What are the Largest Pyramid Stones Saying?

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

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[@marcusworrall3386]

Sorry to burst ya bubble dude, but there's nothing 'correct' about what this bloke is jabbering on about, he hasn't got a clue!

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That`s it :)

[@philsurtees]

@@marcusworrall3386 It's true, you have no idea what you're talking about you drooling imbecile.

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[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

Agreed! Fascinates me that even within structures which have been studied as minutely as the Egyptian pyramids, & for so many hundreds of years now, there are still new things to wonder about... And even new discoveries still being made in our lifetimes, such as the voids recently found via muon topography!

[@-AT-WALKER]

@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 EXACTLY! Can you imagine being one of the "experts", studied it over a lifetime then a random person online comes along and makes you look like a part timer for 20 minutes every months with their observations made from images and footage everybody has had for years. Quality over quantity at its finest👌

[@shikaka9032]

blocks were cast like concrete into formwork

[@-AT-WALKER]

@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 "Frogs farts and squished up snails, swirl in some clipping from Hawass's stanky nails, a little pee from a camels c**k I turn the desert sand into concrete blocks" Read so many concrete block comments that I skip them now, thanks for the laugh... get some wood, lets burn the witches together 😂👍

[@ajl6854]

I like big rocks and I cannot lie.

[@astrialindah2773]

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[@spice_of_life]

Archaeologists can’t deny

[@evelynggomezdebourne8297]

My Anaconda …

[@teddy2577]

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[@nsjx]

I can lie but i like them too!

[@grokwhy]

You have to wonder what was it like to have lived when these were being built? Most certainly the topic of the construction was part of daily conversation. Did they have tours, were there festivals? We tend to think of the finished pyramids as showing the king's power, but the construction process itself, cutting the stones, moving them, and placing them would have been a daily testament to that.

[@kvltgirl]

People had been born and then died before finishing construction. It's impossible to fathom how ingrained into their daily lives the construction was

[@grokwhy]

@@kvltgirl I've seen estimates the Great Pyramid took 20 years to build. It certainly took less time to build than the king's lifetime. The king would have had to commission it, and then hopefully have it built before he died.

[@GuitarNewz]

The Egyptians themselves say they didn't build them, but the ancient ones. Mainstream media wants to erase this fact. Not a single mummy nor hieroglyph has been found inside an Egyptian pyramid.

[@bigonaka8159]

Could only imagine being modern times we building the Hoover dam. It's very large and breath taking and its actual reason for it's existence known by only the now. On about 10,000 or more years from the now will it be an enigma like the pyramids are to us it will be to them as if they exist in further nevertheless knowing.

[@archstanton_live]

Statistically, if you lived there at the time these were built; your life would have been short, harsh and filled with labor. Daily conversation likely would have focused on food, physical ailments, class disparity and how kin were faring.

[@ohholygoodness001]

Watching this on my lunch break, I can't help but wonder about these ancient Mega-Structures. Thanks for getting me invested in History once again!

[@keirfarnum6811]

I think this guy’s videos showcase ideas that make far more sense to explain how and why the pyramids were constructed than what the conventional Egyptologists believe. Unfortunately they tend to think in singular terms about each structure and don’t seem to look at the totality of the many structures like this guy does to find the commonalities and trends that explicate their intentions. Egyptologists seem to miss the forest for the trees too often and don’t analyze across multiple structures to try to identify the commonalities and differences. This series is just as valuable and interesting as any graduate thesis and any good school should consider granting him a degree based on this series alone considering the contributions he’s made to advancing the field. It’s an impressive body of work and deserves recognition even though it’s in a different format than what academia normally accepts. Well done! 👍🏻

[@sillyhumans]

Another top-notch video, presenting us with more fascinating details & deeper questions that are overlooked by all the big money cable shows. Kudos to you and all you do for our eager minds! Thank you!!

[@marcusworrall3386]

Fcuk me - 'sillyhuman' alright if you believe this BS!

[@patrickmcclure1222]

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[@James00037]

i never take this channel for granite

[@Toshiinori]

But do you take it for GRANITE ?

