Ancient Egyptian Vase Scan Update! STL file, More Analysis - and Between the Lug Handles

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DISCLAIMER: working with primitive or powered tools on stone or any other material is an inherently dangerous activity. If you are going to attempt a recreation of artifacts like this vase, please be careful, and understand that any such activity is done entirely at your own risk, and the choice to do so has nothing to do with the creators or speakers featured in this video.

0:00 Introduction
1:20 STL file available for download
2:45 Recap and Analysis of the area between the handles
9:27 Challenge of Making the Vase
11:32 Responses to the Scan Results
17:07 Request to Curators, owners
18:11 Upcoming appearances, tours
19:19 Vase Provenance and background
27:27 Precision and Function
37:12 Vase Scan Procedure
38:07 Vase Handles
42:31 The Serapeum
47:05 Aswan Quarry, Scoop Marks
52:21 Conclusion, Thanks

[Johnrack]

Hello Ben, great work on presenting the high tolerances on this vase.
I was a precision tool designer, working in the automotive and aerospace industries for decades, and am now retired.
I have been to Egypt and have seen many examples of precision machining on various artifacts and at many ancient buildings. I agree that none of that work could have been manufactured without powered precision machine tools.
Regarding the machining manufacturing processes used today, CNC 5 Axis machining centers and lathes often require precision custom designed holding tools and fixtures in order to be machined in the first place.
Companies like Boeing, Honeywell aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, plus the Big Three automakers have tool design departments that design precision work holding fixtures that are needed to accomplish high precision machining processes.
The knowledge to design those fixtures takes a lifetime of hard won experience, and it requires a lot of training.
Add to all this the fact that the ancients were working with non homogeneous stone materials, and not metals, is even more impressive.
All over Egypt and other ancient sites evidence of high precision stone working is plain to see. Archaeologists are not engineers and should stay in their lane by digging up graves and small artifacts, and leave the inquiry as to how huge structures and high precision artifacts were made to the engineers.

[kristimcgowandarkoscellard]

You boys are pioneers in this work!!!! No one, besides the people that made them in the first place, has ever done this meticulous examination of these artifacts!! In my opinion you all deserve a Pulitzer for this groundbreaking work!!!!
Cheers

[TheWordOfTodayIs]

As an aeronautical engineer with an A&P license these tolerances are absolutely astounding. I’ve been waiting for actual tangible evidence via NDT. Good on y’all!

[lat]

Ive been fascinated by Egypt since age 12, nearly 60 years ago, winning a school prize that allowed me to chose a book, and I chose a book of beautiful pictures of Egyptian artifacts and statues. Ben, you've managed to make me feel so positive about the future of research and discovery again. Thank you. Finally modern technology has advanced enough to accurately analyse these treasures.

[Dragineez]

I find this measurement effort to be incredibly exciting and important. No, I'm not in the least surprised that you can't get access to the museum's artifacts - and that's shameful.

[kasberkhof]

I 3D printed the scan file. Love having a replica of something so old and mysterious.

[YT_Booost]

As a CNC machinist who holds these kinds of tolerances...this is truly amazing to see

[dubselectorr]

This is excellent. You are doing a serious job for humanity, a dreams work for many. Zahi and crew would scoff over this and prevent it with threats of banishment so quickly. This is a huge development. HARD DATA, makes these become objective truths, in which I'd love to hear arguments for this being handmade at this point.

[garyhambly]

As a Master Stonemason, with an MA in history, I am impressed with your methodology and your understanding of the variable hardness of these materials and the problems that this causes when working (shaping) them. This is true even when using machines. However It's worth remembering that these items may be the perfect ones, there may also have been any number of failures that were discarded. Keep up the good work 👍

[steelej_fx]

This video should serve as proof enough that we don’t know enough about our ancient past, and further analysis in museums must be done.

[AAAAAA]

To anyone in or around London, go to the Petrie museum and see this for yourself - and the drill core made of granite. It’s surreal to be centimetres away from items at least 12, 500 years old crafted using powerful ancient technology (albeit through a glass😅).
Thank you, Ben, for the inspiration / information to do so!

[RyanM]

CNC machinist and programmer here, this stuff is mind boggling! Thanks for your work Ben and team. More of this please!

[hydrogenhunter]

Ben, I think I speak for the vast majority when I say we cannot thank you enough for your continued and rigorous outstanding research into the subject of ancient engineering and precision.

This is by far, in my honest opinion, the most crucial aspect of archaeology to date, and of course, much more study needs to be done, especially with this kind of attitude towards it.

Stay true,
D.

[iconofsin]

you guys should take everyday modern items that most of us think are “precise” and scan them to put the precision of the vase into perspective.

[robertflemming]

There are dozens of these jars in the Petrie museum in London and they will give access to artifacts for research purposes.

[jacklewis]

No more smoking gun excuses and apologies…. This is Fact now. As a CNC machinist working in aerospace for over 40 years… this is conclusive evidence… beyond question.
Thank you Ben… great work… I was with you on that great Egypt trip nov/dec 2020. I saw myself in the background footage of your Cairo museum shots. Great memories. Keep up the great work Ben!

[TERRAVIEWTOURS]

As a barista and professional coffee consumer, I can confirm that this jar is perfect for storing liquids of all sorts.❤

[danqldaus]

Wow!! Since I found your videos over a year ago, and you introduced me to the machining and precision in ancient Egypt, I'm happy to say each new video you release still wows me. This vase and the story it tells really is a massive tribute to our ancestors and their capabilities. I look forward to learning more about them. Thank you, and all involved ☺️

[vebnew]

NO ONE HAS EVER PERFORMED THIS LEVEL OF THIS IS

[damirserbanovic]

I somehow discovered you and Jimmy at the same time, both under 100k subs, before Grahams first visit to JRE. I knew you will join forces, you are the new science and archeology needed for the free world !