DENDERA "MELTED STAIRCASE" - GEOLOGIST EXPLAINS MELTED STEPS IN HATHOR TEMPLE, DENDERA, EGYPT!

[@jonveitch2394]

Looks like a rough repair, like someone poured material onto human eroded steps. Great work, thanks for sharing.

[@outcastoffoolgara]

Exactly. It is a repair job gone bad. Maybe done the day after the new year party.

[@amarq1509]

I have had quite a few geopolymer test blocks fail to set fully and stay semi-fluid for more than a month. I have gotten the same effect, by accident.

[@derekellisCAN]

It would take thousands and thousands of years for rock to be worn aways by people stepping on it.

[@pojuh645]

@@outcastoffoolgara could be that the stairs were remodeled but not fixed and then leaked to the step downwards over night. but i wonder if that was the case and they wanted to repair the stairs, they could have removed parts of the heights afterwards again and make the stairs fit quite easily. It would maybe be of interest to analyze the material to see if it is made of the same stone or if it is a different material.

[@Brandon-nr8fn]

My first thought

[@GollumSmeagol]

Good video!!! One important thing, I like how you respect different people's theories even if you don't agree with them.

[@Yeoldelole]

Thats what I love about this channel

[@Anyextee]

Thank you for watching l. Glad you can appreciate that aspect of my videos. I think it’s important to look at things from as many perspectives as possible and examine all the pieces of the puzzle.

[@Anyextee]

@@Yeoldelole glad you enjoy my approach and the channel! Thank you for watching!

[@user-tk5fi1my5i]

That's one thing I can't stand about some people, and a lot of academia. They attack people if they have a different opinion or theory. People don't know a lot of things that happened 5,000 years ago or more, yet they act as if they know what happened for sure. So I definitely appreciate people that are willing to listen to other theories and not attack people for them.

[@senseitionalgamer]

True true

[@jonathanryals9934]

It is (possibly) a combination of foot traffic and the water and oil the acolytes were dripping on it. The powderized erosion mixed with the oils and water to form the deposits from the worn material.

[@stage1greg]

seems like one potential cause.

[@Anyextee]

Hi Jonathan, thank you for watching and the thoughtful comment. I think foot traffic played a role, but does it explain the net build up? If so, how? I wonder about the water and oil as well thats why I mentioned the Priestly procession in the video but I can't be certain. I think its reasonable and likely something along those lines BUT how do we explain all the other steps going up? They others have the indentations but not net build up. Why would the water and oil dripping be isolated to this one segment of the steps? I think you are on the right track.

[@jonathanryals9934]

@@Anyextee well im just brainstorming, so it is just one more idea to eliminate i guess... But if flowing water would have washed the debris away, maybe the dripping was just enough to dampen it "just right" so it would dry back in place on the steps... I was thinking if they doused the priests just before that section with the oils then that would explain some of the difference but that is another stretch...

[@Frenchy78ify]

lol not at all

[@Ben-qm9zq]

💯 FACTS

[@pixelspring]

from your video, it appears that the most buildup , “melting” is on the last lower flight of steps. with the rest of the flights only showing the usual edge wear on the mid surfaces of the stairs. ... You also mentioned the adepts being washed before entering the temple .. If the steps are limestone, then reconstitution of the dust and wear from above steps is 100% possible. Limestone very readily dissolves and reconstitutes. The water source, could just be adepts entering the temple with wet sandals . The temple is shaded, so with each adept walking downwards for say 1000 years... The water from a wet adept would not necessarily evaporate so quickly ... we likely aren’t talking about a flood, we are talking about a slow , very slow transport of trickles of water carrying small amounts of limestone and dust , each only perhaps travelling a small way individually , but over 100’s of years and 10’s of millions of such trickles . .. perhaps ....

[@GaiasKeeper]

I'm suggesting that the water had wine in it and hence oxidied as vinegar, because the temple was only in use for such rituals for a couple of centuries or so

[@murraymasson669]

It's steps,where do you walk up a set of steps?answer-the middle.2000 years of footsteps.call me a genius but I think I've cracked it

[@atomatman3104]

IDIOTS

[@bok2bok333]

Your the first person that made me aware it is a build up...not a depression. Good work.

[@Anyextee]

Glad I could help with that! Thanks again for watching, Bok Bok!

[@SergioNikitaLialin]

my reply from above (to promote the convo): I like your idea, and as i look it over, i don't see a "build up" on step one or two... it seems to be the liquified matter of steps one and two that begins the pooling and puddling below, as it accumulates.... thoughts?

[@Anyextee]

@@SergioNikitaLialin Thanks Sergio. I would say the liquified matter that isnt level with the steps is - in part - what Im referring to in the video when I say "net build up".

[@RockStarholic]

Is it possible that annointed acolytes traversed a path through the temple and as they walked the annointing oil dripped on the steps providing the medium for dissolution and mineralization of the stone. If that's the case then the question is what oil(s) were they using in their rituals at dendara?

[@GaiasKeeper]

I'm suggesting wine/water that turned to vinegar

[@fleam101]

When tested, what is the composition of the “melted” build up on the steps?????

[@willbohland3698]

"Aliens."

[@FunnyOldeWorld]

I’ve been there and learnt even more from this video 🥸

[@stage1greg]

liking your channel recently too. thanks jj.

[@Anyextee]

The huntress is in the house! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment, JJ. Glad you learned something from this video!

