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Dan_Anson_Handsome t1_iznl6i8 wrote

How did the Ancient Egyptians work stone to the degree that they did with only bronze tools?

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Scaith71 t1_iznpg8m wrote

Bronze tools weren't the only tools they used. You can also vary the strength of bronze in various ways. Much of the stone worked was softer than the bronze and where it was harder, they would use other methods including abrasion and stone tools.

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shantipole t1_izpm51q wrote

IIRC, they used very hard dolomite quite a bit. Might be a good place for OP to start researching further.

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