Historian Reacts to Evidence for Ancient High Technology in Egypt
Many ancient cultures are known for their fabulous megalithic structures and impressive artifacts. Some have wondered whether some of these magnificent structures were made by a lost civilization from the far distant past, one with technology more advanced than perhaps even our own. This is an inquiry into the claims made by the UnchartedX channel about the existence of such a society.
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0:00 Opening
2:28 Introduction to the Subject
27:34 What is "Ancient High Technology"?
45:37 Saw Marks
1:06:16 Response to New Evidence
1:27:25 Tube Drill Marks
1:34:56 Polishing
1:50:20 Egyptian vs Non-Egyptian Work
2:01:26 Introduction to Precision
2:09:20 Stone Boxes
2:22:00 Stone Vases
2:36:13 Giant Columns
2:41:31 Giant Statues
2:59:47 Response to Clarifications
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UnchartedX's videos:
https://youtu.be/6KUDu40BC5o
https://youtu.be/YZFN29FdCM0
https://youtu.be/rQwWtEHE5FE
Scientists Against Myths videos:
https://youtu.be/yyCc4iuMikQ
https://youtu.be/dC3Z_DBnCp8
https://youtu.be/HQi4yql7Ysg
Sacred Geometry Decoded videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-d8FZjS42Y
https://youtu.be/7FSRhBZGYJg
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Denys Stocks' experiments:
https://anarkia333data.center/sites/default/files/2020-01/stocks_experiments_in_egyptian_2003.pdf
https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/184630762/FULL_TEXT.PDF
Moores' articles on stone-cutting drag saw:
http://giza.fas.harvard.edu/pubdocs/973/full/
On the dating of ancient construction materials:
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/6/2/22/htm
On Egyptian construction techniques (by mechanical engineers):
https://amzn.to/3e1d431
https://scholar.cu.edu.eg/?q=galal/files/me_part_xii_ijarmate.pdf
https://www.oocities.org/unforbidden_geology/ancient_egyptian_copper_slabbing_saws.html
https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00052777
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https://amzn.to/30Fw7vT
https://amzn.to/30Hontu
https://amzn.to/37vCaV2
http://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/documents/klemm-klemm_stones_gizeh.pdf
https://amzn.to/2B1ZTjH
https://amzn.to/2YA7T3C
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On the use of basalt for the flooring of Old Kingdom pyramid temples:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40000231?seq=1
On boring drills:
https://www.penn.museum/documents/publications/expedition/PDFs/25-3/Ancient.pdf
https://www.oocities.org/unforbidden_geology/ancient_egyptian_copper_coring_drills.html
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On underground works and tunnels:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0886779802000251
On stone sarcophagi:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/stone-sarcophagus-manufacture-in-ancient-egypt/C406BFD6905011696C0120F61388EFE8
Isida Project:
https://isida-project.ucoz.com/
On stone vessels:
http://www.sci-lib.net/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=14668
https://www.oocities.org/unforbidden_geology/ancient_egyptian_stone_vase_making.html
https://www.oocities.org/unforbidden_geology/modren_stone_vases.html
http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/trades/stone_vessels.htm
On stone statues:
http://ijresonline.com/archives/volume-3-issue-6/IJRES-V3I6P104.pdf
http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub365/item1935.html
On ancient stoneworking in general:
https://brewminate.com/ancient-roman-mining-and-quarrying-techniques/
http://www.artofmaking.ac.uk/
https://www.academia.edu/7326869/Stone_Sawing_Machines_of_Roman_and_Early_Byzantine_Times_in_the_Anatolian_Mediterranean
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http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D36%3Achapter%3D9
On the Temple of Bastet:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140308060227/http://ees.ac.uk/userfiles/file/EA32pp11-14Rosenow.pdf
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