[@willtricks9432]

Here from Ancient Architects, Best of luck with rebuilding your situation. Great video and a different way of looking at this subject. Cheers

[@83ruffrider]

This channel definitively deserves more attention!

[@Anyextee]

JDL, thank you kindly. If you have any suggestions on how to achieve that please let me know. Until then you can only always share to help spread the word. And Please remember to subscribe and click the bell icon for more to help us grow this channel!

[@83ruffrider]

​@@Anyextee I already am, but don't worry, we pass the message on!

[@ellenmariemccurdy]

This is great work Next. I really enjoyed it and understand the site much better. Looking forward to going back.

[@Anyextee]

Thank you for watching and for the kind words, Ellen! Looking forward to see you on the Lost Technologies & Symbolism tour this September!

[@jennanderson5947]

Dang I have to make dinner while this is on! I'll view it tomorrow. I'm sure it will be awesome. Like the merch too.

[@Anyextee]

Thanks for stopping by Jenn!

[@xxcx3xx]

It seems to me that the process is happening in more of an upward trajectory than downward since as you stated any liquid travelling down the stairs would interact with the walls at the landings also. I’m thinking something was being carried up the stairs that was spilling onto them and then hardening which built up over time. A sample of the built up material and the stairs would be a big step forward in our understanding of what is happening here.

[@notelliot70]

Ikr? or what if someone building on top of the building wanted a ramp to haul material up and used a polymer technique to smooth the stairs out. Or....maybe they used a polymer technique to repair worn stairs and it failed spectacularly? Hmm...

[@Muixxc]

I've been there last year. And yes, I saw this. I've saw other thinks there, and after that this stairs are association for Dendera for me. I didn't ask my guide for explanation. I concluded that is result of human steps. But your possible explanation are interesting. Great job. Thanks

[@VegasBrent]

Seems like an incredible assessment as always from you, thank you for sharing with the public regardless!

[@Anyextee]

Thank you for watching!

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

What are the properties of the pool in which the acolytes immersed themselves prior to ascending those stairs? Could some of the chemicals found within the pool at the time that it was in use have softened the stone of the steps?

[@GaiasKeeper]

like wine in the water that turns to vinegar in the air and causes gradual liquefaction of the limestone

[@stage1greg]

great watch, thanks NEXT. looking forward to more.

[@Anyextee]

Gregs1020, thanks for the continued views, brother! I appreciate the comment. Much more to come!

[@Chrispmiller84]

What kind of footwear did people in that area typically wear over the last 2,000 years? If it were a soft, absorbent material, it's possible that small amounts of sweat would be left behind by each person that took those steps. Perhaps the high salt content would have some effect as well.

[@Spartan2444]

Great video dude! Ive been loving watching your stuff! You are super knowledgeable and youve opened my eyes to quite a lot i didnt know so thank you! Cant wait for more of your videos!

[@Anyextee]

Thomas, thank you for the kind words. Im glad you are finding value in my videos and view them as eye-opening. Please help spread the word!

[@Facetheblazingfire]

Good editing work! Keep it up! Loved how informative and seamless it was. :) Glad I found your channel and hope one day I too can travel to Egypt.

[@Anyextee]

Katie, thanks for taking the time to watch and for the kind words. I appreciate that. Please subscribe and click the bell icon for future updates as I am trying to grow this channel and that would help! If you ever find yourself in position to travel to Egypt, please do consider joining us for a tour unlike any other! You can get on our email list to receive 'early bird' discounts and updates on future tours: adeptexpeditions.com/tours/

[@MrAJScotty]

I've seen something that looks similar to this before. In construction sites when the drywallers and the plasters are hauling materials in and out they drop some materials on the stairs and they get clogged up like these stairs, it makes a type of ramp in the central area

[@SergioNikitaLialin]

i like your idea, and as i look it over, i don't see a "build up" on step one or two... it seems to be the liquified matter of steps one and two that begins the pooling and puddling below, as it accumulates.... thoughts?

[@Anyextee]

Thanks for watching. I think it could very well be something along these lines. Its a possibility.

[@MrAJScotty]

@@SergioNikitaLialin possibly, I wonder if there's a way to calculate if the amount of accumulation in volume exceeds the volume missing off the steps

[@SunRabbit]

Good observation. I've seen the same effect on construction sites myself.

[@rdooski]

I have also seen this on several occasions and it does look very similar. Just the steps were worn beforehand here. And they were obviously using plaster, some even looking like granite.

[@stage1greg]

looking forward to this one big time! i hope it's another long deep dive, thanks Anyextee. Reminder - ON

[@Anyextee]

Awesome! Thanks for leaving a comment. This is one is a deep dive but not as long as previous videos. Only 23 minutes but still a deep dive. I did a poll asking members of the community here ( kzbin.infocommunity) abouy what length of video you want to see. Some prefer long form videos, like my previous documentaries. But some like shorter videos too. So Im gonna mix it up and try a few things out. It also means I can make more content for you so you dont have to wait weeks on end gor the next Anyextee video. But dont worry, ill always be working on a longer form documentary in the background. See you at the premiere!

