An investigation into the origins of the Sphinx and its first excavation in modern times!

An investigation into the mysterious origins of the that most famous of monuments, the Great Sphinx of Giza. We review the rare account of the first time that the Sphinx was excavated in modern times, Henry Salt's account of the works of Giovanni Cavigula in Egypt in 1817!
Links:
The Sequel to Revelation of the Pyramids: Builders of the Ancient Mysteries, available for viewing here (Affiliate link:) bam-eng.okast.tv?ref=benvankerkwyk
Josh Blaylock's ArkWorld: www.archeopunk.com/
The improable timeframes of the Old Kingdom Mega Pyramid Builders: • The Improbable Timelin...
Zahi Hawass and Graham Hancock on the significance of Gobekli Tepe: • Zahi Hawass vs Graham ...
UnchartedX and Bright Insight Egypt Tour 2020!: unchartedx.com/tour
a quick correction: I know I spelled 'Gobekli' incorrectly in the bit where i was searching for it on the wiki article about the Sphinx Erosion theory. It doesn't matter as it doesn't appear even with the correct spelling - that capture was done in a hurry at the end of my production and I was attempting to replicate a search I had made earlier! here is a screenshot showing that not even 'gob' appears on that article: www.pukajay.com/gallery/zp-cor...
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0:00 Introduction
2:43 Henry Salt's forgotten manuscripts
3:26 Cavigula's work at Giza
5:03 Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt, the Internet Archive
7:10 Finding Salt's manuscripts
9:37 Details of Cavigula's dig and discoveries
17:47 The Dream Stele
20:44 What's beneath the Sphinx?
26:41 The Roman Staircase
30:06 Discussion on the age of the Sphinx
37:40 Re-carving the Sphinx's head, conclusion
42:17 Post-script

[@UnchartedX]

A few links: The Sequel to one of my favorite documentaries of all time, Revalations of the Pyramids: Builders of the Ancient Mysteries (BAM), available for viewing here (Affiliate link:) bam-eng.okast.tv?ref=benvankerkwyk Josh Blaylock's ArkWorld, and epic graphic novel encompassing many of the topics discussed on this channel: www.archeopunk.com/ Join myself as well as Jimmy from the Bright Insight channel kzbin.info/door/sIlJ9eYylZQcyfMOPNUz9w , and George Howard in Egypt this year: unchartedx.com/tour Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@Nga_Babaye]

Do you think there may have been a 2nd sphinx, either one long eroded away on site or maybe located elsewhere, perhaps still buried today? Just something I've always wondered since I saw once saw a relief presenting two in a book when I was younger. Then there are the two presented in the book you read from.

[@hyperluminalreality1]

Geezer? 1:40. Love it. Lombardo double bass roll for you. Had to razz.

[@princeedmunddukeofedinburg]

How can I find and borrow that book De L Egypte ?

[@littledan6994]

@UnchartedX , at 15.46 there is a picture of an old chamber, and on the floor of that picture is what I think is the sphinx in its original form with a lions head. I'm not sure if you noticed this or not as you didn't mention in the video but I just thought I would point it out incase you didn't realise it was there. Many thanks for your amazing work over the years, always great reasoning and logic behind what you do 👍

[@brienfoerster]

nice job Ben.

[@demounit2505]

Cancelled my cable subscription years ago. Now my money goes to Ben and others, instead of supporting CNN and other trash media. Ben's narrations are sublime.

[@FINNIUSORION]

Same.. except I do pay KZbin for premium every month. Other then that I give approx half a dozen content creators $.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

I give precisely fuck all to KZbin creators and I still feel that's too much.

[@SGTSpliffer]

He can kick Chum Lee's ass any day.

[@An_Appeal_To_Heaven]

What's "cable" grandpa?

[@stephenlamley541]

Never had it got shot of the TV licence though. Its depressing all the time. I honestly rarely look at the news. Follow some independent people.

[@closinginonclosure]

Jimmy over at Bright Insight led me here and I’m so glad he did

[@omegaracerx]

Same

[@user-hc4ls9jy8v]

🤣

[@coreytrevorlahey4950]

same same

[@ConspiratorialReport]

Me too

[@smoegarn]

Same! :)

[@angel_machariel]

Here's the weird thing: UnchartedX is young. He can't know. But I'm 53. When I was a young laddy, even still too young to join the army, which I eventually did, we had on mainstream television channels telling us about the Orion constellation relation. Also the rainfall and streaming water theory was presented as a fact. Yet somehow in decades to come, this has been pushed back to being "fringe theories". What the heck happened? Any seniors here who were into Geology without pause for so long who could tell? (the only invariant is that Hawass was always around the corner lurking to deny everything)

[@SarV1]

Im young, in my early 30s, but work with Antiques, so I've somewhat seen some of the changes. Ive had the notion of wanting to start collecting antique history books and comparing today's narritive to yester-years. Even reading historic newspapers sheds lots of light on the new narratives they push 🙄

[@NolanGemini94]

@@SarV1 Interesting. Please do it. You'd be doing humanity a great service👍

[@TurnRacing]

Imagine building something so incredible that stood for so long that humanity forgot who, when and how they built it. Several times over.

