The Story of the Enigmatic and Mysterious Tube Drills of Ancient Egypt - UnchartedX full documentary

This is an investigation into the story and mystery of the enigmatic tube drills of Old Kingdom Egypt. A story that stretches across 150 years, from Petrie to Lehner to Dunn, this is an astonishing tale, with a startling and challenging conclusion!

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[Twotone]

As the owner of an exploration diamond drilling company, and as an experienced driller, I can tell you that that is indeed an impressive penetration rate in granite. Current modern penetration rates vary greatly depending on the material and in consideration that we must preserve the bit to drill 100s of meters in one hole and that the goal of the whole operation is to recover the core, the hole is just a by-product. But .005" per rev is a good average.

It's impressive, that is, IF the the groove was made while the hole was being cut, or, on the way in, so to speak. One thing that has not been mentioned: The spiral groove could have been made by a diamond that had moved in it's mounting and cut the groove while the tool was being WITHDRAWN from the hole at a fairly constant rate while still turning. Much less impressive force would be required to achieve this because it is merely scratching a groove on a core that has already been cut. The same effect might be seen while withdrawing a tool that became bent or damaged during cutting process while still turning. I frequently see such impressive marks on core samples we recover that are caused by a similar effect (tool flex).

It is very likely diamond that was used. Nothing else is hard enough to cut granite efficiently. Diamond is about 10 times harder than the next hardest thing. (Let's stick with known materials)

Many of these holes and cores exhibit striations but it's unclear if they or spiral or not. I'll note that it's very common in modern diamond drilling to see non-spiral striations on both the core and the hole wall, due to vibration, tool flex, etc.

I'll also mention that cutting rock generates a lot of cuttings (fine rock dust) and heat. These are both removed in modern drilling by a constant flow of water pumped down the inside of the drill rods to flow past the bit to cool it and carry the cuttings back up between the outside of the drill rods and the hole wall to the surface. This flow rate for the equipment we use must be about 40L per minute. If this flow is interrupted even briefly while drilling is in progress, the metal matrix holding the diamonds in the bit will melt and deform, destroying the bit and sometimes sticking the entire drill string in the hole.

I find this all very fascinating and fully agree that there is a huge information vacuum regarding how all of this drilling and what is most definitely machining was achieved.
Those in this field who don't understand rock hardness or what is required to achieve precision or are unable to even recognize it are missing the boat!

I'll note that there are some very smart and experienced people in the diamond core bit industry that might be able to contribute to an explanation to this problem.

Please continue this excellent work and thanks!
(Edited June 7 '23 to clarify some points)

[HardRockMiner]

As an underground miner who has run diamond drills and handled tons of core samples, I can honestly say that this is exactly what diamond drill core looks like. This was drilled with a high rotation and high feed pressure drill. You can see the penetration rate of the drill in the core.

[mchalhnnkn]

I have now watched hours of your videos and all I can say is that I cannot get enough. This is outstanding work. Keep it up. I am also considering getting my hands on Dunn's books all thanks to you. I just wish I had the means to go and check out all this stuff out myself in Petrie's museum in London and in the locations in Egypt. Truly admire your effort in this. Really do.

[afseeling]

I just came across your videos on Egyptian machining. I am a 74-year-old geologist with undergraduate work in archeology. The whole controversy about who what and when reminds me all too well of the controversies that existed in geology prior to the discovery of upwelling magma and subsequent movement of continents in the seventies. As an exploration geologist I had to consider all known and potential explanations for observations on the ground. Many many times the reason why discoveries were made at the time, and not before, was because of the same situation you war running into with the academicians. People's reputations are not based on synthesis of all data but on pre-selected and pre-published propositions and explanations of insufficiently supported "facts." Unfortunately this is true across science that is produced by those whose renumeration is based on publications and fame and not by production of some valuable commodity, be it physical or intellectual.
Good luck as you go forward with your questioning and investigations of these ancient artifacts. Continental drift was scorned for at least 60 years by those who "knew better." When the truth was revealed and accepted all manner of geologic mechanisms were finally understood, not because they weren't there before but because there was no context into which to examine them.

[CENTURION-xsky]

This kind of documentary is exactly the reason why I turned off my TV and started watching YouTube all those years ago, before YouTube forgot who made them what they are, before manchild videos aimed at impressionable children and plastic women with enormous ego's had to show us every activity within their tiny little lives.
This is a very well argued and put together piece of work, a lot of hard work went in to researching and producing it. Simple facts and evidence speak for themselves and it's given with in a well spoken, concise manner, never needing to rude, or aggressive towards accademia just inviting and incredulous that the mainstream aren't more eager to try and discover evidence & knowledge about things that don't fit with their "theory".
Anyway... I really enjoyed watching this, can't believe I haven't come across it before, but I'm subscribed now and looking for more, thank you.
If anyone's interested here's the link to part 2.