[@peterwhite6611]

Another theory for "melting" the staircase: repeated, small-scale dripping of solvents over time, perhaps from perfume or ceremonial oils. As you mentioned, the Dendera temple contained a perfume laboratory room - and solvents are used in perfume manufacture. If these perfumes adorned the bodies of those walking up and down the stairs, you could have a gradual drip-drip-drip effect as follows. 1) Small amounts of perfume dripped from the body. 2) It dissolved some stone from an upper step forming a solution. 3) The solution flowed to the step below. 4) The solvent evaporated leaving a stone residue. This theory fits much better with the evidence than a 'single spill' theory, as no 'sploshing' up walls would occur with repeated small scale dripping. It explains the puddles much better than simple wear and tear. It obviously explains the right angle turns better than the application of external heat. And it doesn't require the Greeks or Romans to have knowledge of geopolymers. Slight variations of this theory could involve the solvent being on the feet/sandals of those walking up and down, or dripping from bowls being carried up and down the stairs.

[@peterwhite6611]

Oh... and regarding why the effect is only observed on the lower steps. Could it be that's where the maximal amount of dripping occurred? If they were anointed on the lower levels, they may be dripping the most at the start of their ascent.

[@GaiasKeeper]

@@peterwhite6611 ainointed/walked in wine/water from the pool outide before entering, so by the time they reach the upper stairs most of the dripping has occurred as you suggested > libations turned to vinegar and melted the limestone, hence the pooling (not from the ceiling but the participants)

[@bok2bok333]

Reminder is on.

[@Anyextee]

Awesome! I will be in the super chat answering questions live throughout the video premiere. See you then!

[@BrettKeens]

Was there another purpose/activity in the Temple's lower level that may have required a chemical substance? Carried and dripping over time...

[@Anyextee]

Brett, thank you for watching this video and the thought provoking question. Great question! The Temple served several purposes. Ritual activities and processions were carried out here and its interesting you ask because do know there was a perfume laboratory on the lower level. Most of the chambers are dedicated to neters and/or actitivies of the festivals that took place at the temple. Please subscribe for more videos!

[@BrettKeens]

@@Anyextee Thank you Anyextee

[@MikeBaxterABC]

I just subscribed, there are a few of "you guys" on the net. The guys who get OUT there and video these ancient sites IN PERSON!! .. Thank You .. At this stage of my life I might not ever get out to see these ancient sites :( .. I am poor and in poor health .. But you BET I am taking full advantage of the full OPTICAL internet the city has installed on our street!! :) Thanks for getting out there AND recording your visits and your opinions!!! For some at my stage of life it's a godsend to have access to this stuff!!! :)

[@TheTimeDetective42]

Thank you for this incredible video in setting the record straight!

[@andanssas]

Nice to see you here Dr. Kos, this time literally :)

[@Anyextee]

And thank you for providing inspiration and being a part of it!

[@melikemusic753]

But he didn't set the record straight LOL... Good video though

[@rdooski]

Great video on the subject. So glad you didn't go with the "foot traffic only" theory. There are some fairly well done videos by what seem like intelligent people that go that route and it drives me crazy. I had a good chat with one of them and the guy wasn't changing his mind either, regardless what evidence was presented.

[@marcoterranova3679]

Looking this video for the first time and never saw this melted stairs. But as Geologist, and after the accurate observation I saw nothing else than ... yes ... consumed stairs used over many centuries. But at the same time there is evident accumulation of material on the stairs after the stairs were consumed , accumulation of material occured after the stairs where strongly consumed as we can see it today.

[@frosty6960]

I think i can explain the buildup. I will try. (bottom of my comment) The thing with this case is its location. Its ONLY where people would put their feet, not on anything else. So the answer must be related to those footsteps or it would be seen everywhere. Even granite is worn down by feet like this. Look at any random old church steps .. they often use granite. You will see human feet wear out any kind of rocks. Yeah, even skin can wear down granite. Hardness is so misuderstood its not even funny 12:28 yeah, people forget what happens to lime and sandstone when melted. Its silicates become glassy and it will never ever return to its previous state. 13:28 I agree. The solar plasma and nuclear blast theories have too much explaining to do. Also very weird that the plasma or blast would selectively pick certain places to affect, and leave the whole landscape untouched. This would left evidence in the form of glassy surfaces everywhere. ************* Step wear and buildup explain: I think this is a combination of mechanical and chemical processes. Today, its only wear. But there is a big difference on today and 2k years ago. HUMAN SWEAT The egyptians walked bare footed. This would probably deposit microparts of salt. Salt accellerates the process and dissolves it. If you had zoomed into the details when a step is made, you'd see the friction remove particles, which eventually falls down to the step below. Its not unthinkable that CaCO3 and sand lying there in the mix, being stepped on might compact again. But its still a 99% loss-process as most of the materials are gone. Good video! Intersting subject. Sorry for the lots of edits as i watched it :)

[@billshiff2060]

Thanks for this important context.

[@wonderbucket1242]

Maybe the answer is because the builders of the stairs messed-up with their forms, and it burst and the melted stone spilled down. Or maybe the forms overflowed? Just throwing out far-out possibilities...

[@wonderbucket1242]

Another possibity is that some later peoples decided to make the stairs more ramp-like, either for easier walking, or for moving a wheelbarrow through.

[@enhanceviewscm4363]

think outside the box. what if. sacrifice pit. droppin bodies to the floor. whats sandstone reaction to weeks/months of dead/rotten/decaying bodies? along with years of different types of shoes being walked on.

[@Ballsy39]

Hey Anyextee, how goes it? I travelled Egypt and Lebanon with Brien Forester, Mohamed Imbriham, Yousef and Patrica Awyan and Susan Moore in 2014 and 2015 . We studied all of these sites without coming to many conclusions. I hope you can carry on with our research and have better luck.

