Architectural remains: granite column, false doors, and stone joints

Architectural remains: granite column, false doors, and stone joints. A piece of a granite column capital was discovered in the excavation The corresponding upper part of the column is in the British Museum in London, originally found by Petrie An unfinished false door was found in the excavation

A granite column capital fragment emerged at Hawara, whose matching upper piece sits in the British Museum after Petrie's excavation. The team also documented an unfinished false door and mortise-and-tenon joints called "mashu" in Arabic — some dry areas even preserved organic remains inside these joints.

Key Facts

• A piece of a granite column capital was discovered in the excavation
• The corresponding upper part of the column is in the British Museum in London, originally found by Petrie
• An unfinished false door was found in the excavation
• Mortise and tenon joints (called 'mashu' in Arabic) were found in stone blocks, used to join stones with wood or metal pegs
• Some dry areas still preserve organic remains within these joints
• Limestone blocks at the site are good quality and easily reused, which contributed to the destruction of the original complex

Related site: Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

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