More than 2,300,000 limestone and granite blocks were pushed, pulled, and dragged into place on the Great Pyramid. The average weight of a block is about 2.3 metric tons (2.5 tons). How much is that?

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When it comes to ancient Egyptian civilization, our focus is typically on monumental architecture like the Sphinx and Pyramids, or on richly appointed tombs like King Tut's. But for Egyptologist Mark ...