[@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078]

Exactly right. The part that blows me away is that the most likely reason why we don’t know who, when, and how it was built is because a global cataclysm wiped that civilization from the Earth. Yet, despite a complete and utter devastation sufficient to wipe everyone from the Earth, these structures somehow survived that cataclysm. How many of our modern “advanced” structures would survive an event(s) like that? Zero. I find that absolutely astonishing.

[@johnboggia2720]

That's what's gonna happen to the stone barbecue I built... yup "sips beer" 🍺

[@bama-boi44boi94]

Oh they know who built it they just don't want mankind to know but it's slowly revealing itself

[@seltonk5136]

Imagine building something that incredible and slapping a Beetlejuice size head on it. It's sickening that anyone believes that's the original head

[@JDrwal2]

The answer is so simple: who on Earth would build the Sphinx in such a place to have to dig it out from the sand every other year. It is crystal clear that at the time it was erected, there was no desert around, no sand, no sand storms.

[@Mike649foxx]

As Hawass continues to bury history, you and a select few keep it alive. Thank you Ben.

[@stiffrichard2816]

The best thing to do might be to stop caring. Who cares about some old Egyptian rocks and artifacts? Asian people don't care, Indian people don't care, Latin Americans don't care, African blacks like to think they built it but don't care enough to study it, so when Europe and the US stop caring, it's over for Zahi Hawass.

[@willramsden8377]

@@stiffrichard2816 because it’s interesting af ancient history is class

[@stevenhunt3113]

Hawas: The foremost authority of Egyptology; known liar and theif.

[@CS-zn6pp]

@@stevenhunt3113 I doubt we will learn much of what he has concealed until he dies but don't solely blame him, remember all the western Egyptologist who have gone along with him over the years....

[@klgamit]

Hawass is a great example for any scientist, an example of what not to do 😂

[@FREESHA-VOCADOO]

I'm not usually one for commenting and being vocal about my opinions online, but this channel is amazing. I'm not an intellect, I'm just a guy and its amazing to see, hear and learn about these types of things that have been hidden from us shall we say. Just great, keep up the good work Ben.!

[@UnchartedX]

Thank you!!

[@anzulove7457]

I love how tight this community is, Jimmy, Ben, Brothers of the Serpent, George Howard, CFAPPS, Hancock, Schoch, and Randall Carlson. Absolutely loving this.

[@WickedFelina]

Why is Zahi still involved in the uncovering of antiquities and archeological digs in Egypt? He covered discoveries up, barred the way from further discovery if he wasn't involved, damaged the interior of the Great Pyramid and stole antiquities. Why let the coyote back into the hen house?

[@stevoschweikardt7184]

Bravo. Absolutely correct.

[@hellraiser666666]

very correct my sir! i have no hopes in finding out more info on this great topic as long we have those stupid retarded iditos that stop investingations. just mind boggeling how disrespectful and dumb they(we) have gotten. A disgrace!

[@Starfishtroopers]

He got fired in 2011.. he's a private investigator/consultant now.

[@hellraiser666666]

@@Starfishtroopers i didnt know that. good. tho. thx!

[@noninoni9962]

I'm curious as to what he investigates, and to whom he consults.

[@AncientArchitects]

Great video - thanks for the mention, Ben. I love that Henry Salt book - cost me a lot but I’m glad I have it in my collection! The last page or so is good, the credible Arab account of the Great Pyramid that says there was also an identical sarcophagus inside the Queen’s Chamber. Good to hear your thoughts on that too! But as always, a fantastically written and narrated video with awesome footage! Nice one!

[@TheSonicDeviant]

It’s so nice to hear you give each other mentions and to see you commenting on each other’s posts on KZbin! :)

[@rickcoleman133]

Is it weird that I read your comment and could hear it in your voice? Lmao love your channel as well Ancient Architects!

[@UnchartedX]

Thanks Matt - it was your recommendation that led me to getting a copy of this publication in the first place! I am thinking about doing a brief follow up video going through that early Arab exploration, as well as Cavigula's work in the great pyramid, it's quite the dramatic tale. Thanks also for the kind words, means a lot coming from a pro channel like yours!

