The history of marble and granite

It may be hard to believe that a marble kitchen countertop or granite kitchen countertop comes from materials that predate centuries. The pieces of marble and granite that are used in today’s kitchen countertops may be centuries old before the rocks are quarried. Marble and granite last for centuries, just like the ancient sculptures from Egyptian, Greek and Roman societies that are in today’s finest museums. In fact, some of the most famous sculptures of marble and granite are more than 5,000 years old. One of the first societies to use granite may not have decided to use it for kitchen countertops, but they had the smarts to create lasting monuments that people still enjoy today. Most of the Egyptian monuments were built of limestone or granite, such as the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The pyramid’s exterior was built of limestone, and the interior burial chamber was made of granite blocks. Sadly, mane of the blocks of limestone and granite were stolen to use for people’s homes...