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Re:The ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ is not the oldest surviving work ... by houston_Euler on Thursday September 29, 2022 @01:28AM (#33016776)
Just a thought, but isn't it possible they were written while they were still being built, so they would be open to their surroundings and well-lit with natural light?
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Re:The ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ is not the oldest surviving work ... by ncmncm on Thursday September 29, 2022 @01:41AM (#33016862)
That could happen with the pyramids, but almost all of those are blank inside.

The Valley of Kings tombs were tunneled deep into living bedrock. How they did, I do not know, but ancient people worldwide seemed to have no difficulty cutting unlimited amounts of stone.

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