[@chomskyhonk1680]

I still can't comprehend how they constructed the pyramids, after the endless videos/pictures/reading I've done about them the more mind boggling it becomes. The logistics of it and all the engineering, man power, ingenuity, innovation, blue prints, drafting, quality control etc etc from truly ancient times is insane. I would love to have a time machine and see just how the hell they did it.

[@roellemaire1979]

Don't underestimate the power of thousands of motivated people, working hard. A lot can be done in (my estimate) 20-25 years. Don't compare it to current time where everything has to be done fast and cheap (economically viable).

[@madlenellul3430]

Yes it’s a favourite introduction for Architectural students.. “Go away and next week tell me how you think the Great Pyramid was built.”.. You know no one ever did…and after another 60+ years I still don’t.

[@speedingatheist]

@@jamesw.6931 No no no, it was magical insemination.

[@Chris.Davies]

@@jamesw.6931 Nope. The blocks were not placed on rollers. They were pulled on sleds, and the sled paths were often wetted to reduce friction. Sounds like you guys knew practically nothing, and talked a bunch of garbage.

[@Chris.Davies]

@@madlenellul3430 It was made using an internal ramp. Just like the Egyptians stack wheat sacks today.

[@sankarnath]

I get so excited when I see your videos are up!

[@Jupper1958]

Always looking forward to your informative videos! I wish more people would be inspired by the same passion, maybe this way more would be done to investigate the pyramids more thoroughly. The pyramids, at least the big ones, have been a sensation for four and a half millennia, it's a pity people give up so easily finding more about them. Thank you for your work!

[@walterholmes4609]

The way you transform dry research into such an engaging and enlightening narrative is always a delight from this end. You pose questions I hadn't gotten around to considering, and all without ancient aliens. Thank you.

[@burtpanzer]

What is truly impressive is that no one knows how they were able to cut granite so precisely, which is something you take for granite.

[@celsus7979]

With granite or similar stones to break of bits. Sand with water as a grinding material. A copper blade with sandy sludge grinds a straight cut through granite. Hard labour like we don't do anymore nowadays

[@Rusty_Gold85]

@@celsus7979 Using fire to warm up the Granite ?

[@doctormarazanvose4373]

@@celsus7979 yes - 4mm an hour is what they achieved using the method you stated. The copper blade would have got destroyed in the process pretty swiftly - but they never tell you that part. There are cut marks in some stones that have gone off track - that suggests a far faster method than the shite you and others promote. Also extreemly regular rotational cut marks can be found on blocks - like to see your copper saw and sand do that. Tha fact is we just plain do not know how it was done and are just guessing.

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

​@celsus7979 more like 1500mm circular blades maybe 5mm to 8mm thick

[@burtpanzer]

@@doctormarazanvose4373 Why thank you doctor, something that our host has chosen to ignore, but nice that I wasn't blocked too

[@b1laxson]

Conjecture: Oversized lintels for decorations painted or mounted on them. These may have faded over the 1,000s of years if not having been carved. A decorative idea would want a large frame thus a larger block face. Two smaller blocks would disrupt the mural with the dividing line. Purely conjecture but it is a factor that would favor the large lintel.

[@filippxx]

your videos convinced me that there was definitely lost/undiscovered technology involved in making this wonders. Archeological findings of the time show extremely rudimentary tools and artefacts even in Egypt which supposedly cut, polished and moved 2 to 70 tons blocks perfectly aligned to Sun, constellations, and whatnot.

[@TheNeckzombie]

Will you please cover the topic of the surfaces of the stone and what we can learn from it? i.e. Made using chisel or saw? Did they grind or sand the surfaces to make them so smooth? Was it rough and then finish as it was placed? Location of quarry? How they decided on type of stone depending on where it was set. etc.

[@GilgameshEthics]

The wear on the stones over the years would prevent being able to tell how they were finished. You have to think even fairly deep chisel marks will have been worn smooth by now.

[@Rex-s7f]

Not when those surfaces are on the inside. Those stones were cut before the Egyptians inherited them by methods we can only dream of😮​@@GilgameshEthics

[@kev3d]

A new video from History for Granite is like an unexpected present which turns out to be exactly what you wanted even though you didn't tell anyone.

