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This is what the pyramids used to look like. They were covered with polished white limestone and had a peak made of pure gold. (lemmy.nz)
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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I think one of the purposes of the pyramids was to be a sort of ancient beacon.

Aliens needed to know where to land.