I recently held a Livestream on my YouTube channel, sharing footage and some thoughts on new observations from a recent trip to Egypt.
I do occasional livestreams on my Youtube channel, but I stream regularly over on twitch, 2 or 3 times a week, at least when I’m in the country at home! Check out the twitch channel at https://twitch.tv/unchartedx
Hi, I am wondering if you have any tours coming up in 2023 I would like to have an experience vacation with you as I see you are very knowledgeable on ancient history.
I am from Ireland I work as a Psychotherapist and I would now like to start traveling again after covid, I love your channel and videos.
I look forward to your response.
Warm Regards,
Ger.
Hi Ger,
Yes, I do have plans for some travels in the next 18 months, but I haven’t posted anything about trips yet. Something I need to work on in the next couple months – stay tuned to my social media or check back here for updates, I’ll message out when I can.
Ben
Hiya Ben,
I started watching your videos during lockdown, I’m sure I’m not the first to say that, they are brilliant.. Many thanks and as soon as I’ve sorted out my very messy divorce, I will pay you back.
Your style is very informative but not condescending, thoughtful and very entertaining. You have had contact with the mighty Graham Hancock and the equally sizeable Brien Foerster, which, I think, lends weight to any of your arguments and points of view. Even when you are in Egypt, to have the expert eye of Yousef is a way of showing that the immense task of quarrying, moving, carving and dressing the massive stones, that are super hard and heavy, is amazing to watch.
I have just been watching one of your trips to South America and marveling and the similarities and equal efforts that the ancient peoples achieved.
When you explained about the reverence shown by the Inca people to the monolithic work that came before them, hanan pacha, kay pacha and urun pacha, it was amazing.
I would love to visit all of these sites and many more ancient sites around the world but I can’t.
Anyway, the point of this message is that I’ve just watched a guy, Richard Price, who claims to have ‘solved the mystery of Saqsaywaman..?’ I’m positive that’s not how you spell or say it.. Now in his montage of clips, he blissfully disregards the facts of how the stone were lifted, quarried, moved and set. He mentions finish , machining and tooling with no hint of what was used. Areas where apprentices trained but still not idea of what they trained with, let alone getting straight edges and square corners. Glosses over the slight inconvenience of the Conquistadors and their religious bigotry, ethic cleansing, annihilation and the search for gold. Totally ignores that the site was buried and had to be excavated to reveal what there is today and, the bit that galls me the most, irreverently forgetting about the Incan culture and assuming that the smaller blocks are just a ‘back fill’ as they needed to finish early that day..
Now I will listen to anyone’s theories, as long as they are presented well; he did not. I need to look at the idea that the stones are softened in more detail but not by him.
Sorry for the mini rant Ben, but I do feel strongly about people that do wishy-washy work.
Many thanks, in advance, if you read this, as I am aware that you are a way busier bunny than I am.
Cheers Peter! I’m not aware of the work you mentioned, but I do agree that many of the proposed ‘solutions’ to megalithic construction tend to avoid the more difficult aspects of the problems.
Ben, it sounded like you do not know Robert Temple’s book, Egyptian Dawn, deep research and explanation of those granite channels that are definitely not for water drainage!
Hope you enjoy his work as much as I do – a truly unique investigator and writer
I’ve watched several of his lectures but his book is on my list to get to. His research into the Sphinx Temple is what inspired me to have it added to the tour we just finished. It’s a very interesting structure, rarely visited, and will be the topic of a video in near future here.
Cheers
Hi Ben,
Love your work. It’s extraordinary.
I’m writing because of an interesting video that popped up in one of my ancient history Facebook Groups today. I wondered if you’d been informed about the claims made in it — a team of Italian researchers used satellite data to analyze the Great Pyramid and believe they have discovered multiple unknown chambers and passageways.
I’m not sure of the veracity of the claims made, but if true they are very exciting for Giza scholars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmYoJV7lZAE
All the Best,
Andy Cusick
Yes, I’m aware of it. I’m a little skeptical of the claims made in the paper, I don’t think they collected enough data, it was apparently only one pass. From what I understand the theory is fairly solid though. Interested to see how it compares to the next Scan Pyramids project update.
I do not understand why no one argues for focused sunlight to solve the incredible cutting technology question. All of the required technology appears available.
I don’t think the ‘giant quartz lens’ theory is accurate. We also have toolmarks, tube drills, straight and circular saws, and other evidence for advanced machining.
There is a 1930 photograph from the Kings Chamber where the granite melts from the corner of the sarcophagus
has flowed onto the floor and forms a rough carpet covering the large floor blocks and the joints between them.
None of the melt remains today…tourists and Egyptologists have carefully cleaned it all away!
The photograph is in a Swedish book; Technology in ancient times/Henry Kjellson. I have scanned the photo and can send it if I get instructions how to do it.
Hi Ben,
I appreciate your replies on previous posts, so I let myself post some
comments from time to time, sharing my personal
observations and insights with hoping of being answered.
Anyway, in some way that these topics have led me to Joseph Davidovits
book suggesting these whole structure Limestone blocks were
artificial, man made out of concrete.
STUNNING EVIDENCES!
Imhotep invented two formulas for the core stones and casing stones.
That mixture was cast on site.
Make a lot of sense. With the exception of granite, which wasn’t
man made nor been carved, it was split and then roughly adjusted, before Finley smoothly polished with abrasives.
The delorit stone found inside the great pyramid was for dealing
with final adjustments of granite blocks on site.
Best regards
Sagi
Hi Ben, I am a big fan of your videos! I am a USCG Master Captain, and a degreed engineer, and I have questions; Let’s just say for arguments sake that the Egyptians COULD have gotten the 1200 ton unfinished obelisk out of the quarry, and onto the Nile river, how big would the ship have to be to float 500 miles North to Cairo? I am estimating the ship would be about the size of USCG Sailing Ship Eagle, at least, and that draws 24 feet. The Nile varies in depth from 17-26 feet. Perhaps in the spring floods, before the Aswan dam was built. But where would they get a 250 foot ship, with shallow draft? Logistically, it’s just not possible. There has to be another answer.
its a good question, one I’ve thought about. The relative example is the russian thunderstone. they built a massive barge for it, and had to tie up 3 full warships to either side of the barge. No way you’re getting that sort of displacement vehicle into the tiny so called ‘harbor’ at the aswan quarry.