Hans_lune Wrote:
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> -. One thing I found of
> great interest:
>
> A sizeable mantle of limestone casing remains at
> the summit of the pyramid, and at places modern
> piers have been built to support the casing.
> Petrie would describe the casing;
>
> “The upper part of the Pyramid was cased with
> Mokattam limestone, of a rather different quality
> to that of the Great Pyramid; it is grayer,
> harder, more splintery, and of not such a regular
> and certain fracture.
> pages of the guide 22-23
>
> So, Turah limestone wasn't used? I wonder if the
> reason for leaving the cladding in place was
> because it was poorer class limestone instead of
> Turah?

Sounds reasonable, doesn't it?

But why couldn't Khafre afford Turah limestone? Or was he a bit strapped for cash ... ?

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