Diorite is one of the strongest materials on Earth. It resists alkaline, acidic elements and it can withstand the effects of the environment and time.
Experts claim this was made with stones, sticks chicken bones and copper 3,000 years ago.
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By 1550 BC this is how the work of the artist deevolved. Using a softer Granodiorite. Here are se the long skull of Amenhotep III wearing the Khepresh crown,
Note the fine detail was slowly leaving the work of the great artists of Egypt.
The Diorite Palermo Stone is one of 7 surviving fragments of a stele known as the Royal Annals of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. It contains a list of the kings from 3150–2283 BC and noted significant events in each year.
Likely made in 2290BC.
The inscriptions are flawless. twitter.com/brianroemmele/…
