Ancient Egyptian quarries: an illustrated overview (co-authored with
An ancient gypsum quarry is situated at Umm el-Sawan in the northern Faiyum desert, approximately 40 km southwest of the Giza Plateau. ... is useful for rough splitting, lines of pointillé pits are employed for more precise, controlled separation. In this method, a straight line of small, shallow pits is chiseled across a rock surface. he ...
