - March 27, 2017 at 3:47 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Jesster - March 27, 2017 at 4:56 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 26, 2017 at 3:23 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by WinterHold - March 26, 2017 at 3:40 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 26, 2017 at 3:46 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Brian37 - March 26, 2017 at 3:49 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 26, 2017 at 3:49 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by The Grand Nudger - March 26, 2017 at 4:00 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Mr Greene - March 27, 2017 at 3:52 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 27, 2017 at 8:08 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Minimalist - March 27, 2017 at 11:38 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 27, 2017 at 12:06 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Mr Greene - March 27, 2017 at 3:45 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 27, 2017 at 4:19 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Brian37 - March 28, 2017 at 12:07 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 28, 2017 at 12:23 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 27, 2017 at 5:13 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Brian37 - March 27, 2017 at 7:28 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Mr Greene - March 27, 2017 at 8:24 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 27, 2017 at 8:39 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Brian37 - March 28, 2017 at 8:30 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 28, 2017 at 8:32 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Anomalocaris - March 28, 2017 at 10:29 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 28, 2017 at 10:42 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Anomalocaris - March 28, 2017 at 11:44 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 28, 2017 at 11:48 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 27, 2017 at 12:10 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 27, 2017 at 12:28 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 27, 2017 at 3:56 pm
RE: Ancient civilizations - by SuperSentient - March 28, 2017 at 12:18 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Gawdzilla Sama - March 28, 2017 at 7:00 am
RE: Ancient civilizations - by Pat Mustard - March 28, 2017 at 12:05 pm



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