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Surfaces and interfaces

Surfaces and interfaces

Did slippery sand help Egyptians build the pyramids?

06 May 2014 Hamish Johnston
Slip-sliding away in ancient Egypt
Workers building the colossal monuments of ancient Egypt may have added water to the desert sands to

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