[@MrFatboy192]

Another great video. Maybe you could do a series on how they cut them, saw marks etc but absolutely no drawings or tools found that could do it

[@Aaron-vt6gh]

A new video just after I finished re-binging all of your older ones... perfect timing!

[@RSmith-sy5sz]

I talked to an engineer about the interior of the great pyramid who was versed in the modern theories. He laughed and pointed out that the kings chamber was moved twice, and the final kings chamber was a nightmare of engineering. The grand gallery was potentially a massive counterweight system to get the granite slabs up to the building level. He laughed and pointed out its the earliest example of "The client wants WHAT???"

[@celsus7979]

According to Herodotus the Egyptians were quite pissed off at the manual labour they had to do to build the pyramids. Unsurprisingly..

[@Rusty_Gold85]

Oh Yeah ! I could see that ! How it was elevated and was a tall tower visually, as the levels and base of the pyramid was laid down and became layered higher. Much like cranes are today on building sites but is left insitu and encased

[@AyatollahOfDahmsistan]

Love this channel. Sometime you should make a two hour special. You do some fascinating exploring.

[@markmunro]

I really appreciate the in-depth and careful analysis. You manage to demystify and clarify many aspects of this subject, that are often left to the interpretation of so-called experts, with an agenda. Keep it up :)

[@pauloalvesdesouza7911]

Once again you gift us with a well crafted and researched piece. Interesting point you raise on the accessibility to the pyramids. I sure hope you can develop it further on some upcoming projects.

[@MarshalJed]

I would absolutely love if you would talk about how these stones were shaped. Dyrite pounding stones and sand can’t be c all there is. There is so much misinformation and bad information about that topic, I’d love for you to cut through it and provide your insights.

[@johnscribb6731]

I don't think this channel will dive into that subject, there just isn't any good conventional explanation on the subject that makes any sense. The work of the dynastic Egyptians is obvious (softer stone, mud bricks, crude shaping, multi-piece pillars) where the very ancient granite is so precise and megalithic it baffles any geologist or modern stone-cutter. Not to mention, precise megalithic granite was being carved all over the world in similar fashion (mysterious scoop marks, knobs, outstanding precision). At some point, people will have to open their eyes.

[@lonnymo]

Great videos as always. I did notice some shear cracking in some the large lintels. Not reinforced of course but it is why beams nowadays are reinforced there. Particularly in earthquake zones. Keep up the great work!

[@WhereIsTheSpartan]

Do we know why the Egyptians build condensation chambers inside the pyramids? At 8:43 you can clearly see the design of a condensation chamber, the high roof for cooling and the drip edges to collect the condensate. You can also see the dark streaks on the drip edges which is I think condensate of water vapor from humid air.

[@MrUnder30seconds]

i think i realised why they put big stones above the doorway of chambers. its because if it was all the same size blocks everywhere, with one missing to crawl thru, then it would look like that entrance was just a missing stone, but with the larger stone placed above it, you can be sure the missing stone is indeed the intended entrance to it and not just a removed stone.

[@byronking9573]

Fascinating video, esp to a hard-rock geologist. Because those massive granite blocks were quarried far away, mostly upstream the Nile in Aswan. Just imagine the logistics of creating an architectural spec, sending requirements to Aswan, arranging the quarry work, conducting the removal operation, more prep work at quarry, transport to the Nile, float hundreds of miles north, then movement from river to site, and then... finally... it gets installed. And it fits.

[@cliffcurtistruth]

Bro, these structures are absolutely phenomenal in their scope and accuracy yet there's no records of the "ancient" Egyptians having built them let alone be tourist attractions.

[@jeanhorseman9364]

Your videos are always mind blowing. The research you do is incredible. I wish someone would make animations of possible sequences of construction. So many of the design choices pyramid builders made are mysterious

[@teeanahera8949]

There are many drawings and animations of possible building methodology of the pyramids and some on this channel. The trouble with those is that no one really knows how the pyramids were made and drawings/animations tend to convince people that things were done in a certain way when the evidence shows otherwise. There were vertical grooves in large vertically orientated blocks shown in this video and he’s mentioned before how ropes had been used a lot in these grooves as the stone was worn smooth. Ropes for lifting blocks.

