Exploring the mysteries of our past, civilizations, cataclysms, and what it all means for us today
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Ancient precision confirmed!
The last few months has been a busy time for the vase scan team. Led by Chris Dunn, Alex Dunn and Nick Sierra, the team gathered in a precision lab in Danville IL to do a hands-on metrology inspection of several vases. Not only that, but many more of the remarkable ancient, hard stone vases that come from pre-dynastic and early dynastic ancient Egypt have been scanned via structured light and CT-Xray, and the results are frankly astonishing.
Not only has the incredible precision results of the original vase been confirmed in other artifacts, geometric and mathematical analysis has shown shared design principles between multiple vases – the same radial traversal function, the same fixed mathematical ratio between curvatures, and the same depth of elegance in the extensive use of pi and phi.
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Edit: a small correction on the provenance of the large vase mentioned in this video:
I talked with Adam (owner of some of the vases in the current target collection) and we have a small correction on the provenance mentioned about the large vase on the table in the Danville video, when he said that it was exported from Egypt in the late 1800s. It was exported from Egypt in the 1930s.
That vase was from the Collection of Stanislav Kovar. He was a Czech diplomat, born in Prague in 1889. At that point, it was part of the Austro Hungarian empire. He brought vases out of Egypt in the 1930s.
Czechoslovakia was formed in 1918, but the word Czech is older. from Google: The words “Czechian”, “Czechish”, “Czechic” and later “Czech” (using antiquated Czech spelling) have appeared in English-language texts since the 17th century. During the 19th-century national revival, the word “Czech” was also used to distinguish between the Czech- and German-speaking peoples living in the country.
It is a well established fact that European diplomats brought out huge numbers of vases from Egypt before, during, and after this time.
In anticipation of my upcoming video covering the scans, inspections, and analysis of additional ancient hard-stone vessels from Egypt, I’ve put together a ‘Vase Scan Resources’ page. You can find it here or linked from the menu above.
On the page you’ll find the STLs and analysis reports for the OG Granite Vase, as well as additional STL (Structured Light Scans) for several more vases, all available for download and use. As reports and scans become available and ready to be open-sourced they will be added to the resources page. I also intend to write up an article covering the topic of the ancient hard-stone vases, the project so far, and it’s results.
The last month or so has been a busy time, for a bunch of reasons, like traveling for the Vase Scan project (video in the works!), but also for several podcast appearances. As a reminder, I have put all my podcast appearances (at least those I can find) on the ‘podcast appearances’ page that is linked at the top of the site.
While in Florida inspecting a private vase collection, I had two, in-studio chats with Danny Jones on his podcast, formerly known as the Koncrete Podcast. My solo show is here:
I also had the chance to share the studio with the great Randall Carlson, for a joint appearance with Danny:
Also, if you’re interested in the vase scan project, I was a guest on my friend George Howard’s (of cosmictusk.com fame) new podcast, ‘The Foxhole,’ along with the engineers and metrologists who have been leading the charge on analyzing ancient hard stone vases, Alex Dunn and Nick Sierra:
Also, I joined my good friend Matt Beal on his new ‘Limitless’ Podcast:
My live presentation from the stage of the Cosmic Summit, 2023! I get into the premise behind the ‘Tale of Two Industries’ and into the details of this year’s Ancient Vase Scanning Project – with a bit of a ‘latest news’ update before the video kicks off.
The mighty Karnak Temple, the largest religious complex in the world – ancient or not – is found alongside the Nile River in Upper Egypt, once part of the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes. Today, this site, along with the connected Luxor Temple, are located inside the modern city of Luxor. Incredible stonework, huge pylons and hypostyle halls were built here by dozens of rulers over 1000’s of years during the Middle and New Kingdoms of the Ancient Egyptian Dynastic Civilization.
However, the mysterious possibility for a far longer past is hinted at by a close examination of the sites. In the core of both ‘temples’, huge structures and objects made from granite show the tell-tale signs of advanced machining and stone cutting, and share a deep similarity with structures of the Old Kingdom found on sites like Giza, Saqqara, or Abu Sir. The evidence for deeper, older and more sophisticated construction, as well as tremendous levels of erosion are examined in this video, along with the signs of advanced stonework, and the remnants of massive, single piece artifacts.
I hope you enjoy this investigation into the megalithic mysteries of Karnak and Luxor Temples! Let me know what you think in the comments – and please consider supporting UnchartedX via the value-for-value model at https://unchartedx.com/support .
