Ancient Lathe Machine Found in Hampi, India - Lost Technology Discovered?

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0:00 - 500 Years Old Machining Technology
1:31 - First Lathe Machine
2:00 - Recreated Model
4:37 - Oldest Vertical Lathe Machine
5:08 - Advanced Ancient Technology
7:24 - Conclusion

Hey guys, this is the ancient site of Hampi that has been abandoned for at least 500 years, and here we can see this rock that shows solid evidence of machining technology. These perfect circular marks on this rock can be produced only with machines. This process is called facing, and we use the same technology today using lathe machines. It is covered with dirt when I found it, so I cleaned it up. Now, If you look at these circles, they are perfectly concentric and there is no deviation, no chipping in the rock, very similar to modern day technology. The rectangular slot in the center proves that this rock was machined using lathe technology. So, how was this created at least 500 years ago, at a time when historians claim there was no such technology? Were ancient builders using high tech machines many centuries ago, just like today? If this is true, we should not only find finished products like this circular rock, but we should also find the entire mechanism that was able to create this finished product. Is it possible that the entire mechanism, the lathe itself can be found in the same area?
Now, if we take a step back and look at the entire picture, it has some very interesting components. It has two posts with circular holes near the top, which obviously means that a cylindrical rod was inserted between them, like this. This is a simple model that I am recreating, which I will show side by side, so you can understand this better. Nearby, we can see a long rectangular slab, with a hole in the center. When I measured the length of the slab, it matches exactly with the distance between the two posts. What does this mean? This means that the slab would fit perfectly between these posts. I am using this green rectangular styrofoam block which represents the slab in my model. So, the set up would look like this.
If a metal tool was placed on this cylinder, pointing downwards, it looks like a modern day vertical lathe machine. I am going to use a pen for the metal tool in my model. This rectangular slab would be the base plate on which circular rocks could be placed and machined. Here is a simple round object which represents the circular rock and I place it on the rectangular slab, and if I rotate the circular rock, and lower the tool from the top, we can create these identical tool marks. See the similarity of the circles between this model, and the actual rock. My model has not rotated on a perfect axis, so you see that the circles are not as good, but the work of ancient builders was perfect. This set up actually proves that ancient people used vertical lathe technology, at least 500 years ago.

What's even more interesting is that you can see some circular wear and tear on the base plate as well. Look at the base plate, you can see these half circular marks caused by the rotating objects which were placed on top of it. The other half shows no such tool marks, because these marks were created by accident, by friction from the rotating objects placed above. You can see the same marks beginning to form on my model as well.
All these evidences clearly prove that machining technology, specifically vertical lathe technology was used in India, at least 500 years ago, and some archeologists even say this site was built 2300 years ago. So, I think I have just discovered the oldest machining set up, known to mankind, and it is lying in plain sight, abandoned and covered in dirt.

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[frankmont]

I'm a machinist, and you sir are right on point..your so intelligent and I'm jealous lol.i feel like you would of been the greatest Scooby-Doo character ever..no mystery would have gotten by you..all jokes aside you are filled with great knowledge and break stuff down really well and your videos are easy to watch..I never start watching any of your videos and quit.with other videos very rare do I watch the whole thing..you keep me interested the whole way that's hard to do with humans these days. everyone wants instant gratification..so great job Praveen Mohan and thank you!

[same_ole_lemonz]

I cannot understand why anyone would click not like on your videos. They are so well informed and accurate. I think that people have a hard time accepting that we have all been lied to and the "powers that be" hid the truth from us all. Thank you for what you do.

[staffyforme]

Unbelievable!!!
Your videos are absolutely mind boggling..
Respect from UK

[daviddeupree]

I'm shocked no one has shown anything like this before if it has been in plain sight for more than 400 years. Thank you again Praveen for sharing this with us all! Your work is an asset, please keep it coming and all the best from Northern California 👍

[ritwikdhara]

I think India is still a very mysterious place on Earth.

[srinivasaraom]

हमारे पूर्वज कितना आधुनिक है। आपको अपने संस्कृति दिखाने में बहुत योगदान है। बहुत धन्यवाद मेरा भारत महान

[arabprince]

You should be funded by government department for doing more interesting discovery. Thank you for sharing

[biplabdas]

Had there been no invasion by the mughals and Britishers, India would have been different and ahead of what it is today. Sad history.

[tjmmcd]

Absolutely incredible observation and recreation. Your videos are mind-blowing. Bless you and deep gratitude for all you do to enlighten us.

[thanetianog]

Some of the best ancient technology reconstruction I've seen. Great work Praveen ET!

[threadsofmadness]

I agree with you. As a woodworker I can clearly see the undeniable signatures of Lathe creations on the pillars at the temples in India. And I have seen pictures of 2000 yr old Egyptian hyroglyphs that show small wood Lathes in use, so I know the ancients were aware of Lathe technology. Its not unthinkable that they would upscale that for building megaliths!

[DustyOilfield]

Can’t tell you just how much I enjoy your videos every day! Thank you for making so many of them. You should have your own show in History channel!!

[springheeledjack]

Indians are naturally smart people, It is really unfortunate that a lot of the people in the west write them off. Trust me people in India, there are a lot of us here with nothing but love for you.

[DiaryOfAGhost_StreetsOfTempe]

Thank you for sharing all you have found, as a seeker, from around the world. Such a wealth knowledge. Shared with such wisdom and truth seeking. Brilliantly put together.

[nikhilnikki]

Praveen mohan = intelligent, great researcher
You are awesome bro..

[zerolatitude]

Praveen, Kick ass fella! I did a job off shore in India and wish I had met you! Well done.

[andrewsnowmon]

Astounding Discovery you have achieved a great goal.

[dle_knowlfy]

You are genius. Want to know why? Because millions of people go to Hampi but everyone just ignore this. But you have also made a research on it, so this is why I appreciate you

[makeminefreedom]

I am very impressed. I wish I could give you a thousand thumbs up. I have been following both you and Brian Foerster. He has shown evidence for the use of lathes as well but you are the first to find parts of an actual lathe. I do wonder if this is the same technology that was used in ancient Egypt. Since this machine was stripped of it's components I wonder if the metal used was iron because of it's strength and diamond because of it's hard sharp edge. Today we use diamond coated discs to cut and shape granite because diamonds are so expensive but this would not be a problem for ancient people who could find fist size diamonds just laying on the ground. It would be interesting if you could test for iron residue in the pillar holes and the center of the discs.