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This is what the pyramids used to look like. They were covered with polished white limestone and had a peak made of pure gold. (lemmy.today)

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

The imagery in that video shows blocks that don't exist.

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago

I was referring to the pictures of the roller cut outs that are only on one side. If the rollers were designed to relift the portcullis, they would have to have cut outs on both sides so the rollers wouldn't fall down after use.

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