[@Anyextee]

Thanks for watching. Please subscribe !

[@andanssas]

1 more hypothesis: something incredibly hot was transported down the stairs, that's why that last step on 18:15 corner didn't melt and the first step melt more, something helped turning the thing but not fast enough: it'd be interesting to see a geiger counger reading (any remaining radiation has likely dissipated away though). Taking your time making these videos does lead to High Quality content. Enjoyed watching this, thanks!

[@TheBakeroid]

You mention that in order to enter the temple it was necassery to purify in the baths before ascending the steps. So is it possible that the succession of wet bodies trapsing and dripping on the steps exclusively on the footfall area possible mingled with oils could have caused this type of melting. Was first thing to pop into my mind on viewing the damage. Thankyou for the vid 👍

[@andanssas]

@@TheBakeroid that is a good hypothesis as well, several oils can be corrosive in various types of minerals/stones.

[@stephencomee1254]

Patiently waiting, This is going to be good!

[@Anyextee]

Thank you for watching Stephen! I hope you enjoy!

[@stephencomee1254]

@@Anyextee I enjoyed it very much, and can't wait to be able to visit once again! I loved hearing your insights.

[@chrisw6164]

Excellent content, subbed.

[@Anyextee]

Chris, thanks for watching and the sub. Much appreciated! Please check out my others videos and click the bell icon for future notifications!

[@luisfilipedesouzagomes9545]

Mind blowing! Huge thanks to @AncientArchitects who recommended this channel. Sadly the conditions are not good for you now, but I'll be praying for you and your family. May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ have mercy and bless you.

[@veryveracoacha1832]

So is the amount of buildup equal to the amount missing? If you could reform the stairs with only the material there would you have any left over or would you come up short?

[@QuestionsStuff]

Wow The gangs all here ,Brian, Dr Kos, Chuck, Matt. You forgot Ben Uncharted X ;)

[@ZiggyDan]

Hi Q.

[@QuestionsStuff]

@@ZiggyDan Zig lol

[@Anyextee]

Q, thanks for watching and leaving a comment. To be fair, much of the footage in this video was captured 3-4 years ago. Charles Cos did a good job with video on this specific topic and so I wanted to pay homage and give him another opportunity to explain his position in this current video and I know Matt has a masters in Geology, so I wanted to hear from him about the water flooding theory all of the people in the video felt relevant to the video. Its not that I forgot anyone and I know Ben Uncharted X has touched on different topics but when it comes to Egypt, I know him for doing some great work covering the Serapeum and a stellar job at echoing the Lost Technologies theme of Chris Dunn here on KZbin, as well as covering the Younger Dryas and Peru, but none of his favorite topics seemed relevant to this particular video. There are alot of others I could have included as well but I could only do so much with keeping brevity in mind for this one.

[@carlyork355]

I'm sorry I missed the launch date! Joseph Davidovits did a study many years ago about the casing stones of the pyramid being made of geopolymer. Though I believe there was considerable distance in time of construction between these two structures, the knowledge of geopolymer may have still existed. He postulated that by taking kaolinitic limestone and placing it in a solution of plant ash mixed with water and lime, the water molecules would separate the clay from the limestone and then dissolve the alumino-silicates. The alumino-silicates would then react with hydroxide to form what Davidovits called "a sodium-poly-oxo-aluminate" geopolymer. (Barsoum, M. W., et al. “Microstructural Evidence of Reconstituted Limestone Blocks in the Great Pyramids of Egypt.” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 89, no. 12, 2006, pp. 3788-3796., doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01308.x. ) The building up the steps looks like it could have been a highly viscous fluid, which could explain why the material didnt run into the far wall on the landing and instead followed down the worn down stairs. In which case, that implies the use of geopolymers after the stairs were used and worn down, possiblly a repair effort but poorly executed. "Aye bob just poor the cement on down there, work smarter not harder!" .Could the structure be a little older than we think? Or ar least the interior of it, and geopolymers were used on the top of it before it spilled down the steps?

[@timpage5021]

I think your on to something. I believe the Temple is older than Roman occupation. Maybe Ptolemy expanded or repaired what was already there.

[@AishaShaw-cl6wc]

Materials do strange things when subjected to extremely hi voltage Currents and vibration.

[@jennanderson5947]

I am amazed how well hip hop music goes with Ancient Egypt. Anyway, here's my guess: maybe at the very end of the Egyptian religion, hot oil was poured down the staircase and ignited to keep the authorities at bay. There is something volcanic looking about the melt.

[@InvestigationsDepartment]

Not sure myself but if not a spill, do you think the melted look could have something to do with plasma or the so called rare phenomena referred to as ball lightning?

[@AugurIliKur]

I wonder if maybe the steps wore down so far someone filled the hallways with sand or other material to make an incline. Then foot traffic and maybe leaking containers carried up the stairs over time hardened some of it. Then later all the loose debris was swept away.

[@Anyextee]

Thanks for watching and commenting. I dont see why that would not be possible and it could be something along those lines.

[@gormauslander]

Well why didn't you ask her about the buildup while she was standing there?

[@artemiseritu]

Because the true answer is really boring and mundane.

[@UtubeAW]

Being that everything at Tanis is blasted by solar plasma I’d start looking for that eastward facing opening that used to be in front of the stairs

[@JLSorell]

Did you even watch the video. He ruled that out as there was no other damage, unless a solar flare can come through a narrow opening and go down the middle of the stairs making right hand turns

[@Caddowolf]

Where else on Earth has this happened?

