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Mines and Quarries of Ancient Egypt Part II: Expeditions, Settlements, Tools and Transport (3495 words) |
 | Various experimental studies and analysis of the quarries at Aswan suggest that the actual process of extraction in pharaonic times involved the excavation of opencast quarries, by means of hammerstones, gradually removing the desired stone from the surface and working downward. |
| On the western bank near Aswan at Gebel Gulab, a quartzite quarry, a broken obelisk inscribed with the name of the 19th Dynasty king, Seti I survives in situ near the quarry face from which it was extracted. |
| A wonderful view of the last stage in the journey of Queen Hatshepsut's obelisk the Aswan quarries to Thebes is preserved in the south section of the lower colonnade of the queen's temple at Deir el-Bahari. |
| Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) (361 words) |
| The 736 largely unexcavated quarry pits located within the park reflect a long story of continuous excavation and use. |
| Many of the quarry pits are located on the hilltops overlooking the Canadian River. |
| Over the centuries the quarry pits have filled with blowing dust and vegetation, creating the landscape that we see today. |
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