The Capstone of an Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Found in 1900 was Made Out of Black Basalt and Weighed 4.5 Tonnes
The Amenemhat III pyramidion was the capstone that initially adorned the Black Pyramid in Dahshur, Egypt. It was built approximately 1850 BC, near the conclusion of the 12th Dynasty during the Middle Kingdom, and it is one of just a few pyramids that have survived. But what was an Ancient Egyptian Pyramid’s capstone made of? […]