[@krazykillar4794]

Egypt is the greatest mystery of human existence on earth 🌎

[@Anyextee]

Krazy Killer47, I would argue that man is the greatest mystery of human existence on earth, but Egypt is certainly full of unsolved mysteries! Thank you for watching and commenting. Please subscribe!

[@TheTimeDetective42]

How do you make videos so good? LOL

[@stage1greg]

he puts you in them.

[@Anyextee]

@@stage1greg lol...Hey! This is the only video I put him!

[@TheTimeDetective42]

@@stage1greg Yes that is one reason why they are great but I meant the special effects, thicko!

[@LuckyLu602]

Reminder is set...

[@Anyextee]

Lala, thank you! I will be in the super chat answering questions live throughout the video premiere. See you then!

[@PAPAB-g5e]

Really like this Video. Its NOT main street Archeology. I myself can't help but see that people of that time or earlier had a way to liquefy stone. I wish I knew how. It would change a lot of thinking and maybe make better buildings.

[@rabbasfavouriteenemy]

Great vid dude. It’s still a mystery. I really like the way you always provide us with all the hypotheses for us to judge. Please keep it up 💪🏽 regarding your last point on esoteric tradition and stone, may I suggest you a great quick book about how quantum physics relates to that: Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli. Peace out

[@Anyextee]

Thank you for the suggestion, Lucio! My next video will be very esoteric and physics driven. Please subscribe!

[@kevinhickey2617]

Fantastic video. You’re right, a simple experiment would solve this mystery although to me it looks like bad repair work with something like mortar. 👍👍

[@Anyextee]

Kevin, thank you for watching and the comment! Please subscribe for more!

[@jameswiz33]

Let’s gooooooo I know this will be 🔥

[@Anyextee]

James, thanks commenting! Pleasae click "set reminder" so you don't miss out on the premiere!

[@biggshow1045]

Good stuff dude i actually learned a couple things i didnt know. Thank you. Hey in 198something i was in Egypt. Me and 2 buddies got 3/4 up the main pyramid. 1 of my buddies broke his ankle and we didnt make it. But it was really cool all the names andnmessages from different times gone. I left mine 6 times.

[@SensiProductionzBlindDogVideos]

18:56 those cracks are from a rock going through a process of vitrification. Would it be possible that a fire was on those steps, perhaps something of a high temperature above it? Maybe it bubbled and melted some from a heavy fire of different statues mixed with gas or something, and it was just above them, creating that high heat with that wind working like a blower for a fire It’s definitely melted though, that is 1000% vitrification.

[@andypowell4538]

Sounds good mate 👍

[@Anyextee]

Thanks for commenting, Andy! Please remember to click "Set Reminder" to catch the premiere this Friday!

[@andypowell4538]

I've set the reminder think I will be asleep though 😴😅

[@robswright68]

Anointment oil drippings mixed with eroded material gradually accumulated and gunked up the stairs. As the effect only occurs where people walk it must be a direct consequence of foot traffic. Final answer.

[@ZiggyDan]

Accumulation of acid rain over millennia.

[@Anyextee]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@Anyextee]

@@ZiggyDan Zigm thanks for adding! I like your idea. My question would then be why do we only see this anomoly in the lower steps of the western stair case. We see indentations up the entire flight, but why did the accumulation of acid rain take place only in this segment and not elsewhere across several flights of stairs? How did it manage not to damage any of the upper stairs as it dripped down?

[@ZiggyDan]

@@Anyextee ...it's the great quality footage and expertise that keep us coming back.

[@ZiggyDan]

@@Anyextee ,,, There was no sand up there. Prevailing winds might drive the sand to a certain corner.

[@HoldmyARK]

looking forward to it!

[@Anyextee]

Thank for watching and for commenting, bro!

[@WelcomeToTheGoldenPage]

I watched a video once about monks that always stood for hours in the same spot and the ground had a good indentation of feet. I can't remember if it was stone or wood I will try to find it again.

[@Anyextee]

My man! Thanks for stopping by. Have you ever read 'My Life in Tibet' by Edwin John Dingle?

[@WelcomeToTheGoldenPage]

@@Anyextee Thanks, I will check it out.

[@WelcomeToTheGoldenPage]

@@Anyextee If I had to take a guess.. If the stairs are not warn away before those steps, and not warn away higher around the corner, then my guess is they are warn away from the sand and water coming in from that opening like a rock tumbler over thousands of years.

[@ThePolysulfide]

If the hallway was filled with sand then water could erode a small channel at those 90 degree turns. A trickle of water or persistently wet sand could have facilitated some sort of electrolysis. If the stairs themselves were made of geopolymer maybe the mixture was not homogenous on the inside and wear of the finished surface has revealed that internal non-conformity. Or an improper hardening of these stones may have accelerated wear and made the stone soft enough to deform into these shapes with normal use. Over time the stairs would have fully hardened.

[@Anyextee]

Thank you for watching and please SUBSCRIBE! I recently reached my FIRST goal on Patreon but I could still use more support to keep making videos for you - Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/Anyextee (I put together some cool benefits for the various tiers). Here's your chance to join Christopher Dunn and me (Anyextee) for the Lost Technologies & Symbolism tour of Egypt: adeptexpeditions.com/tours/lost-technologies-tour-egypt - This will be an INCREDIBLE adventure-of-lifetime!

