Aswan Granite Quarries Egypt

More recently important studies of the aswan granite quarries include röder 1965 and klemm and klemm.

Aswan granite quarries egypt.

Red aswan rosengranit rosso assuan roter aegyptischer granit aswan red dark hg 12 rosa aswan dark rosso assuan scuro. The granite for the pyramids probably came from the northern part. Aswan red granite is quarried near aswan egypt. Aswan red light aswan red medium and aswan red dark.

The quarries of aswan. One of the earliest known directors of the aswan quarry was employed by ramses iii named hori around 1170 bc 1. The aswan stone quarries granite aswan assuan lies 934km south from giza up the nile river about 700 km air line distance. It is also much smaller than the unfinished obelisk in the quarry.

Therefore a great deal of evidence concerning the ancient extraction and working of this extremely hard stone derives from extensive archaeological remains to the southeast of the modern city. She dding new light on ancient quarrying n the inscriptions as well as ball 1907 who published several studies of the first cataract region including the ancient quarries. Explore three of aswan s signature sights at a pace that suits your style on this private door to door tour with egyptologist guide. Walk atop the 364 foot 111 meter high dam see the unfinished obelisk in its ancient granite quarries and ride a motorboat to the beautiful island that s home to philae temple.

There are three types available. Granite quarry in aswan egypt. However modern engineers question as. The granite quarries lie south and southeast of the city of aswan on the right side of the nile and cover an area of about 20 km.

The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient egypt in aswan assuan egypt. The granite quarries at aswan which were first exploited at least as early as the beginning of pharaonic times are still in use today. The quarries of aswan are located along the nile in the city of aswan there are a number of well known sites. Shellal consisting of northern and southern quarries within an area of about 20 km 2 7 7 sq mi on the west bank and the islands of elephantine and seheil one of the known directors of the aswan sites was hori during the reign of ramses iii.

Besides the unfinished obelisk an unfinished partly worked obelisk base was discovered in 2005 at the quarries of aswan. There are several quarries in egypt but the preferred granite source came from the aswan area. Obelisk by night at luxor temple.