Incredible Precision Stone Jars, and other unsolved mysteries of Saqqara!

The ancient necropolis of Saqqara is home to many unsolved mysteries. Over 40,000 astonishing stone vases, some made from the hardest forms of igneous rock were discovered here in tunnels and galleries deep beneath the Step Pyramid. These show undeniable signs of advanced engineering, precision, and symmetry, worked into very difficult material like granite, diorite, schist, and porphyry.

Join me for part 4 of my investigation into the evidence for ancient high technology, as we explore just why these jars are so amazing and what they mean for the story of human civilization, as well as exploring other unsolved mysteries at Saqqara.

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[lonedogism]

I spent over 40 years making a living as a stone Mason and I have made just about anything you can think of out of stone. I can tell you that its impossible to make such vases by hand. The degree of precision is too great. And the stone is unbelievably hard too work without diamond encrusted tools. I could go on and on about what make these vases and bowls a creation of primitive peoples impossible.

[joan]

Ben, your videos are more insightful than all the documentaries on Netflix.

[latnem]

Ben, you just made my day. An hour long!

[kontrabida]

It seems like we're developing in reverse lol! IF the technology back then continued to flourish and move forward thats something that is hard to even imagine, the question for critics will be why didnt we pursue all the tunnels if they found them years ago?...The answer is because the maze/ tunnels and doors are so complex that we dont have the right technology and capabilities back then and maybe today we can try with the new tech we have.Thats the biggest mistery that we can't deny that the Technology back then was really far advance than we ever encountered.
Even with modern tools it'll be difficult to replicate these jars and vases because of what their made off number one and skills needs to match... I love your videos and thank you for sharing

[nigelawson]

Love your work fella, well researched, well presented and you come across as a lovely lad.
Keep it up dude

[thepaulhenderson]

Well done, Ben! Great summation, too! Thanks!

[ebcf]

Why is there so much trash from tourists around these sites. I don’t really understand how they can have control where ppl go but can control trash.

[fishdudeify]

In Egypt right now and was just at the Cairo museum a couple days ago. Figured all the big stuff has been done to death so I was looking at little stuff; the thing that stood out to me the most was what looks for all practical purposes like a tiny representation of a laptop computer. Has anyone else seen this?

[willemdafuq]

Thanks for making these videos… fascinating!

[ZeroAlligator]

Nobody is asking about the foot mystery?!? I want to know the story behind that!

[chadherbert]

Just watched a video on medieval rope making and that wheel screams rope making to me… The three holes for the strands, the soft fading edges where the strands would gather together, and it spins! 🤔

[calamityjane]

Here's one that requires explanation: The white bowl at around 40.17 has dividers. How do you achieve them while using a lathe to create the rounded sections that it intersects?

[ghostrider-beek]

15:10 - that cylindrical 'bowl' was in the British Museum of Natural history in London - people walked past it like it was nothing, but being a machinist, one could easily see the level of precision was NUTS.

[lezivanerrol]

As a young electronics engineer I worked in Egypt for a few months in the late 1970's early 1980's. I'm not in the field of archeology or ancient history but because of my situation was fortunate to visit a lot of sites where tourists and guided visitors don't get to go.
Even then I could see evidence of engineering in artefacts and constructions that could not be explained by the contemporary narrative of the time. I expected in future years that science would start to investigate the amazing technology which is in obvious evidence everywhere in the ancient ruins.
But, no. The same old years old narrative is still shoved down the throats of the public arena.
Ancients with hand tools created obviously high technological monuments and implements.
To quote an old Australian Physics lecturer : "Why is that so?"
The truth must be too dangerous for the general public to handle 
is it :- "You can't handle the Truth!!!" (as the meme goes.)

[kevinmark]

It’s astounding to me the quality of the information in your videos and the fact that your videos are free compared to the people who create Netflix documentaries being paid millions to make less informative productions. You are definitely under valuing the quality of your research and presentation. THANK YOU for sharing it for free!

[alexbernier]

1. My heart sank in my chest when you mentioned what happened to the alabaster artifacts that were destroyed.
2. The fine stone jars are, to me, the best example of ancient advanced technology. Size isn't what's impressive, it's capability lol

[brienfoerster]

Great job Ben. See you in Peru in August.

[businessenglishlessonseslf]

Superbly and succinctly crafted, confirming for me what I have pondered over since first studying the pyramids as a teenager. The human race goes back much further than is currently thought and who is to say that what happened to wipe out an older civilization couldn't have happened several times before. The rise and fall of civilizations might be simply dependent on the forces of the cosmos.

[MegalithomaniaUK]

Another epic takedown of the orthodox view of prehistory. Great to see Chris & Yousef on there too. Appreciate your detailed analysis.

[MrTechHaus]

Please make a video about the 12'000yr old Toshke burial site with the stone vases found. Such percision with such hard materials at that time would freak me tf out! I hope we learn more about our past in coming years. Thank you very much for your contribution. Really fascinating stuff.