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Old Kingdom Brought Down By Drought

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Old Kingdom Brought Down By Drought
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RE: Old Kingdom Brought Down By Drought
August 7, 2011 at 9:24 pm
True enough about the casing stones of Tura limestone.

[Image: the-pyramid-of-khafre.jpg]

The second pyramid still retains it at the cap.

I don't know about the lush surroundings, though. Giza is a plateau and I don't think it gets much water.
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Old Kingdom Brought Down By Drought - by Minimalist - August 7, 2011 at 4:38 pm
RE: Old Kingdom Brought Down By Drought - by Minimalist - August 7, 2011 at 9:24 pm

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