Boneyard reveals thousand-ton quartzite statues. The boneyard area contains fragments of massive statues weighing approximately 1,000 tons The statues are made from composite quartzite quarried from the Red Mountain north of Cairo The stone was transported 600 km upriver against the current to Karnak
Archaeologists are piecing together massive quartzite statue fragments at Karnak's boneyard — individual pieces weighing ~1,000 tons each! The stone was quarried 600 km north of Cairo and transported upriver against the current to Karnak.
Key facts claimed:
- The boneyard area contains fragments of massive statues weighing approximately 1,000 tons
- The statues are made from composite quartzite quarried from the Red Mountain north of Cairo
- The stone was transported 600 km upriver against the current to Karnak
- These statues were standing statues, not seated, with arms at their sides
- One statue is estimated to be at least 30 meters tall, comparable to the Statue of Liberty
Key Facts
- The boneyard area contains fragments of massive statues weighing approximately 1,000 tons
- The statues are made from composite quartzite quarried from the Red Mountain north of Cairo
- The stone was transported 600 km upriver against the current to Karnak
- These statues were standing statues, not seated, with arms at their sides
- One statue is estimated to be at least 30 meters tall, comparable to the Statue of Liberty
- Archaeologists have been working to reassemble these fragments
- Similar 1,000+ ton statues exist at the Ramesseum and Tannis, moved from even greater distances
Related site: Karnak Temple Complex — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
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