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Egypt's antiquities chief announced a project to restore an ancient pyramid's granite cladding. He called it "Egypt's gift to the world," gesturing to work apparently already begun. But some heritage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Granite blocks are being installed alongside the Pyramid of Menkaure in a bid to restore it A plan to cover a Giza pyramid with ...

A project to restore granite blocks that once covered a greater portion of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza has been criticized by some preservationists. By Julia Halperin When the Egyptian authorities ...

Antiquities authority drops proposal for Menkaure pyramid after review prompted by international outcry Egypt has scuttled a controversial plan to reinstall ancient granite cladding on the pyramid of ...

Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced the plan for the pyramid of Menkaure last month, declaring it would be "the project of the century". But news that ...

This article, the latest in a monthly series on Vermont s granite industry, is provided courtesy of the Vermont Granite Museum. Many of these articles are based on audio/videotaped granite worker ...