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Decorative tomb paintings showing daily life scenes

Stonework was one of the earliest industries in ancient Egypt.  A natural wealth of ornamental stone was first exploited in the Pre-Dynastic period ( 4,000 BC ) and various quarry sites yielded basalt, breccia, granite, porphyry, limestone and alabaster.  Two traditional alabaster quarry sites have been identified, one at Wadi Gera and the other near [...]