[@ZILLION4EVER]

@@UnchartedX please do! :)

[@philpaquette6025]

Im surprise you actually like this video since you have gone mainstream in you videos as of late,always putting out the mainstream timeline to when things happend in the past

[@dr.m.hfuhruhurr84]

Well done. As a scholar and former educator of art and art history as well as an inquisitor and seeker of archaeological and anthropological truths I greatly respect and appreciate the quality of work you've done with this. Thank-you

[@anthonyschumacher9925]

I agree with all your assessments. Even if someone has just a basic understanding of physics and history, your conclusions seem just plain logical. How do more people not see this? Keep up the excellent work!

[@Antonio_Zamora]

I really appreciated the quotes from the old books and the description of the various explorations. It is amazing how wind, water, climate and human "repairs" have affected this old structure. The Sphynx still holds many mysteries. Thanks.

[@100_Dollar_Bill]

What's up Antonio! Looking forward to your next hip-hop video. Saber toothed tigers in the house. 😉

[@drgunsmith4099]

Your quickly becoming a legend in this topic and field.

[@drgunsmith4099]

@naruto tricked me sry some folk need to upon up the mind and stop being sheep 🐑 it’s plain to see we being lied to and our history is not what it seems, go listen to some folk music it might open ya mind up some what.

[@sheepinwolfclothing4334]

Absolutely

[@sheepinwolfclothing4334]

@naruto tricked me sry is your name KAREN 😂 so please indulge your evidence of why is this nonsense then 🙄

[@drgunsmith4099]

@@sheepinwolfclothing4334 well said.

[@JoDyMa]

I'd say it's more of a desert than a field, but I agree nonetheless

[@joconnor57]

Ben, I'm glad somebody is continuing to point out what is in plain sight. The head and body of the Sphinx are so incongruous as to cry out for a logical and technical analysis that can explain why. Keep doing your research, your trips to Egypt and your videos because I and many others appreciate the work. Wind and sand did not make those erosion patterns on the Sphinx's body and on the rock in the enclosure. Great job.

[@rebjorn79]

Considering that the sphinx relatively quickly gets covered by sand and has to be re-excavated, this might be an indication in itself that it's far older than we think - at some point Egypt wasn't the desert that it is today and sandstorms wasn't a thing. But this was long ago - the weathering that we see on the sphinx wouldn't have occurred while it was covered in sand.

[@dustinraymond9403]

It would also stand that the water erosion evident in the compound walls would also translate to the sphinx. But it appears it has been above the sand just long enough to lose the water erosion features, while the wall was protected. It really makes a fella think that it is older than really old. Im going to venture a guess and say it was multi-thousands of years old before egypt became dry. Has anyone taken a guess at how long the wall would have to be exposed to rain to create the features? And how long would it take for wind erosion to wipe that away from the sphinx? Also, even as a child, i always knew the sphinx originally was a lion. Its so obvious, i personally would be embarrassed to attempt to sell any other story........zahi...........

[@johndoe9947]

Another fantastic video. Video doesn't do it justice, documentary is much more appropriate. Zahi Hawass crippled egyptology for decades and his legacy seems to have continued. I also have no doubt this man has looted artifacts for his own profit (as alleged) and is aware of much more on the giza plateau (tunnels, etc) than has been reported.

[@bp4682]

No 5 minute teasers here! Take note Mr Foerester & Histories Mysteries. Best Content by Far, thank you Ben.

[@morenofranco9235]

The more we learn, the more we discover how much we still have to learn. Thanks again, Ben, for an excellent presentation.

[@ike3094]

As a retired engineer, I must agree that the Sphinx is far, far older than generally supposed. I am familiar with water erosion due to my work background and the erosion found about the Sphinx appears consistent with that brought about by rainfall over a long period of time.

[@Ancientreapers]

Thutmose IV was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt 14th century BC (1400 BC 3419 years ago). According to Thutmose IV dream stele, the Sphinx was buried up to its neck when he began the restoration of it and digging it out. Now, fast forward to Napoleon when he came across it. The artist accounts of this event the Sphinx was buried only up to it chest. Which is about a tad more than halfway. This is roughly after around 2,000 years since the time of Rome occupation. So taking that into account, the Sphinx complex must have been abandoned at least 4,000 years before Thutmose IV. That would place it at least 7,419 (4,000+3,419) years ago the last activity of the Sphinx complex occurred. And that makes the Sphinx very ancient. Getting close to the diluvian period roughly 10,000+- years ago.

[@joshuakuehn]

A crude, yet effective first thrust. I fully agree with your basic assessment

[@tysanders8836]

Robert Shock says it is water erosion which indicates a time when water was prevalent in the desert 10,000 plus. Buaval dates it 10,500 based on astrology.

