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Baalbek quarry monoliths

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The largest worked stone blocks known, still lying in the quarry. The biggest, found in 2014, is estimated at about 1,650 tonnes.

ContinentAsiaConfidence: estimated
Group count3Confidence: estimated
Heaviest stone1650tConfidence: estimated
MaterialLimestoneMohs 3-4 (mineral hardness scale)

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FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

27 BCE - 100 CE

Roman period

German Archaeological Institute, 2014
No claims found.
Purpose

Intended for the temple complex

German Archaeological Institute, 2014
No claims found.
Method

Quarried in place, never moved

German Archaeological Institute, 2014
No claims found.

Related Wonders at Baalbek

Sources: German Archaeological Institute, 2014

Iron Age and Classical — Baalbek quarry monoliths in context.

Iron Age and Classical, 1,200 BCE to 500 CEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelinePavlopetri, 3,000 BCE - 1,100 BCEUffington White Horse, 1,380 BCE - 550 BCESerapeum galleries, 1,390 BCE - 30 BCEThonis-Heracleion, 700 BCE - 100 BCESerapeum boxes, 664 BCE - 30 BCE4Antikythera mechanism, 205 BCE - 60 BCEAl-Khazneh, Petra, 300 BCE - 100 CE3Colosseum, 70 CE - 80 CE2Aksum stelae, 300 CE - 400 CESerpent Mound, 300 BCE - 1,100 CEGreat Wall of China, 700 BCE - 1,644 CEPavlopetriSerapeum galleries1,000 BCE500 BCE0 CE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 37 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 27 BCE - 100 CE.

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