Egyptian pyramid undergoes renovation, drawing anger, ridicule

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Egyptian pyramid undergoes renovation, drawing anger, ridicule

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ArchaeologyEnglish · 10 months ago

Project aims to restore Menkaure Pyramid's original style by rebuilding granite outer layer; some says that's akin to 'straightening the Tower of Pisa'

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Because the base was already leaning and they had stopped construction for a war mid way through.

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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.

Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time.

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