[@DoobESnacks]

We want it now!

[@Anyextee]

Doob, they tell me patience is a virtue. Good things come to those who wait! Please click "Set Reminder" to catch the premiere this Friday!

[@melfreitas1290]

Those steps are melted period.

[@joshuac.6437]

Des nuts are melted!

Very interesting and in depth analysis. I didn't realized it had a build up until you pointed it out, it's true! Maybe it could've been roman concrete poured on a already depressed stairs?

[@toddmorgan8147]

Is there a schematic of the temple available? Do the worn steps coincide with the windows? And is there a copy of what is written on the walls in the staircases?

[@Anyextee]

The schematic of the Temple is included in my next video. I also provide a hieroglyphic tranlations of the cryprs (not the stairs) but I can do that in a future video. Please subscribe!

[@toddmorgan8147]

@@Anyextee When will that next video be available?

[@Anyextee]

@@toddmorgan8147 NEW video will premiere TOMORROW on April 3, 2021 at 9:00 AM kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYnJdJScd9ysq68 - Please click "set reminder" on the premiere page using the link above so you can get the notification. I will be in the super chat answering all questions during the premiere

[@bumfie]

Great video . Only thing i can think on is that possibly for a few 100 years there was a small stream running down the stairs . could this cause the smoother wear + deposits ?

[@justwondering1967]

Excellent video

[@jeanmarjcelafond]

Could the water come from the water lillies harvested for perfume and other uses in the temple? That would provide a regular source of controlled water along a specific path. And if this was a daily task for the few hundred years the temple operated, would the constant friction from steps and the water dripping from the staffs clothing and the plants provide enough to dissolve and slowly grind down some of the stone particles and make the stairs melt, providing conditions for it to form and settle gradually as a synthetic stalactite melted staircase?

[@chriskelly2939]

Ahhhh, finally I just couldn’t wait any longer 😂

[@Anyextee]

lol. Thanks for watching Chris!

[@indream6318]

Great work, mate!

[@anotherblonde]

I was recently at Dendera and couldn't find the Bes statue you show in it's previous location and wonder if it's been moved to the new museum in Cairo as I didn't find it at the site. The "lightbuilbs" are explained in newly cleaned heiroglyphs exposed high on the ceiling of the room to the left of the Sanctury. Imbibing starfire by pharoahs, priests was done there.

[@Anyextee]

Tina thank you for watching. January 2019 was the last time I was there leading a tour (before the pandemic). At that time Bes was on display in the ruined courtyard. As you enter through the proppylons you should see Bes to your left unless they moved him as you suggested. Ill check when I go back this September.

[@anotherblonde]

I was there in the April after your trip and it was gone! Myself my bodyguard and my driver we alone all day in the temple. The guardians made tea for us. I lived 10 years in Egypt so am very familiar with this temple. Alot of "straightening up" had been done since my previous visit; I even got me into Cleopatra's bathing pool lol. If you want to know about the starfire "ritu" ritual send me a PM and I'll tell you where to go to see the evidence. I have some pics, but taken in bright sunlight they are not good but the location is identifiable. I have spent alot of time trying to get my head round what is there and came up with only one solution. Laurence Gardner describes what is needed for the ritual and what hierodule/sacred women are. It was done at Dendera.

[@gaiayoyo]

@@anotherblonde I would love to know about this

[@anotherblonde]

@@gaiayoyo send me a FB friend request. Same name same photo.

[@Anyextee]

@@anotherblonde Thank you for sharing Tina! I don't know how to PM on youtube, but you can find me on twitter and Facebook @Anyextee or Facebook.com/Anyextee

[@cavalieroutdoors6036]

You see a divot toward the back of the step, which is much like what we expect to see. But toward the front or toe of the step there is a raised area. If we think about it, the outlying area is desert, sand will be getting dragged in on people's feet. Sand would likely grind the steps down, and also add in bits that are not limestone. If you then mix in water and oil drops from the priests walking those steps, which was then left to dry, it isn't hard to see why the material might build up over time. Like a reconstituted limestone cement slowly layered up over centuries.

[@timesurfingalien]

There is a set of granite steps in the Federal courthouse in my area that has thise same wear patterns caused by years of foot traffic.

[@andypowell4538]

Interesting video, my guess is some sort of natural formation, or the steps were made raised in the middle so the now warn effect portion is still above step edge height.

[@thomasnesmith5426]

Sand and erosion off the stairs built up. You can clearly see the top step has next to no build up, which makes sense when all material at that point would travel down the stairs. Then you see a gradual increase in the built up, which appears to be a consistent in composition to the stairs. Likely pressure and repeat traffic caused accretion (possibly in combination with other liquids involved as others have said).

[@patrickduquette4306]

great video and great editing work. Also love the fact that you knew and often reference the legend JAW. Robert Schoch must have a constructed opinion on the subject. Hes been everywhere in Egypt with JAW. Personal opinion. Human error, transporting Alchemical solution down the stairs and dropped some on his way down.

[@mnomadvfx]

Most ancient Egyptian buildings that remain standing today (including the Temple of Hathor at Dendara) were made from limestone, which is mostly calcium carbonate. While rainfall in Egypt is very rare it is not completely unknown, so occasionally when rainfall comes down on the roof at the Hathor temple the water dissolves some calcium carbonate from the surface of the limestone and runs down the stairs leading to these thick limescale deposits. The water will have followed the center of the stairs were footfall will have worn it down slightly leading to a depression on each step over time. This happened to a much more obvious degree in the Roman aqueducts over centuries over water movement.

