Menkaure’s main entrance is on the north face, while a flattened area of casing blocks on the east side has prompted a proposed—but unconfirmed—second entrance. A video examining the site argues that an estimated 12–18 inches of granite was removed and interprets a curved radius across several blocks as the mark of a broad cutting tool. The presenter says hundreds of pounds came off each block and suggests excess material was left to protect finished faces during transport.
Video argues Menkaure’s east-side casing blocks were flattened by 12–18 inches
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- Menkaure’s main entrance is on the pyramid’s northern face; a flattened casing-stone area on the east side has been proposed as a possible second entrance, but that remains unconfirmed.
- A video examining the pyramid estimates that roughly 12–18 inches of granite was removed from the flattened blocks.
- The presenter interprets a curved radius spanning several blocks as the mark of a cutting tool with a curved profile; this is not an established archaeological finding.
- The video says hundreds of pounds of stone were removed per block and suggests builders left excess material to protect finished faces during transport.
- Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities confirms that many of Menkaure’s granite casing blocks were left unsmoothed when construction stopped.
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Granite casing blocks of Menkaure's Pyramid next to the entrance In January 2024, outer granite blocks lying around the base of the pyramid, began, with the ...
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The main entrance to the pyramid is located on the northern face. The unusually polished granite blocks on the pyramid's eastern face … known entrance on the ...
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Menkaure employed granite, which was quarried in Aswan, over 800 km away. three smaller pyramids can be seen next to Menkaure's as well, encased in granite,
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