CodexMira
DeepEarlyNeolithicBronze AgeIron Age and ClassicalMedievalEarlyModern

Unfinished Obelisk

Obelisk and Pillar

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Abandoned in the quarry after cracking. Finished, it would have stood about 42 m and weighed over 1,000 tonnes.

ContinentAfricaConfidence: estimated
Heaviest stone1090tConfidence: estimated
Height42mConfidence: estimated
MaterialGraniteMohs 6-7 (mineral hardness scale)

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FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

1479 BCE - 1458 BCE

c. 1470 BCE, possibly Hatshepsut

UNESCO World Heritage List #88
No claims found.
Purpose

Obelisk for a temple

UNESCO World Heritage List #88
No claims found.
Method

Pounded out with dolerite balls

UNESCO World Heritage List #88
No claims found.
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage List #88

Bronze Age — Unfinished Obelisk in context.

Bronze Age, 3,300 BCE to 1,200 BCEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelineCarnac stones, 4,500 BCE - 3,300 BCEStone vessels of the Step Pyramid, 3,500 BCE - 2,650 BCEStep Pyramid of Djoser, 2,670 BCE - 2,650 BCE3Pyramid of Menkaure, 2,530 BCE - 2,500 BCESilbury Hill, 2,470 BCE - 2,350 BCEStonehenge, 3,000 BCE - 1,520 BCEMohenjo-daro, 2,500 BCE - 1,900 BCEPavlopetri, 3,000 BCE - 1,100 BCENebra sky disc, 1,800 BCE - 1,600 BCEUnfinished Obelisk, 1,479 BCE - 1,458 BCELateran Obelisk, 1,425 BCE - 1,390 BCEAbu Simbel, 1,264 BCE - 1,244 BCE3Pavlopetri3,000 BCE2,500 BCE2,000 BCE1,500 BCE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,468 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,479 BCE - 1,458 BCE.

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