It is thought that King Djoser's stone tomb started out having the standard shape of a mastaba. ... Most of these stones came from nearby quarries. ... Human strength was used to drag the stones from the quarries or from the boats (Casson 76). ... The outer coating of white casing stone were laid so perfectly that from a distance the pyramid appeared to have been made from a single white stone. ... Tomb robbers have plundered the pyramids for centuries stealing gold, gems, beautiful furniture, clothing, musical instruments, even sacred vases containing a pharaoh's vital organs. ...

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Ancient Egyptian Temples The Egyptians temples have for thousands of years amazed travelers, conquerors, and explorers alike. Several of the temples built by the Egyptians are considered to be an architecture wonder of the world, like the pyramids in Giza. For the ancient Egyptians there was ...

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Pyramids are remote and mysterious mountains of stone that were built as burial chambers, believed to help the kings into the afterlife. ... As it was for the mummy of the king that the pyramid had been built, his body was laid in the centre of the huge structure in a stone coffin. ... Tomb paintings and sacred hieroglyphic texts provide a glimpse into the world of the elite, but information on the lives of ordinary people remains scant. ... The hieroglyphics had to be cut accurately in stone or drawn on papyrus by the artist. ...

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These include: vessels made of clay, stone, and gold, furniture, food, even doll-like representations of servants, known as Ushabti. ... More likely, Egyptian pyramids were modeled on a sacred, pointed stone called the benben. ...

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