[@mikereddy-x9f]

Very interesting video. Need a time line for pyramid construction during the Third Dynasty.

[@Whodaleewho]

I love this channel and your content, I will never take it for Granite that's for sure.

[@anthonyorafferty5632]

I really like the stone analysis of what can be seen. Very informative & insightful.

[@dubsydubs5234]

What I'd like to see are the plans to build these things, they can't have just built them on the fly there must have been an exact set of plans with every stone calculated.

[@cg_justin_5327]

As always more excellent insight. Love this channel!

[@JT-si6bl]

@6:11 Perpendicular to the lintel on the right, the 2 courses would move more had the lintel be lower ( and marrying or 'well toothed' between the lintel and the wall it joins), the vertical interface is less likely to move with a tall lintel bonded to the face of the coursework. The 'plinth' under the huge lintel is in the middle, like a fulcrum, so the continuity of vertical compression between the 2 courses above the first course and lintel has a stronger supportive bond. @6:14 the fracture is the stress shearing the lintel. That damage would've been more significant had the lintel been shorter, and remaining as long. The left of the lintel moved down, the right moved up, spreading the lower section of the crack apart. Settlement and displacement expose joins to moisture, and stresses creating the known 'fails' to happen in designated points. So I'd guess the openings are stress relief points too, and given a purpose beyond proving impressive engineering sympathetic to the movement of Earth's crust as a by-product. A physically moving monument to learn from. Stimulating content!

[@-AT-WALKER]

Nice analysis! No offense, asking this in reference to a reply I left somebody else a few minutes ago - old timer builder?

[@JT-si6bl]

@@-AT-WALKER With an eye for the stone that tells a tale, just like water does and the retired old builders to learn from; yes I am. A lot of conservation work on historic builds too.. No offense taken. On the contrary in fact.

[@1TakoyakiStore]

My brain is busy trying to come up with any relavant patterns. The only thing I've noticed is that the area where the largest blocks reside seem to be areas where torches would be either close by or coming into direct contact with the masonry. It should be pretty easy to test this theory. Heat weight bearing blocks of varying sizes and see if the larger blocks have either a longer lifespan before succumbing to thermal shock, or provide some as yet unknown protection/longevity of the masonry. I'm going off the hypothesis that it takes more energy to induce structurally significant cracks in a larger cut block than in smaller cut blocks.

[@RollinShultz]

As a retired engineering professional I'm curious. How would any of you layout the pyramid and control the accuracy of laying the stones. Remember the accuracy is intense as mathematically PI is involved. Also the slope of the Great Pyramid is 52° which is the same as the slope of a pile of sand as poured freehand. Apparently gravity matters.

[@Spedley_2142]

It's possible the stones were ordered in bulk assuming some would break. Every once in a while the would have too many big ones and just put them in the next most sensible place. These stones were probably quarried months in advance of use and rather than hold up construction they had some stones as 'backups' in case of late delivery.

[@Name-ot3xw]

"Do you even lift bro?" "Never skip granite block day."

[@diquadhumungersaur492]

while i may be really sceptical about dynastic egyptians actually constructing these stone mountains as the official timeline insists but the way you investigate and present your findings is clear logical insightful and compelling.. great channel and my thanks and regards for your obvious care and effort in producing each upload.. this is how the history channel should be.

[@GuitarNewz]

They didn't. They themselves had weitten this, that they didn't build them. But this is something the mainstream media/scientific world wants to hide.

[@mrhelichopper]

Perhaps someone here can shed some light on a question: While constructing the interior of pyramids how was the workplace lit? Assuming lighting was provided by some form of burning torch/lamp then how were the challenges of damage from soot and ventilation managed?