[@AustinKoleCarlisle]

now do the math for the water erosion, which would require the entire Sphinx enclosure to be exposed for 1000s of years *prior* to being buried, and would have continually required human occupation to keep the sand from piling up during that time UNLESS it was made during a time before the Sahara desert formed, which would be even more incredible.

[@luise9567]

Agree

[@CS-zn6pp]

The Roman dug it out around 50bc as did ptolemy 350 years beforehand. The sands of Egypt cover things far faster than you might think.

[@Merito932]

I cannot thank you enough for your outstanding scientific work And I will definitely support you

[@UnchartedX]

Thanks so much!

[@teddyl7006]

RIP Chuck. You started my fascination with Ancient Egypt and I think about it often.

[@thegowerboy]

We visited the sphinx on two different trips. I am still amazed how little our guides seemed to know. This information is mind blowing thanks for thee great effort.

[@garryperrin2408]

Thank you for referring to A.D. and B.C. It means more than one might guess. Thanks for introducing us to these recently found manuscripts and digital accessed possibilities. Happy to support you.

[@MichaelJohnson-jt5cu]

With the Sphinx enclosure being covered with sand most of its life, and the level of rain fall erosion on the enclosure walls this leads to extending the date of the sphinx to be much older then most people accept. (thousands of years older)

[@VikingVic76]

So much better than 99% of the content on this subject. Keep up the great work. Thanx for all the great content you've shared.

[@user-zn6dl9fd5z]

The most authentic and incredibly logical piece on the Sphinx... ever. Wow! Learned so much more than imagined before the click to watch. Thank you for a board full of chalk and detail.

[@OpusBuddly]

The last time I was this early the Sphinx was still a natural rock formation.

[@josephpennington2795]

Sad, it was once barren land

[@josephpennington2795]

Under water?

[@tbg008]

The 40 thousand year old virgin.

[@josiedale5687]

I couldn't read your comment without picturing Rodney Dangerfield straightening his tie. That's pretty funny.

[@Kelticfury]

Couldn't sleep. Found this. WIN

[@kene5545]

Ben you're a great commentator your coverage of ancient Egypt is excellent and compelling

[@blxtothis]

How awesome the Sphinx, Pyramids and entire Giza Plateau must have looked in it’s heyday, it’s unimaginable for a mere mortal like myself to comprehend how they were created.

[@chrislesnar]

I have been re watching all your old content then low and behold this pops up. Cheers mate.

[@EtotheFnD]

I too was pleasantly surprised to see this video

[@patriciagreig1009]

want this is patricia

[@briantaylor5601]

It baffles my mind that you only have 135k subscribers--there must just not be that many deep thinkers on this topic anymore. Your videos are great, and much appreciated by those of us who are fascinated by these topics. I'm really excited to see the fruits of your visit with Jimmy and George in November. Thanks for all that you do.

[@curiodyssey3867]

The algorithm doesn't promote him

[@ANONM60D]

@@curiodyssey3867 the algorithm supports him, but the people that it is shown to are alreay subscribed to real historians and archeologists

[@wpriddy]

@Sean he is right about more than he is wrong about. As evidenced by the structured light scan of the early kingdom jar. He does a podcast with the guys that actually did the math, and it is far beyond the capabilities of anyone to replicate by hand or with crude machines. That's the great thing about hard science. It just takes one thing to topple soft sciences. Like a DNA test that completely rewrote the taxonomic structure of birds. Or a structured light scan that proves that something was made with machinery comparable to what we have today, and, by extension, that the kemet people inherited much of what was attributed to them. They themselves say this. That they are a legacy from earlier times.

[@ANONM60D]

@@wpriddy what math accounts for the capabilities of a machine no one can show existed? If you claim that it was advanced technology of some kind the burden of proof for the existence of that technology lies with the one making the claim. As of now there's nothing in the known historical or archiological record to suggest this is the case, but if you've heard of a recent discovery I'd love to look in to it!

[@cameronlamb1869]

Bros never lived in a town of a few thousand ppl if he thinks hundreds of thousands is nothing

[@Dynamofoe]

Read Emerald Tablets of Thoth for what is below the Sphynx... GREAT video! Thanks for your time and energy putting this together!!! 🙏🏽😊👍🏼

[@wjnahuy]

Reminds me of seeing the photos when I was very young. Need to be preserved for all time.

[@nigestevens]

Excellent quality, full of balanced referenced material including some hard to find information and historical pictures. Fascinating and thoroughly recommended.

[@dtmwoodworks3937]

You’re prob the only KZbinr that I get excited about when I see a new video posted! No homo!