[AncientArchitects]

This was an absolutely superb, professional and compelling video. Outstanding.

[jameskelly]

Some points that might be addressed elsewhere in the voluminous comments...I have several years of diamond "tube drill" experience as a construction worker. Cores sometimes break off during drilling. When drilling deeper we would break off cores with a whack of a hammer or use a chisel as a wedge. Longer/deeper cores break off easier thanks to their length. I'm sure a wooden wedge would snap a 2 or 3 inch core of a foot long or so...ditto using a copper or bronze wedge. Also, a medium is necessary for removing the drilling dust. Note the water hose in your short takes on the Hilti. Without the continued flow of water down through the tube drill cooling the bit and flushing away the debris the drill will either over heat and self destruct or bind up solidly in the hole. I have seen both. Cooling of the bit and flushing away of drill dust are essential. Had the Nova experimenters poured water and fine abrasive down through the center of the bit I'm sure they would have been more successful. This would explain the taper of the core as well. Consider that the spirals were made during the removal of a stuck bit being rotated while being pulled out. Otherwise they should be continuous along the core. No matter what the technology used to drill, primitive or advanced, the tools must exist in the physical record somewhere, we may just not understand what we're looking at, or what we're looking for.

[hhhAmbientElectronic]

Your videos certainly justify my own belief that these Egyptian structures (and so many others around the world, like the dolmas, Stone Henge, etc.) were made using technology far more advanced than anything that is suggested by tools known to be used during the bronze age. What that technology is, however, does indeed remain a mystery and that holds my imagination firmly. I hope you continue making this content, as I find it both extremely valuable and thoroughly entertaining.

[racypies]

I highly recommend folks watch this in 4K in the living room TVs. The video quality is outstanding. 10/10 for the video and the channel.

[paulscrevane]

I don’t have enough space on here to list the reasons this channel is amazing, but you are so careful to be as objective as possible, never speaking poorly of the othersides research or researchers. It’s refreshing to watch a video on this topic with nothing but coherent information from start to finish.

[DDGXMUSIC]

Hi, I just wanted to comment to say that this was great work, very compelling and to help with the algorithm for more exposure.

[Jay-ezxb]

What a refreshing video, more professional and persuasive than any of the mainstream media. Thank you.

[martinh]

I‘m into this topic for many years and by now I’m 100% sure that there were other civilizations before us. I read/watched/heard all of it. Aliens, flat earth, Bilderberger you name it. Most of it is very entertaining, some of it is disturbing and some obvious nut cases who should seek medical help. And then there are guys like you. The videos are pretty neat and came out of nowhere. Excellent content, nice quality and edits. Keep up the good work.

[portolan]

Since I am mentioned 49:50 in the video, some background to this core study may be of interest. I am a geologist (not an engineer) with a background hammering rocks (including a lot of granite) in the field and describing many cores cut with diamond bits. Visits to the Egyptian room in the British Museum caused me to wonder how pharaonic granite workers in the Nile Valley created the wide range of stone artifacts on display. They had worked on every scale from large columns to engraving heiroglyphics on quartzite, even harder than granite. That this was accomplished with primitive tools is quite staggering.
I became aware of Petrie’s core and discussed it online with Chris Dunn who had a similar interest. When he was in London 2003 we arranged to meet at the Petrie Museum in UCL, where I had arranged privileged access to the core. We measured the core and wrapped cotton thread carefully around the apparently continuous grooves. (Surface roughness caused some difficulty with this but the grooves appeared to be of uniform depth).  Chris Dunn agreed to publish the description but we lost touch after that. I am pleased that youtube has brought his careful investigations of this subject matter to a wider audience.

[jmxxx]

One of the BEST presentation on the subject of Giza tube drill. Excellent research. Well Done

[michaelhart]

The more I think about it, the more frequently I keep re-watching these videos.
If the the tube core #7 grooves were truly parallel then, by the establishment narrative, the distance of separation between the grooves might be expected to be irregular or random. But the grooves are regular and evenly separated, as would be expected from Petrie's description. That's another reason to trust Petrie's observations.

[timothysmullen]

3D Scanners could be hired by the museum and are unbelievably precise. The point cloud data can be imported into CAD to generate 3D models that then anyone could study.

[peterwilliamson]

A highly addictive presentation which I couldn't walk away from. The drilling quotes from Petrie are amazing in how they debunk the theories of the day which must have been scary.

[tomfish]

Extremely professional you tube channel. One of if not the best so far. Looking forward to more!

[AshenAlways]

i just binged watched over 16+ hours almost straight(besides eating and going to the store- under hour combined), of your videos after i seen your Rogan pod 😮