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The necropolis at Giza consisting of
three large true pyramids was constructed during the Old Kingdom period
of Egyptian history. Largest of the three, the most imposing pyramid is
that of Khufu (Cheops in Greek), also called the Great Pyramid. Its construction
around 2600 B.C. still confounds archeologists who have proposed a variety
of hypotheses about how it might have been accomplished given the large
number of stones involved, their weight and the heights to which they had
to be lifted. However, the craftsmanship of the construction such that the
stones were so carefully dressed that a piece of paper bearly fits between
them also demands our respect.
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