[@cymaratechoverdragon]

What's absolutely fascinating to me is multiple civilisations have come and gone since the Ancient Egyptians, and multiple empires, from Greek to Roman have taken control of it, and yet, unlike what you'd expect from a conquering army, not a single one of them chose to damage the structures, with the Romans going as far to try and repair it. This to me shows there is something endearing about these structures that isn't present anywhere else in the world, it's almost as if they were amazed by it too and struggled to figure it out themselves, or maybe they knew back then what the secrets of its construction were and thus why they treated it with so much respect.

[@janetjacks3406]

Have only just discovered your channel, what a gem. I've been watching Bright Insight but never heard of you before but happened across the Christopher Dunn interview, as think he's an inspiration. So very pleased & grateful to be here.

[@PapaBrejj]

Thanks for the great content Ben. Your channel has started me down this ancient High civilisation/technology rabbit hole.

[@joshuakuehn]

Given the age of our current genetic line and what we've done technologically already, I wouldn't be surprised if a prior human civ made it to orbit. Would be interesting to find some well preserved artifacts in solar system left by our forefathers

[@sanderanocic]

I’m a simple man. Ben posts new content, I prioritize it.

[@davidlightman6801]

Cheers, Ben. Great video as always with points well made. Looking forward to your next Sunday stream.

[@JohnBrown-cn2qz]

Now THIS is the best video you have ever made. I woke up one day and I realized I hadn't watched Netflix in two months. UnchartedX rules! I mean, you nailed so many good points in this one! Because of your videos, Ben, I am definitely going to Egypt, ASAP.

[@billwillock7245]

Top-notch, as always, Ben. Thanks for your hard work and dedication to uncovering the truth behind these mysteries.

[@thomasgeekohoihanssen9242]

Truly made my day with this vid, Ben😀 Fantastic work in both research and production quality. Truly impressed😊 Wish you and Jimmy safe travels to the ancient land. Can’t wait to see the results 😃👍

[@JamesThailing]

Thanks for podcasting these Ben. Hope the trip goes well!

[@JohnCoughlan1]

Just revisited this epiode on Spotify and thoroughly enjoyed it all over again. Also, thanks for the re-nudge regarding the book "The Sphinx Revealed". Have finally managed to track down a copy that just came up for sale in the last few days, and looking foward to delving into it. Thanks again.

[@BubsyMupsy]

It reached to the point where I click on Like button even before starting the video.... But by the end if it I want to Like it again...few more times! 😄🙏🏻👏🏼

[@MN-zi6hb]

Another great film, I think this channel deserves greater appreciation. You touch on many interesting views and topics while avoiding what I would term wild speculation. It's hard not to feel that the human story isn't missing a few of its early chapters. If we could understand that perhaps we would have a better appreciation of the world today.

[@steves5172]

Hi, I’ve been totally absorbed by Israel, Persia and Egypt for many years but could never reconcile the many works with the Egyptians or Romans. Repairs and rebuilds I can accept proven by the changes in materials, method etc. Your channel makes a whole deal of sense, like someone opened a window, and I see there is a lot to catch up on. I thought my ideas on a previous civilisation, that we know next to nothing about, were too far fetched so I accepted the established view point that the Egyptians were capable of moving heavy loads, of shaping marble to a shine and producing optically flat surfaces etc etc. Thank you for uploading! ❤ 😊

[@SMakhdoom]

Thank you for 'BAM'. I have been waiting for years now. Also, your tour with Jimmy is extremely intriguing to me.

[@kevink.7597]

Hell Yes❗ A night of well-versed information❕ With actual validity to the claims! Thank you, Ben, Peace,

[@davids7524]

I'm always stoked when I see one of your new videos on my KZbin feed! You do a fantastic job of laying out the fascinating facts about our occluded history. I just went to Teotihuacan yesterday and it was amazing. Do you think you'll ever visit and make some videos on ancient Central America?

[@JockDoubleday]

A well-thought-out presentation of the mysteries and controversies surround the Great Sphinx. Good job.

[@quadq6598]

Excellent, very professional & super informative throughout as always. Thank you. Seems I am watching this whilst you are in Egypt with Jimmy, no doubt you will be having epic time - can't wait to see what you 2 come up with.

[@davidj4662]

Consensus and groupthink that denies and dismisses any other possible points of view is a plague on our current era.