[@johnlandis6430]

My first thought was water. But, you mentioned they were covered in oil when in the past they walked up the stairs. So I will say that oil dripped down and over time resulted in the melted look.

[@dwayneeash]

Bravo for considering geopolymer, thinking outside the box. As for the professional geologist, I feel that you gave it a more reasonable explanation than she did. There seems to be a common thread of utilizing what I believe was a water flame in order to produce exotic materials like the iron pole/obolisk in India? that does not rust. You can do that with regular iron just heat treat it with HHO gas. ;) HHO gas a flame from the elemental constituents of water first improves and fortifies the metal before it cuts it. HHO gas can make cement (1) chemically impervious and (2) structurally reinforced. It would resist rusting... We don't use HHO gas much in our society but it has amazing and exceptional qualities. I wonder about the smooth reflective nature of those walls and is that characteristic of other temples.😮

[@leofreihofer]

Looking at 14:42 it looks something like cement was spilled down the finished steps and hardened to give the melted look. The close up image at 18:46 now looks like there is iron or some other metal in the stone and the weathering of people walking on the stone has worn it down to expose the harder metal in the stone stairs. The metal doesn't wear as fast as the soft stone so more and more of the metal is being exposed.

[@yuvraj01]

Two things - @Anyextee you are saying this temple was built and open to the public in 179 B.C? Also another video I saw I think about a year ago, suggested the temple was built ontop of an older structure.. The other added mystery is why Hethor (Hathor)'s face is de-faced nearly everywhere in that temple....someone made it a point to do that....for reasons we may never know....and you are right the chances of getting a sample from the staircase are about as good as the Egyptian authorities allowing access within the Sphinx....

[@Anyextee]

Yuvraj01 thank you for watching! I don't recall anywhere in the video saying that it was built and/or open to the public in 179 A.D. As I said in the video, the temple itself was built according to an older plan and as I will discuss in a future video on the Denera Temple, there are hidden astrological themes that suggest a very old alignment. I will do a COMPLETE video tour of Dendera Temple in the future. This video only offered a brief intro to the Temple but mainly focussed on the mystery of the so-called melted steps. But in short, there’s evidence that pharaoh Pepi I (ca. 2250 BC) built on this site BEFORE the current temple was built by Greeks and later Romans. There is also evidence that exists of a temple in the eighteenth dynasty (ca 1500 BC) nearby but the oldest standing structure within the complex is one of the buildings known as a Mammisi. It was built by Nectanebo II - last of the native pharaohs (360-343 BC). Although the temple builders made use of Egyptian symbolism and ontology, the actual Hathor Dendera of Dendera only dates to the late Ptolemaic (Greek) period. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from 305 to 30 BC. Temples were built from the innner most sanctum out, as if a seed organicly growing outward, with each succeeding pharaoh adding on to the existing temple. The later elements of the temple and it's complex are by Roman emperors, such as the towering gate we see upon entry which was built under the reign of Domitians (81-96 A.D.). An inscription tells us how the Ptolemaic architects of the first century BC were claiming that an actual plan for the temple dated to the legendary prehistoric era when the "Companions of Horus" ruled over Egypt. The decaing of Hathor is often attributed to Christian priests who later occupied the temple. However, it is also known how locals would take scoopings of the temple for protection and fertility. BUT we see a very deliberate plan to deface the feminine principle and other specific glyphs which suggests someone initiated with the knowledge of the priesthood, who understood the meaning of the glyphs did the damage. I will be covering this in more detail in a future video. It was a favorite subject of my mentor, John Anthony West and I have a bit more to share on this topic! Please subscribe for more videos!

[@yuvraj01]

@@Anyextee yeah my correction was meant to say 179 B.C I went with that as you said the structure is likely 2,200 years old so by my calculations I subtracted 2200 from this year (2021) so I came up with that year! : D all good though....here is the link I am talking about: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoLddpSfhK5mi5I multiple columns appear beneath the ground...

[@vibratii7131]

The buildup it is actually some kind of tentative of fixing the steps in the place they take the most wearing, using maybe some kind of ancient cement like volcanic ash and sand. I have seen this in many places in Middle East.

[@gruboniell4189]

Alchemical concrete to repair the stairs over and over. @dr.Charleskos goes over some recipes

[@taylormade4788]

I do love these mysteries! Maybe insect secretions? Since it was buried, bug colonies can do weird things. Given the melt is in a pathway and no where else. Worth considering.

[@justinadams5446]

wear from foot traffic 1) creates channel for water to follow in middle of stairs and 2) grinds the stone into a powder that gets carried and deposited further down. top stairs wouldn't get any build up but the bottom gets the runoff from all steps above. looks like lower in the staircase you go, the bigger the build up, right?

[@thomasschneider6809]

A combination of heavy foot traffic and priests/initiates drenched in water/oils. This would explain the pattern and corrosive effects on different layers of the stone.

[@Anyextee]

Thomas, thank you for watching and the comment! Its possible. But then why do we only see this effect on the lower portion of the steps? The priests would march cermononially, ritually up the stairs....so then, why do we not see the affect elsewhere on the staircase, toward the top? Why do you suppose the dripping isolated only to the bottom section?

