site . ▁Qu ar ry ing ▁the ▁stones ▁for ▁a ▁tomb ▁can ▁take ▁almost ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁typically ▁involves ▁ 2 0 - 4 0 ▁labor ours , ▁sometimes ▁sub cont ract ed ▁by ▁a ▁relative . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁months ▁or ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁stones ▁are ▁actually ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁gra ves ite , ▁which ▁is ▁done ▁tradition ally ▁by ▁hand , ▁using ▁a ▁wooden ▁s led ▁and ▁roll ers ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁many ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ' s ▁cl an . ▁Building ▁the ▁s led ▁itself ▁can ▁take ▁several ▁days , ▁and ▁typically ▁males ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 0 - 6 0 ▁are ▁assemble d ▁to ▁pull ▁the ▁stone ▁from ▁the ▁quar ry ▁to ▁the ▁tomb site . ▁Sm aller ▁cap st ones ▁may ▁be ▁moved ▁by ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁cl an , ▁but ▁larger ▁ones ▁can ▁involve ▁up wards ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals ▁over ▁many ▁days . ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁stones ▁are ▁d rap ed ▁with ▁w oven ▁cloth s ▁given ▁as ▁g ifts ▁by ▁relatives ▁of ▁the ▁owner . ▁The ▁side w alls ▁are ▁smaller ▁and ▁usually ▁require ▁fewer ▁participants . ▁The ▁entire ▁process ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁large ▁fe asts ▁and ▁rit ual ▁sing ers ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁owner . ▁Some ▁contemporary ▁pract ition ers ▁now ▁choose ▁to ▁use ▁large ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁tr uck s ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁stones . ▁Once ▁on ▁site , ▁the ▁stones ▁were ▁tradition ally ▁assemble d ▁and ▁mort ared ▁with ▁a