
Secrets of the Pharaohs: The Impossible Feat of Pyramid Construction
It is said that when the pyramids were built, there was a layer of limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃) covering them, and according to some historians, there was even a metallic plate on top of the pyramids. When was this? Around 4,500 years ago. Limestone is primarily a source of calcium oxide, which is used in…