{"id":621,"date":"2022-04-15T18:29:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T18:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unchartedx.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2022-04-15T18:29:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T18:29:34","slug":"the-1100-ton-unfinished-obelisk-at-the-aswan-quarry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/2022\/04\/15\/the-1100-ton-unfinished-obelisk-at-the-aswan-quarry\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1100+ ton Unfinished Obelisk at the Aswan Quarry&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The 1100 ton Unfinished Obelisk - Carved with Pounding Stones? An UnchartedX Investigation!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8tnrkahCLHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Was the mighty 1100+ ton Unfinished Granite Obelisk at Aswan Quarry carved with dollarite pounding stones? What about the mysterious scoop marks found here? A special, in-depth investigation into the history, claims and science surrounding this mysterious site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After years of visiting the Quarry, and utilizing some new technology, we take a deep dive into these topics and make some new observations &#8211; leading to some remarkable possibilities that impact our understanding of ancient civilizations, and the technology they used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out John Anthony West&#8217;s &#8216;Magical Egypt&#8217; Series, with a special offer for 10% off! Physical media (DVDs) and streaming options available &#8211; visit <a href=\"https:\/\/unchartedx.magicalegypt.com\">https:\/\/unchartedx.magicalegypt.com<\/a> and use the Coupon code &#8216;unchartedx&#8217; at checkout!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other videos in this series: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 1: Machining <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6KUDu40BC5o\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/6KUDu40BC5o<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 2: Precision <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YZFN29FdCM0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/YZFN29FdCM0<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 3: Quarrying and Logistics <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rQwWtEHE5FE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/rQwWtEHE5FE<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 4: Ancient Egyptian Stone Cutting <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-AUDBFqn8EM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/-AUDBFqn8EM<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 5: Ancient Precision Stone Jars: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7LEt8VM42PY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/7LEt8VM42PY<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 6: Old Kingdom Stone Recycling: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jj7PORU_LUI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/jj7PORU_LUI<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UnchartedX Merch Store! : <a href=\"https:\/\/unchartedx.creator-spring.com\">https:\/\/unchartedx.creator-spring.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UnchartedX Egypt 2022 Tour: <a href=\"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/tour \">https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/tour <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Randall Carlson Tours (with UnchartedX, SnakeBros, Grimerica): <a href=\"https:\/\/contactatthecabin.com\">https:\/\/contactatthecabin.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive Producers for this Episode: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Czerniewski, Daniel Dewey, Lee Simpkins <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Executive Producers for this Episode: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allan Chanyi, Ken Stoltzfus, Chris Partney, T.O. Kayes <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Deos&#8217; by Fifty Dollar Dynasty (epic preview of SnakeBro music!) &#8211; Releasing soon (this summer!) on their upcoming album &#8216;Precession&#8217; : <a href=\"http:\/\/fiftydollardynasty.net\/ \">http:\/\/fiftydollardynasty.net\/ <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was the mighty 1100+ ton Unfinished Granite Obelisk at Aswan Quarry carved with dollarite pounding stones? What about the mysterious scoop marks found here? A special, in-depth investigation into the history, claims and science surrounding this mysterious site. After years of visiting the Quarry, and utilizing some new technology, we take a deep dive into &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/2022\/04\/15\/the-1100-ton-unfinished-obelisk-at-the-aswan-quarry\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The 1100+ ton Unfinished Obelisk at the Aswan Quarry&#8230;.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":622,"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621\/revisions\/622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unchartedx.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}