- Mud bricks in the Ameenhet III pyramid at Hawara. This was the last great pyramid to be built.
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The last of the Great Pyramids. The Amenmehat III pyramid at Hawara. The 12th dynasty pyramids had a core of mudbricks and a limestone veneer. The limestone veneer has fallen away / been removed over the centuries exposing the core which is composed of millions of mudbricks.
Categories: 12th dynasty, Egypt, Israel, Israelite Slaves in Egypt, Kahun - Worker Village of the Middle Kingdom, Moses, Pharaohs of the Oppression, slavery
Tags: 12th dynasty, Amenemhat III, Amenemhet III, brick, Egypt, erosion, Hawara, Hebrew, Israel, Israelite, Kahun, limestone, Moses, mudbrick core, Oppression, Pyramid, Semitic, slaves, straw, veneer
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