Limestone

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(called //inr hd//) sarcophagi - Nearly 100 ancient mines have been discovered
 * North** - Egypt has a great quantity of limestone formation, widespread quarries for limestone were located in the hills and cliffs bordering the [|Nile] river valley between [|Memphis] in the north and [|Esna] in the south.

Limestone was the main building stone of the [|Old Kingdom]. it was used [|pyramids], [|mastabas], and [|temples] - Low grade limestone used to build the [|pyramid] core, while fine white limestone was often employed for the outer casing as well as to cover interior walls - The finer white lime stones were not easy to quarry. One of the man sources for white limestone was the Muqattam hills west of [| Memphis]. This stone laid buried deep from the surface, so tunnels and caverns had to be built to reach the quarry - The rock was also employed for statuary, but when applied to small minor arts, it produced endurable objects which were subject to erosion