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Image: Sneferu Pyramid waste limestone block. Hole in bottom, used as pivot block to turn heavy levers on in moving stones. 4th Dynasty. From Meidum, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London

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Description: Sneferu Pyramid waste limestone block. Hole in bottom, used as pivot block to turn heavy levers on in moving stones. 4th Dynasty. From Meidum, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London. With thanks to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL.
Title: Sneferu Pyramid waste limestone block. Hole in bottom, used as pivot block to turn heavy levers on in moving stones. 4th Dynasty. From Meidum, Egypt. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
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Author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
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