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What is a Example of the application of a bronze age innovation?

A stone pyramid


What were the huge stone structures built as tombs for pharaohs called?

a pyramid


What is the base of Egyptian pyramid made of?

ancient stone called "conquestadon"


Stone statue guarding the pyramid?

The stone statue guarding the pyramid is called the sphinx. The sphinx in Egyptian culture was very important because it was considered to be a great protector.


What is a tapering four sided shaft of stone with a pyramid on top called?

obelisk


What was placed on the top of the Egyptian pyramid?

What is placed on the top is a peace of stone in the shape of a smaller pyramid with a thin layer of gold on the peace this peace is called the alabaster.


Top point of a pyramid called?

In hieroglyphs the topmost pinnacle stone of a pyramid is called bnbnt, written benbenet or benben by Egyptologists. This word also signifies a sacred stone and is closely related to the word for the stem of a ship.The Greeks who visited Egypt in ancient times gave the name pyramidion to this type of cap-stone.


How many rows of stone make up pyramid?

The answer depends on which pyramid. Geometrically, one stone makes a pyramid - a trivial one. Four make a proper pyramid.


How heavy is a pyramid stone?

A typical stone block used in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza would weigh around 2.5 tons on average. However, the exact weight can vary depending on the size and location of the stone within the pyramid.


Who was pharaoh when the stone pyramid was built?

If you mean the Great Pyramid it is Khufu


What is the last stone placed on the pyramid?

small pyramid on topAdded: The capstone.


What was the true pyramid made out of?

stone