Archaeologists Finally Explained How Ancient Egyptians Cut Granite
Megalithic Vault
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For over a century, the granite work of ancient Egypt has puzzled engineers, stonemasons and archaeologists alike.
Massive obelisks, flawless sarcophagi and perfectly drilled cores, all cut from a stone harder than any tool the Egyptians supposedly had.
Now, after decades of experiments, researchers believe they've finally cracked how it was done.
But when the method was put to the test, the results raised a problem nobody saw coming.
Join us as we follow the evidence from Petrie's first discoveries to the quarries of Aswan, and uncover what the answer really means.
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They would have shout 'edit' at just the right time.
I enjoyed your documentary very much. Thank you.
It works like a bandsaw., just a rope with pieces of diamond trapped in the weave.
The same principle can be used on drills, a continuous rope looped around another wheel, which is rotated, and then rotates the drill.
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Archaeologists Finally Explained How Ancient Egyptians Cut Granite
Megalithic Vault
216,291 views
For over a century, the granite work of ancient Egypt has puzzled engineers, stonemasons and archaeologists alike.
Massive obelisks, flawless sarcophagi and perfectly drilled cores, all cut from a stone harder than any tool the Egyptians supposedly had.
Now, after decades of experiments, researchers believe they've finally cracked how it was done.
But when the method was put to the test, the results raised a problem nobody saw coming.
Join us as we follow the evidence from Petrie's first discoveries to the quarries of Aswan, and uncover what the answer really means.