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Another well put together and informative video. But to tell you the truth today in the modern era we have a difficult enough time quarrying, cutting, polishing and transporting stones that are nowhere near the size of a lot of these stones. This is a ridiculous amount of stones, not to mention all other buildings, statues, and temples. And egyptologist are trying to tell us that they cut all of these millions of gargantuan blocks with stone hammers and copper chisels?? Not to mention transporting them the distances they did! I don't believe for a minute that they could transport those huge stones on their crappy little barges. They, or somebody, were building things that we can't even do today! Something is definitely wrong here.

[@ToxicityAssured]

Think of how small the entire population was at the time compared to our modern might. Then, how many of those few people could spend time making pyramids? They needed to farm, defend lands and other civilization like tasks. Even with way more workers, like way more, the technology doesn't seem to fit with the pace and scale of building.

[@Chebva]

This channel is like a megalithic multi-vitamin for my brain.

[@MsTyrie]

Recently, a void in the Great Pyramid of Giza was detected using muons. If that space hasn't been polluted by the torches and lanterns of visitors, perhaps the soot on its walls would be from the builders' torches. Carbon-dating that soot might reveal/confirm when it was built.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

I think water intrusion will have spoiled the soot, but I'm optimistic some wood will be found in the Big Void.

[@Chris.Davies]

Egyptian workers added salt to their oil lamps specifically NOT to create soot inside their constructions. We know when the pyramids were built. There are no doubts about their ages.

[@MsTyrie]

@@Chris.Davies Very helpful! Thanks for clarifying. Color me, edified.

[@BiasFreeTV]

​@@Chris.DaviesFalse, the guesses are pure speculation. People that pretend they know something that there is absolutely no possible way to know are weirdos. The claim the great pyramid the Tomb of Khufu is straight BS. The single 2" Khufu toy "found" in it & some messy graffiti above the kings chamber is REALLY enough evidence to convince you? There's no other tombs with ZERO hieroglyphics, there's never been a tomb or a mummy found, & there's tons of evidence that resonant vibrations from the river flowing underneath the Pyramid were utilized to compress the stone above to harness energy. Those pyramids were there before the dynastic era & when the following civilization attempted to replicate them, theirs were butt. Why would the technology max out in 5000bc & then DRASTICALLY decline 1000 years later before beginning to slowly improve again?

[@stefanmolnapor910]

Outstanding! As always! Still bummed I can't make the trip!

[@flightographist]

Your carefully chosen photography really accentuates your perspective. Personally, with a modicum of building/creativity experience, I think the 'entrance' to sacred spaces were very carefully considered. In the case of the evolving Egyptian lintels; I think the intent may have been to illustrate the overwhelming burden of the 'material'/corporeal world, vs the ethereal world.

[@francischambless5919]

lmao, please pass that joint, man

[@marcusworrall3386]

Blooddy hell, what planet are you on pal? I want some of whatever you're smokin......

[@flightographist]

@@marcusworrall3386 If you don't like nerdy talk, perhaps bright insights is more your speed.

[@Darren-jo4if]

I don't think these stones are big simply to overwhelm us, it's functional for sure

[@dazuk1969]

When quarrying stone you get small pieces and bigger pieces. Yes, you would use the bigger pieces in places that have structural importance...or just because you want to put them there. I think sometimes we look for meaning in things where there is none. The simple answers are usually the right ones.

[@DeDunking]

A though that occurred to me watching this video (which is excellent btw), the above ground pyramids had those outcrops of bedrock in the center of the foundation, 'primeval mounds' they're often referred to. Obviously not an option when they moved the stuff underground. Maybe the increased apparent significance of the lintel is related to this? Perhaps it's a replacement for that mound?

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Size definitely still mattered to the builders in the 5th and 6th dynasties, individual blocks within them are bigger than what you find in the large pyramids of the 4th dynasty.

[@DeDunking]

@@HistoryforGRANITE There's so many possible explanations for this too, economic downfall, a change in how they tried to secure the bodies, or even a religious shift to a different form of the old beliefs. Evidence to support all three ideas seems to exist. I appreciate that aspect of your channel, you don't discard the mystery but you don't get all Tesla Power Plant with it.

[@GreatGreebo]

Excellent video…thank you for continuing to educate us about new finds and also the construction of the pyramids.