[@brettdackiewicz9300]

Completely agree with your sentiment that group think is a plague of the mind that prevents us from being able to consider possible explanations to the wonders of the world around us... However, I think that this is not solely a characteristic of our current times, although we do seem to be living through a particularly insidious episode.. I would argue that this sad situation (group think) is very much the default position for most of the human race and as a result it has affected great swathes of time throughout history.. Copernicus, Galileo, da Vinci, Columbus and many others over the ages have all proposed ideas and theories that we consider nowadays as obvious as the nose upon one's face but at the time that they were put forward the reigning consensus considered their ideas as preposterous.. How things change with time and open minds. That's why it takes a unique mix of intellect, confidence and bravery to speak up and propose something new in the face of a prevalent and unwavering dogma.. This combination is not common but it is readily identifiable in people such as Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson, Robert Bauval and the purveyor of this magnificent channel, our man Ben, as they question the status quo and challenge the current ruling dogma that human civilisation only started 5 or 6 thousand years ago and that we know all that is worth knowing about the history of our planet. That is why unchartedx is one of my favourite channels on YT.. Thoughtful, insightful and interesting ideas all presented in a disarmingly effective manner.. I never miss an episode. Happy travels to all and keep up the great work Ben, you're a treasure!

[@joshuakuehn]

A plague from all eras

[@schoolhomevrtechnologyassi6286]

as is the actual plague..

[@TheAndreasEkelund]

I agree but only to a certain degree. Expand the scope and then you see it isn’t a fixed consensus. I think this is just a result of how we process what we see to believe as the truth for the time being. Us humans are curious species and always seeking answers. Don’t think of it as a static truth (I.e the group think) but instead an ever-changing viewpoint where the masses slowly and surely re-examine and lay forth new ideas, debate, examine evidence, just as this KZbin video does - presenting alternate ideas and concepts as our sciences and knowledge of things progress. Think Galileo and the previous notion that Earth was flat. I’m so excited to live in today’s world because technology is excelling at an accelerating rate. But not everyone thinks like this, and it is sad. Many find comfort in a single truth and blindly accept it as the one and only truth. But it is not their fault, we have to help each other. Think of Platos allegory of the cave.

[@cannibalwealth6936]

Thank you Ben.....

[@jezzamobile]

Always interesting to hear these reflective videos gleaned from all your research. Much appreciated 😊👍

[@Tubemanjac]

This presentation is just too extensive for watching it one time. Thanks much Ben, it beautifully summarizes details and sources i have been reading about over the years, plus much more. I AM GOING TO SUPPORT YOU!

[@joansmith3966]

I've been queuing up a lot of your videos in the past few months, and I just wanted to drop a note to say that I have a strong appreciation for the effort, quality, and thoroughness you put into exploring these topics. There's a lot to debate and speculate about when trying to research pre-and early literate civilizations and I think some people lose sight of the value of of channels like this in bringing together a huge amount of information from difficult to locate sources and making it easily accessible to everyone while also being willing to question assumptions and desired versions of reality. That said, I would also like to comment on a few distracting assumptions that a lot of modern thinkers make about about the ancient world - all rooted in projecting current and personal mindsets on ancient peoples. The first, very much in line with many of your arguments, is that ancient is synonymous with 'primitive' and unsophisticated. Then, that human social evolution represents a linear progression from 'primitive' (bad) to 'sophisticated' (good). The next couple challenge some of your arguments somewhat... that things taking a long time or being difficult by modern standards equates to them being functionally impossible by ancient standards. And finally, that the social structures and technology expected when accomplishing monumental tasks today, are inherently necessary for those tasks. I see a lot of people get distracted by these ideas that x task is so difficult, that I, as a modern person with modern tools and expectations, wouldn't even bother to try so, therefore, ancient people must have had some much easier way of doing it...Difficult, tedious, or inefficient ways of doing things are still possible to use, choose, and, in many cases, preferred as offering more personal satisfaction or spiritual significance.

[@jjosborne1982]

I love the sound clip “Shame on You!” Hahahah love the content man. Thank you for what you do.

[@Sjoerd55]

Wow wow wow, thank you, Ben, for another great episode. Your content is really easy to follow. Mainly given through your clear articulation and voice. Very easy to listen to. Thanks for bringing this information to the world! 🙏

[@IsaacMIT]

Extremely interesting, Ben! So logically presented; you make a great case.

[@Leafgreen1976]

I feel like a child again, full of wonder.

[@kwgm8578]

Ben, I am impressed with your scholarship. Thank you for sharing the best of your research with us, serving to chart the hitherto uncharted regarding these fascinating antiquities.

[@nirgle]

I just flipped through Description de L'Egypte, what a stunning book. Thanks for the referral, I hadn't heard about it until this video

[@TheSonicDeviant]

Great that you’re meeting Jimmy from Bright Insight!

[@josephpennington2795]

Whom is?

[@TheSonicDeviant]

@@josephpennington2795 - I genuinely don’t know how to answer this.

[@orion5992]

You specialize in Egypt and I've seen your videos on Machu Picchu, but I'd love to see you do a deep investigation on Angkor Wat, which is another great mystery of architecture and history. Besides, it's a lot closer to where you live if you should decide to visit.

