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Re:Authorities say Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh tablet is stolen,... by ComputerGuru on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @06:54PM (#23241272)
It’s extremely unlikely the limestone casing for the pyramids was still around at the time of the Caliphate. Do you have any sources for that? It wasn’t all that long ago, relatively speaking.
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Re:Authorities say Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh tablet is stolen,... by nemo on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @07:25PM (#23241530)
There's a kernel of truth there. The limestone casing was destroyed by an earthquake in 1308. The rubble was repurposed for other building projects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza#Casing_s...

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