[@Aceface101]

Nobody does it better. All the ingredients for the greatest youtube channel in history are here. Every moment of every video is rivetting viewing. Thank you, that GRANITE guy!

[@-AT-WALKER]

Wish I could forget about this channel, only been 11 days but feels like a month has passed already

[@VibeMusicAI]

Always look forward to a new vid. Fascinating as always

[@JamesWoodring-mu2iz]

thanks hfg . the amount science. and architectual knowledge you have on the pyramids is mind blowing. no other you tube videos provide the knowledge you have on these wonderful structures. great work as always . thanks for all the hard work and and investigation into one of the biggest puzzles in my life . how the hell did they build these wonders. much respect to you

[@theldraspneumonoultramicro405]

it's unfortunate so much knowledge about the Pyramids has been lost to time, i would love to know the why's and the how's.

[@lastofmygeneration]

The why is written out pretty clearly if you know where to look. Egyptian symbolism and religion is a good place to start.

[@doctormarazanvose4373]

​@@lastofmygeneration That is just plain false - their design and placement is pure perfection from a geometrical perspective - none of which is documented - never had to be - the dimensions of the King's chamber is a mathematical marvel in itself - and the box (not a sarcophagus btw.) Many think it is a message left for us - similar to the message we put on the Voyager probes. The Earth just happens to rotate exactly the width of the base of the Great Pyramid every 1/2 a second. The width and height fit the exact dimensions of the Earth by a factor of 43,200 - a sacred number. By the way the height has also been adjusted to fit exactly with the 13 mile difference due to the Earth being an oblate spheroid. We didn't even know the exact dimensions of the Earth until we launched a satellite to measure it in 1972 - yet they knew just as precisely many thousands of years ago. That has smacks of science over religion to me.

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

​@doctormarazanvose4373 like how pyramids are star charts, some stars you can't see with the naked eye. or stone tablets that show all the planets around the sun, science not religion, but science that was learnt or taught to us 12,000 years ago?

[@theldraspneumonoultramicro405]

@@doctormarazanvose4373 what a massive load of utter nonsense, there is less made up bs about egypt and pyramids in Stargate, there is less fantasy in the Lord of the Rings, if you actually belive all that gibberish, do seek help.

[@doctormarazanvose4373]

@@theldraspneumonoultramicro405 The problem with people like you is that you just scoff and give it no thought to it whatsoever. You may assume that I just believe whatever I hear but I believe in verification and seek more than one perspective. Sensationlism and misinformation is rife on the internet. Only today I read an article that claimed the total amount of granite in the Great pyramid was 80 tons and the Kings Chamber was made of limestone. I know this to be totally incorrect based on knowledge accrued - can you same the same for what I stated? Somehow I really doubt it. Take your arrogance elsewhere.

[@ChuckMarteau]

Itʻs amazing to think that Napoleon walked through that small entry into the Kingʻs chamber where he asked to be left alone. When leaving the chamber, he told his physician (who wrote about it): "Youʻll never believe me if I told you what I saw in there".

[@georgesparks7833]

Absolutely fascinating presentation.... Jolly well done😊

[@jr6200]

Your mastery of detail is very impressive.

[@Ryne918]

Please, sir, I want some more

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

I know! It's coming, I promise. And some really great stuff planned for this Fall/Winter.

[@alembess9129]

How those large blocks in the pyramids at Giza were placed perfectly remains mind boggling.

[@terryhughes7349]

fantastic documentary. my favorite channel.

[@DBLDoG]

Great video, Egyptians didn’t build them, but everything else was bang on.

[@TheOneThreeSeven]

I feel like after watching this episode I have a much better idea of the way the pyramid builders understood physics. Unfortunately it's not so much better that I can simply explain it in this comment. Something about how the blocks are like interconnecting puzzle pieces, and the way they tall narrowing ceilings have stacked blocks which are poking out just a little bit. Probably the first person who stacked blocks like that thought I wonder how high this can go, and then someone else came along and suggested making the blocks like interconnected puzzle pieces. I wonder what it must have been like to be a math/physics nerd back then!

