Ancient engineering at the Ramesseum: T-clamps visible throughout the site. Doorways feature two slots at the same height for something that slid into place, plus hinges at multiple heights. A locking mechanism sits in the threshold. Another hinge likely exists beneath newer flooring. Evidence of sophisticated door and locking systems from antiquity.
T-clamps and precision hinge mechanisms found at The Ramesseum
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Key facts
- T-clamps visible throughout the The Ramesseum site
- Doorway with two slots of the same height for something that slid into place
- Hinges identified on doorways at multiple heights
- Locking mechanism visible on doorway threshold
- Additional hinge believed to exist beneath newer flooring
- Evidence of sophisticated ancient door and locking systems
Site mentioned
Sources
Ramesseum - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of Pharaoh Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great"). It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, ...
Ramesseum: Detail view, fragments of granite colossus - Marblemarble.nd.edu
This monolithic granite colossus, originally 18 m in height but now fragmentary, represents the enthroned King and is inscribed with the name 'Ramesses, the ...
Ramesseum | Ancient Egypt Onlineancientegyptonline.co.uk
The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of Ramesses II (Ramesses Meryamun Usermaatre Setepenre, also known as Ramesses the Great).
Egypt Holiday 2014: The Ramesseumwriteups.talesfromthetwolands.org
The Ramesseum is his mortuary temple, the Egyptian name of which means “The Temple of Millions of Years of User-Ma'at-Ra United with Thebes in the Estates of ...
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