MINES & QUARRIES

EARLY EGYPTIAN BUILDING MATERIEL

• Early Egyptian houses were made of clay
• Temples and tombs were also made of clay

QUARRING

• All Egyptian quarries belonged to the phearoh
• They used fire and water to burn stone
• Convicted prisoners worked in quarries

STONE FOR BUILDING

• Step pyramid was the first stone temple
• Stone was used for only tombs and temples
• Egyptians used stone from all around the world

OTHER VALUABLE MINERALS

• Egyptians used minerals to dress mummies

Summary
Ancient Egyptians had mines and quarries all mines and quarries were owned by the pharaoh convicted prisoners worked in quarries the Egyptians used much stone and used lots of minerals to "dress" the mummified dead.Before stone was used for houses they were made out of clay. Step pyramid was the first stone pyramid.

Questions

• What did egyptians use for dressing mummies?