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:
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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