Tura quarries
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Tura quarries were renowned ancient limestone quarries near modern Cairo that supplied high-quality stone for major Egyptian monuments, including pyramids and temples.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mokattam limestone quarries | 1 |
| Tura limestone quarries | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient limestone quarries
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| ancientName | Tura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Giza pyramid complex
NERFINISHED
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Memphis (ancient Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuityOfUse | used into later historical periods ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Mokattam Formation limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inscriptions and quarry marks
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underground quarry galleries ⓘ |
| importance |
key quarrying center of ancient Egypt
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major source of casing stone for pyramids ⓘ |
| laborForce | state-organized workers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | central Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialExtracted | fine white limestone ⓘ |
| modernNameVariant | Tora quarries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | high-quality fine-grained limestone ⓘ |
| operatedBy | ancient Egyptian state ⓘ |
| partOf | Memphite region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quality | very fine and homogeneous ⓘ |
| region | near modern suburb of Tura ⓘ |
| stoneReputation | one of the finest building stones in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| stoneType | Eocene limestone ⓘ |
| stoneUsedIn |
Great Pyramid of Khufu
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pyramid of Khafre NERFINISHED ⓘ pyramid of Menkaure NERFINISHED ⓘ pyramids at Dahshur NERFINISHED ⓘ pyramids at Giza NERFINISHED ⓘ pyramids at Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ temples in the Memphite area ⓘ various royal tombs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMethod | Nile river boats ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Fourth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction stone
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pyramid casing blocks ⓘ temple building ⓘ tomb construction ⓘ |
| usedSince | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mokattam limestone quarries
this entity surface form:
Tura limestone quarries