[@UnchartedX]

I live in the US - and I have a ton of footage from Angkor Wat. Would like to do that video some day, as well as to visit the site myself sometime in the next year or so. Assuming the world doesn't end and all that :)

[@bruceinoz8002]

@@UnchartedX In Cambodia, Angkor Wat is just the start. It was a religious centre, but adjacent to it are vast ruins of a subsidiary centre called "The bayon" and clear evidence of a sizeable urban metropolis with numerous navigable waterways. Interestingly, the masonry techniques are a mixed bag, including, in many ruined structures, clear evidence that metallic (bronze??) "tie-bars were in wide use, just as they were in at least one other site, far, far away.I only got there once, in April 1990, when the Siem Reap airport terminal was a corrugated iron shed, sans air-con bur avec cold beer. On the eastern side of Cambodia is what is locally called "Mini-Angkor"; a bit shabby, but, there it is. "Wat" is the generic term for "temple" The appalling Khmer rouge did a LOT of damage to the many structures and relics, for example, defacing the bas relief-carved "apsara" (temple) dancers covering vast surfaces of many buildings. Traditionally, the REAL dancers were chosen for their beauty and grace, and danced "topless" ; hence the KR vandalism. The Maoism-inspired Khmer Rouge were VERY "sick puppies". Whist I was there, the "fixers" arranged for a visit to a revived school for traditional music and dance. The KR missed a few holders of the knowledge. South East Asia has a LOT of "interesting" pre-1800 stuff, if you go looking for it.

[@nancyM1313]

Enjoyed your video very much. Thanks Ben🖤

[@theonlybuzz1969]

This is one of my favourite documentaries that’s really interesting and has so much new information about the Sphinx (information that’s recently been re discovered), it gives us a really useful tool to read from a very early french book from the day of napoleon. This video will be one to keep in my favourites, thanks. UncharterdX I’m really impressed by this video!! Thank you 🙏

[@MIOLAZARUS]

Hi Ben. Just found your channel via Afterschool :) I travelled to egypt when I was 14 with my parents. It was the travel of a lifetime. The wonders of Egypt are wast and I am so happy to be alive in a time where so many mysteries gets revealed. Thank you for sharing your important work. Power to the people

[@TheGreyGhost_of43rd]

Demonrats

[@megret1808]

The stretch of open space in front of the Valley Temple is all fill that was once a portion of the Nile leading some to speculate that the river entrance into the complex is in the buried embankment

[@michaelgorman1486]

"Yes, Yes,....Yes !!! " awesome !! I was waiting for this one.........! Again, great work Ben ! Always spot-on ! Peace.

[@rolandsaucier1006]

Another brilliant video! Nice work!

[@macgyver5108]

Academia: "I reject your reality and substitute my own!"

[@avlisk]

It seems as if every "Official Narrative" today is a lie.

[@QuestionsStuff]

WoW just fkin wow Ben .This was hot The hi def footage was outstanding and the info exemplary Home schoolers should be shown this :)

[@pigpen3499]

Love seeing you putting out new stuff. You are excellent my friend! 🤜🤛

[@nosrednaable]

Hi mate. Came here from Bright Insight and intantly subbed. Awesome stuff mate, I just hope the truth comes out in our lifetime. Keep up the good work!

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

Great presentation as always Ben, thanks for taking the time. I recently switched to Vodafone for my ISP and they block archive.org and it's mirrors, ridiculous.

[@samdavisok]

Missed your vids

[@arnocilliers120]

This was really informative and convincing! Historical and scientific backups very good.

[@joshmann3399]

Well done...amazing work you have in this.

[@scottlatter253]

I wonder if the Sphinx was a lion 30 thousand years ago (originally?), fitting with Buval/JA West and the Leo theory, possibly relating to some of the early Sumerian texts as to the original builders. Pre-deluvian form? Then recut as Anubis maybe 12 thousand years ago (give or take several thousand years) as Chuck says- the ancient Egyptians didn’t tell lies in their sacred texts. Post-deluvian fix to match changing beliefs? Finally recut by the dynastic Egyptians as a human head 5 thousand years ago showing mankind’s ego now ruled everything. Recut more than once as old beliefs morphed? The head is little more than a stub now.

[@robertfurlow9300]

Yes you are completely dead correct . There just isn’t any other explanation that is as logical as this. I would add the Paleolithic climate in the region being moist and fertile would have aided in the enclosure and base under the Sphinx remaining unburied until after the younger dryas epoch when the region turned to sand.

[@rogerspable]

After several more rotations of the cultural appropriations, it will resemble it's last possible form, not unlike an obelisk, The Great Pinhead...

[@craftpaint1644]

The dynastic Egyptians had their cancel culture too 😬 Goes to show how damaging it is.

