Ancient Tube Drills, Part 2! More context, more Petrie, more cores, even some examples from Peru!

I worked as an archaeologist for about twenty years. Even my time at university included brushing up against the sub-discipline of egyptology, which I'll get to in a moment. Archaeology is, as was pointed out in the above video, a skill-set that gets more specific (and isolated) the further in you go: it rarely includes engineering knowledge, or that of materials in terms of composition or use/working characteristics. It still shies away from archaeoastronomy and physical representation of mathematical concepts. Most of all, it is driven by a set time-line highly resistant to challenge. That time-line is linear, proceeding from primitive to complex (parallel and implicitly dependent upon notions of biology, specifically evolution). Once that assumption is established as fact, it becomes conservative and self-protective (careers are at stake). Throw in something like cultural identity and national pride, and archaeology becomes a vehicle for nationalism and propaganda. Egyptology is a cult. To join, you must swear to the established timeline. Even to so much as question it, is grounds for dismissal, so you learn to keep your mouth shut, to respect your elders, and blithely turn away from anomalous evidence. What'll it take to bring it all crashing down? Well, partly a generational turn-over, but also a handful of brave souls willing to challenge the paradigm. This applies to all archaeology (I saw it firsthand with Clovis First), not just egyptology. My own conclusions, for what they're worth? The growing preponderance of anomalous evidence suggests one or more advanced civilizations existed in the deep past, for which most evidence has been destroyed or submerged. The Younger-Dryas bolide impact theory looks pretty solid to me and the evidence for it is, well, everywhere. That said, taking down the conventional paradigm won't be easy, but videos like this one knock a hefty chip off the monolith. Well done.

As an electrical and mechanical engineer; I am encouraged to see you seeking technical analysis / data of these ancient artifacts. The scientific method should let the evidence take us to where it leads. Not trying to make it fit into our preconceived beliefs. Thanks for the work you are doing!

Hi All, I worked for some years with my father doing fundaments in cement, cutting and polishing gravestones etc. (yes, some people have this as an occupation :-), I showed this clip to my father who got very silent and had some thought about this.. Yesterday we talked about it again and he finds it very interesting with the "continuously cut holes" he says that this is impossible to achieve today with the tools stone cutters has in terms of drills etc. The biggest concern he has about it is that the dust and materials produced when cutting is vast and has to be drained/removed during the cut. he explains that the current hi-speed diamond cutters cannot drill deeper than just a couple of centimeters (at the most) before draining and adding new water, and that this is one of the reasons you don't see continuously "spiral cut marks" as the dust and cut away rock sand "polish" the sides of the cut hole.. Hahaha! this has started a big "talk" amongst my dads friends here.. Hope you can go to Egypt and make the silicon mold prints soon. Cheers.

Something nobody seems to have considered is dust extraction from the cutting action. I've drilled hundreds of deep cores at work in brick, concrete and stone and the biggest problem you face even with small diameter cores is dust clogging the cutting teeth, it slows down the cut, packs tightly below the core cutter and will jam the bit. It is necessary to constantly flush or vacuum the dust out to achieve even a fairly low feed rate, the feed rate evident in the examples you are showing is not physically possible due to the quantity of dust it would produce and the high level of difficulty in removing that dust from the cutting face. I can see with my own eyes a a spiral groove that shows a very high feed rate but a core drill or tube drill is not capable of removing the dust at that rate. The deeper the bit goes, the more friction on it and as the dust builds up it reduces depth of cut and creates more and more friction, the biggest issue with core drilling is waste removal. The spiral grooves also show a single cutting tooth was used, this would produce a very unstable tool which would need to be supported and braced to produce such a straight hole, when carbide tipped or diamond tipped core drills lose a couple of teeth they are impossible to control and will not produce a straight cut. The cut tries to wander more and more the deeper it goes which creates more and more friction until it jams, the only option is to use a new bit with at least 3 evenly spaced teeth. It's physically impossible to achieve such a high feed rate with a single toothed core drill and such perfectly straight deep cuts ! Whatever method was used to cut these holes was far more complex than you think !

That last example is astounding. It was definitely some sort of machine to send 2 holes that deep at such close proximity to each other. Even our best diamond imbedded core drills today are rougher than that.

Very... very... FASCINATING !! An Enigma in itself !!? I'm litetally astonished how loud the mainstream aegyptologist's are remaining quiet about this topic! !!

ive layed bricks for 25years and struggle with my piers about keeping basic standards ! I live in Melbourne Australia and to think were I come from is roughly 150years old was mind bending to me when I went to Europe in 2010. stone steps alone leading into most old place and the wear was amazing to me at the time. Now I watch you and I don't know what to say or think ! expect as we as people move ford we are definitely gone backwards in our hand skills. love your work keep on punching holes into our past I for 1 love it.

I went into CNN yesterday and saw an article on Ancient Egypt on the front page. After I read I was so disappointed at the lack of aw and analysis to all of the evidence in plain sight screaming how little we know . The media and mainstream are so oblivious I want to bang my head against the wall. Thanks for diving into this topic for all of us in a civilized and academic manner UnchartedX.

This is excellent work. I am a journeyman machinist w 15 years of machining experience. The feed rates for cutting hard stone w diamond tooling is maybe .0002"/revolution. These spiral grooves r amazing to me. The tool pressure required would necessarily b enormous requiring a very rigid machine. Like a radial arm drill press or a boring mill. Amazing

Amazing - the work you are doing in analysing these sites in such detail is fantastic. You are doing such important work, thank you for your great channel.

Great presentation...I like that you always think OUTSIDE the box.

Great addendum! The example you've made with the cellphone is right on point Ben, just like a medieval man stumbling on a smartphone that's where we stand today when face with the marvellous work of the ancient. The fact that we can't even figured out the purpose of their work and constructions says a lot. Looking forward to your next video on resonnance, most likely a key part of the whole enigma, thank you very much, Peace.👊

Its really great to see a multidisciplinary and in depth approach to these questions. It shows that archaeologists are not the final word and opens the discussion more.

Thanks, Ben, fabulous research, as always.

Glad that you addressed the point of not having enough samples tested and you have an open mind instead of claiming anything as absolute truth!. Subscribed!👍

We all Know Zahi Hawass is the one dislike.

I was nervous when I clicked, but needn't have been - fantastic work, really well researched and put together and you've not resorted to magic which is always a bonus! Subscribed 😎👍

The sound of the machining process is encoded on the core. Scan the core and play it like an Edison phonograph cylinder.

Thank you for this non mainstream video..I am very fascinated.. I am just a simple worker and would like to put an idea out there.. In fact excuse me for the simplicity.. When I have a project in another city or country I take my equipment always with me, do my job and take my equipment back home.. I would never leave my priceless tools behind.. This thought came to me considering why the ancients, or angels, or nephilim or extra terrestrial beings left no trace of machinery behind that they had used to build and construct such unbelievable monuments of such precision.. It's the only plausible conclusion after no findings and almost no trace of equipment is anywhere to be found.. Neither in S. A. nor Cambodia..

Keep digging grasshopper, and we will all find the truth together. Never allow discouragement to intervene. I do believe that you are, "THE ONE", the one that will bring knowlage and understanding of our true distance past to light. Push harder my friend, . . . push harder!!!