[@ThunderChunky101]

My thoughts on the largest stones have always been the same. When quarrying the stones they must have had large chunks naturally breaking off. When you have a large chunk of rock the temptation must be to shape it rather than break it down into lots of smaller pieces, and thus *much more surface area to work on.* Think about it, you're quarrying stones of around 1 to 5 tonnes and then suddenly a huge crack forms and you naturally have a much larger stone detach spontaneously, say 15 or 30 tonnes, 60, whatever. Why not simply shape that stone itself with a larger team rather than create lots of smaller stones and therefore more surface area to work on by breaking it down? If you have the capacity to move it, why not shape it and do so? I would. Especially considering that most of these very large stones are "outward" facing (barring structurally neccesary ones) and would need the surfaces worked to a greater precision. Lots of small stones means much more precision work than one massive stone. Seems totally intuitive to me.

[@ThunderChunky101]

By "outward facing" I mean "not filler." So the surfaces of the inner chambers etc. are "outward facing" - the builders clearly valued high precision in these stones whether or not anyone gets to see them. So when you have huge stones naturally forming in quarries, *it would be prudent and efficient to send your precision work teams to spend their labour on those stones!* It makes perfect sense to do so. It saves a LOT of highly skilled labour and as you mentioned also looks impressive. It's the rational decision. It's win/win. This all seems totally intuitive to me and it cannot have escaped the builders either, who were obviously a lot smarter than I am.

[@AlbertaGeek]

Intuitive _and_ common sense. You got a big almost-done block lying around taking up space in the quarry, get it out of the way and put it to good use.

[@andersnilsson973]

If you ever tried quarrying out stones you would know that bedrock does not spontaneously crack. Every little stone have to be cut/chiseled etc. out.

[@ThunderChunky101]

@@andersnilsson973 They break all the time. The famous Aswan "unfinished obelisk" was abandoned for this exact reason.

[@aBRUSHforCONFUCIUS]

I love your thoroughness, thoughtfulness and fairness in your efforts to understand what is going on and other peoples viewpoints. Cheers!

[@legpol]

Did you see a different colour in the interior of some stones? I meant the stones appearing at 7:35 up to 8:35. There might be wood inside of the stones.

[@MellowYellowMan]

These stones are amazing, but youre knowledge and information is priceless.

[@Auggies1956]

As always I really enjoy your videos.

[@gm7304]

This station is the best on You Tube. Thank You. Your work is fantastic, my mouth was wide open just like this emoji😮

[@AnimeOtakuDrew]

I'm still really eager for the video about the portcullis system. You hadn't mentioned it for a while before this video, so I was starting to worry you'd decided not to do it. I hope to see that one soon!

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

I promise it will come!

[@Moira_Gloucestershire]

not a tomb. technical structure.

[@kungfumaster12]

Duh. Now explain what it's for

[@NSGca]

Many thanks, your videos are so easy to listen to and enjoy. I love fact you don't try to shove ideas upon your viewers. Blessings to you and your work.

[@ThreeLittleBirds111]

The craftsmen who cut and fit these massive blocks into place must have been thought of in very high regard, unlike the common labourers who merely used muscle to move them from the quarry to the work site... Liked and Subbed, Thank You.

[@Kimmy-pw8tm]

You present a succinct valid answers to our questions. How were the granite stones cut?

[@jesperg]

Very informative, thank you! There is a lot information about "what" mega-blocks there are and also speculation about "why" they are so big. These questions are of course important. But my question is about "how" this was done? It seems to be almoste impossible to get them as accurate and precise as they seems to be. It is almost as most content creators avoid the how question. However, with you knowledge, is it possible to elaborate on it?

[@celsus7979]

One possibility is to fill a chamber with sand, place the large stone (smaller than the chamber) on top of the sand, then scoop away the sand around it. The pressure would force the sand beneath the stone to spill out to the sides, to be removed again until the stone is in place. I bet you can accurately guide the stone like that, even tilting it if needed by removing more sand on one side. It would probably have taken generations to perfect the art, and it seems miraculous to us now. But they found a way. Maybe along these lines

[@celsus7979]

About the normal sized stones Herodotus writes that he was told "...they raised the remaining stones with machines made of short pieces of timber, raising them first from the ground to the first stage of the steps, and when the stone got up to this it was placed upon another machine standing on the first stage, and so from this it was drawn to the second upon another machine; for as many as were the courses of the steps, so many machines there were also..."