[@chrisdixonstudios]

As a sculptor of monumental statues I always thought the front legs are too long for lion and the pose is more doglike like Anubis.

[@thefullmonte1902]

Pyramids of Geezer... love the aussie accent! :D

[@chrispatrick1824]

Awesome as always, thank you once more for such great media!

[@demeramyklos4290]

This is excellent information well presented. I'm sure this goes back far further in time than generally believed.

[@hibernative]

So tired of Egypt gatekeeping the history located there. Non-evasive surveys should be a non issue. Edit: Anyone with 2 eyes can see that, beyond the small head, the surface of the face is so much less eroded than the body, which means it's re-carved.

[@delboytrotter8806]

I have 3 eyes !

[@hibernative]

@@delboytrotter8806 Brown eye of Osiris doesn't count

[@how2gamebadly]

they said they done it with wooden rollers. trees were rare and wood was imported...... unless it was around the time of the last ice age when trees were known to grow there. the sphinx clearly shows its much much older. sadly its well known to anyone who looks. im from a small island in the ocean. sand and water erosion are both common there. both look different and nothing alike. i just wanna know why the lying and what more do they know then everyone else?

[@Tariq_F._Raheem86]

People lie in order to maintain what they believe is an intellectual advantage. Also to maintain the ability to deceive the masses. Simply put

[@annunacky4463]

Science has very high momentum, once it gets going in a direction, its really hard to turn. I am friends with two very very smart high school buddies. One is at Las Alamos doing classified work, and another one who invented small nerve gas detectors for the army many yrs ago. Neither wants to seriously consider an ancient society with more knowledge than they have...or UFOs and extraterrestrials. Its just out of the question, unless a scientist proves it and publishes it. Hence the problem.

[@MichaelEllisYT]

Great video. Ancient Architects really lays out a convincing argument about the Sphinx never having been carved like a lion. It was just a rough base that was blocked in as a lion at a later date.

[@lakunagr]

Great video, very well presented. Love your channel

[@juanitacamacho3690]

Question: Why is the sphinx at a lower level. Shouldn't the pyramids also be at that level? Is there 40 or 50 feet of sand still to unearth at the other sites to bring everything at the same level? Is Egypt on a slope?

[@0Gematria0]

This is a very valid question! I’ve thought the same, Does it slope or is it all built on an incline above something different? Also consider the holes in the path leading to the pyramid that can take in infinite amounts of sand. Yousef showed this Ben and I was stunned! Knowing they built the platform specifically for the pyramids as well; if all the sand was excavated off the plateau what would it look like?

[@mdspence11]

The sphinx was dug out as it was carved, from limestone that was already there. This includes the head, which was carved out of a naturally pertruding rock formation. VS the pyramids that were quarried elsewhere

[@Ancientreapers]

26:18 "Find this to be frustrating" You and a lot of us. 26:30 "Does make you wonder why this hasn't happened though. Doesn't it." Because then the mainstream narrative of how old our species really is would totally collapse around them.

[@michealmeaden1300]

Wow 👏 it definitely would.. history books re written

[@ColleenM61]

Thank you! THANK YOU! For doing all this work here on youtube. I'm thrilled to have found you. I would LOVE to hear about your experience at the debate, I've watched videos from it but never heard any feedback from the experience. What a thing to have witnessed. The frustration of working with the "powers that be" must be enormous. Well again, thank you for all your hard work and I'll be happy to help support it however I can.

[@RetroRescuers]

Got sent here from bright insight and so stoked to see you’re an Aussie! Keep up the great work, I got some watching to do !

[@anthonyhasler5397]

3 dislikes!? For you to receive these just shows how many people out there are not willing to except the facts!!! Great work me ond bean, keep it up 👍

[@vladislawr1594]

Hawass, Lerner .. and that other old boy with the white hair..

[@greytroll1632]

It's 31 now. "Shame on you!" they are saying.

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

otherwise known as ACCIDENTAL CLICKS

[@rumfordc]

accept*

[@greytroll1632]

@Jeremy Chandler but then why would the Egyptians hide the secret?

[@calebbb95]

I feel like you havent posted in 12,000 years

[@UnchartedX]

close, but not quite. train is back on the tracks, I do say something about this at the end... but i have more coming soon, had a few 'life' distractions recently.

[@calebbb95]

@@UnchartedX great to hear from you brother. Thanks for your effort in keeping knowledge from going the way of Alexandria 😉

[@josephpennington2795]

No train between there beginning and end other than worldly ones.

[@sparty94]

hi ben, i discovered your channel a few days ago, and i wanted to compliment you on your content, it's really well done. i've been laying awake at night trying to imagine these projects, and how they might have been accomplished.

[@nexusmagazine8385]

Another AWESOME vid Ben! Well done!