Executive Producers:
Matt Beal, Peter Shell, Syllabel, Jamie Strauss
Associate Executive Producers:
James Dickie, Donald and Jana Kelley, Chandra Chell, Teena Bates
Links and videos mentioned:
Megafloods of the Ice Age tour of Montana: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/montana-megafloods-with-randall-carlson-and-bradley-young-2nd-annual-tour-tickets-445768895767
CPAK conference: https://cpakonline.com/
The Tale of Two Industries: https://youtu.be/ixTTvRGk0HQ
Giza Plateau Resonance Chamber: https://youtu.be/0rCjrc-v6T8
Evidence for 4th Dynasty Recycling: https://youtu.be/jj7PORU_LUI
Experiments on Megalithic Stone: https://youtu.be/PS1azzN0b-I
Basalt and Granite Stone Cutting: https://youtu.be/-AUDBFqn8EM
The Colossal Statues of Ancient Egypt: https://youtu.be/uYjXO_ZI75g
Evidence for Ancient Technology, Precision: https://youtu.be/YZFN29FdCM0
End music courtesy of Fifty Dollar Dynasty (Deos): https://fiftydollardynasty.com
I was contacted earlier this year by someone in a company with a high-end CT machine, offering services to scan the ancient granite vases. While I’ve had several such offers, and I have all those contacts, I have somehow lost this particular email, or message. I even responded, and got a message back, but for the life of me I can’t find this thread. I have no idea how that happened, but despite my best efforts over the last 3 hours I can’t find it.
If that was you – please do reach out. I have a screenshot of a part of the message:
I’ve received a few enquires about a STL file for the pre-dynastic granite vase that would be suitable for 3D printing. Many thanks to Bill Seiler for both creating this resource and for sending me a few copies of the vase!
Check out my three posts containing videos discussing this remarkable artifact, if you haven’t seen them already:
Video 1 , Video 2 (with the original STL file), Video 3
Below you can download the ‘fixed’ STL that is suitable for 3D printing.
https://unchartedx.com/egypt2024
Early Bird discounts apply for registrations till Sept 1st, 2023!
It’s here! Our next Egypt trip is available and it’s going to be a special one.
Join myself (Ben van Kerkwyk from UnchartedX), Kyle and Russ Allen from The Brothers of the Serpent Podcast, as well as expert guide Yousef Awyan from the Khemit School on an epic journey exploring the varied mysteries of ancient high technology across the iconic sites of Egypt, with an optional extension trip to Lebanon to visit the astonishing megalithic site of Baalbek!
This tour will be the trip of a lifetime! It’s a packed itinerary, 16 days, built around 7 ‘special access,’ visits into normally closed areas, 5 star hotels, and a 4 night Nile Cruise. Come explore the mysteries of Ancient Egypt with a friendly and fun group of interested, open minded people. As has become tradition, our tours will also feature live music from your hosts!
Click the poster or link for registration, itinerary and full details: https://unchartedx.com/egypt2024
In a rarely seen part of the ancient granite quarry in Aswan, Egypt, there is evidence for a gigantic block, possibly larger than the unfinished obelisk being extracted in ancient times. What’s more, there are strong indications here that this was done in pre-dynastic times, before the Ancient Egyptian civilization ever begun their own quarrying operations on this site.
Join me as we investigate the so-called ‘harbor’ area of the quarry, and examine the evidence for pre-dynastic quarry operations, and the removal of a massive block of granite in antiquity.
Many thanks to Simon Reynolds of Kinetik for the awesome new intro animation!
Links:
Investigating Scoop Marks at Aswan Quarry: https://youtu.be/8tnrkahCLHw
Quarrying and Logistics: https://youtu.be/rQwWtEHE5FE
Colossal Statues of Ancient Egypt: https://youtu.be/uYjXO_ZI75g
The Largest Stone Statue Ever Made: https://youtu.be/LrPZM8ee690
Snake Bros, Unfinished: https://youtu.be/EiwW8TipA8o
Upcoming events:
Cosmic Summit Tickets (In-person and LiveStream): https://howtube.com/unchartedx
MegaFloods of Montana with Randall Carlson: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/montana-megafloods-with-randall-carlson-and-bradley-young-2nd-annual-tour-tickets-445768895767
Primordial Egypt Tour (Oct 28-Nov 10): https://www.khemitology.com/primordial-egypt-tour/
Executive Producers:
Matt Beal
Cortes Studio Tom Knoblauch
Chris Martin
Joe Horstman
James Champion
Associate Executive Producers:
Joel Day
James Dickie
Jeremy Hinman
John Drummond
Daniel Dewey
Daniel Monnig
Mike Malcham
Anthony Levine
Craig Howland
Richey Morgan