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Is ancient stonework too precise to have been made with known historical tools?
Experimental work showed that simple measuring techniques, surface preparation and friction reduction can produce accurate fitting of large stone blocks.
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Experimental work showed that simple measuring techniques, surface preparation and friction reduction can produce accurate fitting of large stone blocks.
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Experimental work on preparing and fitting pyramid blocks demonstrates historically plausible construction processes for part of the monument's material record without resolving every construction-stage detail.
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