[@jesperg]

@@celsus7979 Has this method been replicated in modern times? Seems very hard to do. Both to get the sand in place (and keep it in place) and how to place the big stone on top of it. Cannot really see how this should work in practise

[@lyarrastark6254]

Great video about a very engaging topic, thank you. There is so much about the pyramids that we can only speculate on, and I'm sure a lot of these speculations are wrong.

[@jppalm3944]

They had the technology to cut blocks precisely yet chose to make enormous blocks. The mystery also is how the handled them. Smaller blocks could have been used. Lifting large blocks were not a concern.

[@roylcraft]

How cool to see all the red builders marks still visible. At 8:01 you can clearly see the red marks are on TOP of the chipped stone. That is weird isn't it?

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

The leveling lines are from the builders, and you are correct it is interesting to see them so prominently at the Bent Satellite pyramid in the chamber and passage.

[@jamesdelb6885]

Wow, you're conclusion is brilliant. According to HPB, Theosophy states that the pyramids were used as an initiation right for human beings to achieve enlightenment within.

[@Fox8ball.]

The depth of information in this video is excellent I love this. It does raise a question in my head though, if the pyramids were closed tombs then it makes no sense to have these show off type blocks 🤔

[@michaelholt7994]

Let's not forget,ancient Egyptians were quite small,so unusual heights might appear strange to us.not to take away their achievements,it makes it more incredible.when we build massive structures today.its because we can.were pushing the boundaries,so were they.

[@dorkfish6663]

I love nerding out about stones with your videos!

[@chrisbrine9482]

Love your content, you're like the JCS of Ancient Egypt :)

[@monsterinhead214]

On the one hand, I so enjoy the high quality of your shows, and so it is worth waiting for the next one. On the other hand, I hate waiting, because I am impatient, and mostly and awful person. This induces stress. Stress is bad. But the shows are great! How to resolve this haughrrible dilemma ....

[@Burnie66]

Hey dude, I like your videos, thanks for all your hard work!

[@kaynesantor8136]

Your channel rules, bro. Super cool stuff. When I found out you're acquainted with Matt from AA, that made it even better. Been a big fan of his for years. Your content is the same, but totally different in the best possible way. Amazing work homie. Be well.

[@nancyM1313]

*Can't wait for yours & Matts trip to Egypt 2023* 🖤🏗💞

[@kevinwhitehead6076]

Your work and channel are amazing! Instant click when a new video hits . Thank you.

[@SudokuByExample]

I had thought the entire external covering of the pyramid was more refined stone (which was all stolen, right?). Doesn't this mean that the large stone you show on the outside would have been hidden under the finishing stones?

[@preonmodel9906]

New to you , but I’m not leaving soon. Love your theories and thank you for helping my imagination! I’m sure that one day there will be a discovery of a lifetime for all of these puzzles…

[@THR-zf6ti]

This is what i call a great documentary! Science not pseudo 😊

[@aaronsnowden6311]

Always learn something new watching your videos. Thank you.

[@thomasradtke3282]

The idea that the pyramids were left open for quite some time sounds very reasonable, but makes me wonder what we know about the schedule in the first place. Anyway, thanks for your work and all the insights and thoughts you give us.

[@dennisbeers]

I've been waiting for another one of your videos. Thank you!

[@mkuniverselutv5195]

Thank you again for this informative video.

[@sgtrock68]

I guess if you think about it, probably every man over the age of 10 would have been intimately familiar with, and knowledgeable on, the subject of stone cutting, fitting, and moving. Maybe the oversized stones scattered through out each project was meant to inspire men that knew what it took to produce those stones and place them on those spots. Or, I guess it could be all about instilling fear, too.

[@Alan316100]

As always, anonther very interesting vid. Thank you 🙂