yup limestone was yrs back when read that coffee wsnt kicked in yetSource?
"All the pyramids were cased with fine, white limestone," Mohamed Megahed, an assistant professor at the Czech Institute of Egyptology at Charles University in Prague, told Live Science. The limestone casing would have given the pyramids a smooth, polished layer that shined bright white under the Egyptian sun. (Edit: The top of the pyramids were often capped with gold, electrum, or copper.) https://www.livescience.com/how-egyptian-pyramids-originally-looked
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What did the ancient Egyptian pyramids look like when they were built?
The ancient Egyptian pyramids have stood for thousands of years and are among the world's most enduring monuments. But what did the pyramids look like when they were first built?www.livescience.com
- During the Old Kingdom, pyramids were the primary form of royal tombs, designed to house the pharaoh's body and treasures for the afterlife.
- Giza Pyramids:
The famous Pyramids of Giza, including the Great Pyramid (built for Khufu), were royal tombs, serving as the final resting places for pharaohs and their consorts.
- Burial Chambers:
The pharaoh's final resting place was usually within a burial chamber underneath the pyramid or, in the case of Khufu, inside the King's Chamber within the Great Pyramid.
- Funerary Complexes:
Pyramids were often part of a larger funerary complex that included queens' burial sites and mortuary temples for daily offerings.
- Later Periods:
While pyramids were prominent during the Old Kingdom, later pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried in rock-cut tombs in the Valley of the Kings, seeking to avoid the looting and desecration that plagued pyramid tombs.