[@thomasschneider6809]

@@Anyextee Good points. We need more scientific research. Is this temple on your tour?

[@Anyextee]

@@thomasschneider6809 Yes, we always include Dendera on my tours and as I mentioned in this video, I will be involving the group as we take a closer look at the ceiling above the so called "melted staircase". You can learn more here: adeptexpeditions.com/tours/lost-technologies-tour-egypt/

[@russellhix6802]

The ancients were master alchemists with knowledge and technology beyond anything we know today. Hence why we can’t fathom or replicate their structures to the precision or perfection they achieved thousands of years ago. We abandoned and debunked what they used to achieve what we cannot understand. It’s hermetic in its own right as disbelief comes from lack of understanding.

[@latetotheparty4785]

But these people were in the Greek Empire. They built 2000 years after the pyramids were built. There is less time between you and Julius Caesar than Dendera and the Giza Complex. When you travelled Egypt, where else did you see melted steps? When you go to your local university to research in their periodical databases for papers and books not available online publicly, what did you find about Dendera mysteries? No, everything you know about the subject can be gleaned from a 45 minute Graham Hancock lecture.

[@russellhix6802]

@@latetotheparty4785 the lightbulb people, yay. What if the Baghdad battery was the power source?

[@davidellis5135]

Be interesting to know if any of the stones there have iron ties that hold them together , because they would have to have some kind of mobile smelting, and they could have spilt some .

[@____2080_____]

6:11 what was said a few minutes before this timestamp cannot be overstated. Much of the civilizations of the Nile valley, a civilization that is at least 6000 years old, was essentially extinct from a cultural continue T standpoint. However, the priesthood within the civilization evidently continued the mystery school system, very similar to how the Tibetan monks are the only remaining portion of that civilization. Also, what we see and mistakenly place across of the entirety of ancient Egypt is this Roman/ottoman influence, and make the long assumption that it represented the entirety of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

[@____2080_____]

14:36 at this timestamp, I think the presentation makes the mistake that many in the alternative Egypt all the community often makes. A civilization that has existed for thousands of years, and the cultural complex that nurtured the civilization likely existed for for a longer. It is highly unlikely that the knowledge that was gained in the earlier Epochs of the civilization would be connected to this amalgamation of the Roman era.

[@כייף_עם_מאיה]

It looks like some huge blocks were dragged upwards or downward repeatedly. However your indication of the mesh on the surface of a block, proving geopolymer concrete was used in at least some parts of the structure. An analysis of some sample can determine weather the stairs are natural sandstone or artificial concrete ?

[@DavyOneness]

I think the answer is with what is known as the "Hutchinson Effect". Imagine charged up initiates walking up those steps. Also take into consideration of what monk hand prints look like in caves, how they look melted into the stone. "In the 11th century, Tibetan yogi Milarepa who was known for miraculous yogic abilities left an imprint of his hand in the cave wall in Tibet where he spent many years of his life. The story goes that Milarepa was demonstrating to a student his mastery over the limits of physical reality by placing his hand at shoulder level and pushing it into the rock. When he did so the rock beneath his hands became malleable leaving a deep impression of his hand that can still be seen to this day. The cave can be visited by anyone prepared to make the journey which is a side trek off the well know Annapurna circuit in Nepal."

[@johnturnbull5971]

u said the priests were covered in oil could it be a chemical reaction from the oil dripping off them as they walk up the stairs? i mean as they go farther up the melting gets less from what i saw in the video.

[@bearorion]

Is there strong wind coming from the windows in the staircase?

[@jeffpauldine4328]

In the video you stated that the initiates would purify in the lake and even be covered in a ceremonial oil. What I see from all the video taken of the stairs is that the path people walk seems to be melted. My take on this is that the Initiates would be dripping this lake water or oil or both on the steps as they walked up. These drippings were just enough to stay with in the center path of the steps and very slowly over time the stone was melted and flowed very slowly. Is the melting less prevalent further up the steps? My 2 cents anyway.

[@MsKazzar]

greek fire 😊 they had grenades and fire throwers back then , rocks melt under eminence heat... just something that is never covered ... thanks for the great video

[@fantasyflare]

ANSWER - high hardness sand grinding the stone under foot traffic and then water causing it to recement and solidify. That process back and forth over centuries. Paul Zulauf

[@ZiggyDan]

I bet the material on the stairs is equal to the eroded parts. Acid rain falling on the flat roof has slowly made it way down the stairs and was held in place by wind blown sand entering into the stairwell.

[@Anyextee]

Ziggy, thanks for watching, brother. I think it would be a worthy investigation to find out if the net build up is equal to the eroded parts. I wouldn't bet against you. I like the Acid rain but falling from where? It would have to trickle in from the roof entrance making its way all the way down the steps. If so, why didn't it affect the upper steps in the same way? What about the other flights of stairs in this staircase?

[@ZiggyDan]

@@Anyextee ...the 'liquid' would filter down to the step and be held by the sand. The acidic 'sludge' would be heavier and tunnel under the sand. The amount of volcanic ash and rain that must have fallen over millennia would build up and breach the threshold of the flat roof.

[@heldlightning7118]

Have they tested the built up material? Is it the same as the steps?

[@seditt5146]

I do lapidary work and have found rose quartz stones I cut less then six months prior and lost in the ground already completely covered by a hard shell of what I suspect was some sort of carbonate. I could easily see over thousands of years a similar process building up then being compressed by walking forming all these structures.