sanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck · 2 days agoThis is what the pyramids used to look like. They were covered with polished white limestone and had a peak made of pure gold.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square103linkfedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down115
arrow-up1378arrow-down1imageThis is what the pyramids used to look like. They were covered with polished white limestone and had a peak made of pure gold.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck · 2 days agomessage-square103linkfedilink
minus-squarelividweasellinkfedilinkarrow-up44·2 days agoI believe it’s generally accepted that they were usually capped with electrum, not gold. Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of mostly gold and silver, with some copper or platinum and other metals.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoIt looks like gold though
I believe it’s generally accepted that they were usually capped with electrum, not gold. Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of mostly gold and silver, with some copper or platinum and other metals.
It looks like gold though