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Did ancient civilizations use lasers to cut and shape stone?
An original 2023 Aswan photogrammetry experiment found ~216 cm3/h at 85 dolerite pounder strikes/min, cautioning against whole-quarry conclusions from one technique.
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An original 2023 Aswan photogrammetry experiment found ~216 cm3/h at 85 dolerite pounder strikes/min, cautioning against whole-quarry conclusions from one technique.
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The original 2023 Aswan study quantified a difficult, relatively slow dolerite pounding technique; historical building-wide capacity cannot be inferred from one trial.
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