GENESIS of the PYRAMIDS | Saqqara Unveiled

[@Cicco2008]

Thank you so much for this video ... I lived and worked in Cairo for a number of years, and because I have a PhD in Archaeology (specialising in Egyptology) every time a senior staff would visit from NY or wherever, I would be asked to take them on "the tour" - so I would take them to Giza, then Saqqara and finish at Dahshur .... One day an American colleague I was taking around the sites asked me if I ever got "bored" doing these "tours" and visiting these places (!) I simply said "how can one possibly get tired of seeing such fabulous things! every time I see them I am left in wonderment anew....". So seeing your video and being taken on a tour of Memphis and Saqqara by you and your colleague was simply a joy... ! I eagerly await the next installment...

[@redwoodcoast]

Your experience reminds me of my own each time I drive through five miles of giant redwoods in the area where I live. It''s one "Wow!" after another... even after two decades. I think its true that photography cannot capture such immense things, but maybe 3-D goggles would come pretty close.

[@mikedrop4421]

Man I love youtube. Watching two PHD's swapping stories and knowledge on a video that's free education is just amazing to me.

[@StefanMilo]

I'm loving this series, it's so cool for those of us who haven't been there.

[@willmosse3684]

Heeeyyy - Stefan Milo in da house! 🎉

[@Mark_GL]

I love to see this interactions between my favorite archeology guys, the other young Milo also mentions you a lot. You are all great!

[@redceltnet]

I walked through the funerary complex of Djoser. Without the suggestion of the guide, I ran my fingers along the seams of those granite walls, just as you did. I marvelled at the stone-workers of ancient Egypt. At zero point was I thinking "aliens" or "advanced technology".

[@paint4pain]

I love that you use the opposite argument the alt history believers use against them 😂 "The finish work is so well done it must have been done by masters sculptors... No factory machine could achieve such supreme craftsmanship, this could only have been done by hand." Well said!

[@paint4pain]

@@fennynough6962 Occam's razor
Step 1: Invent lathe (the egyptians have the oldest known depictions of lathes)
Step 2: Put rock in lathe.
Step 3: Spin the rock and grind with another stone.
Step 4: Make bowl for divine Pharaoh to bring wine into the afterlife.
Step 5: Handle driller uses hard rocks on sticks to drill holes.
step 6: Polisher makes the bowl look nice and shiny by rubbing with gritty sand.
step 7: Sell bowl and Pay for a nice mastaba so that you also have a good afterlife.

[@JosephFabian91]

Fighting one bad argument with another bad argument is not something worth praising. We make items with machines which are far more detailed, smooth and anatomically correct every day. We can't criticize the "alternative" history side, but then make even more outlandish and demonstrably false statements ourselves.

[@paint4pain]

@@JosephFabian91 truth is we don't know how they made stoneware in 3000 BCE, but we do know it is possible to make stoneware with a simple man powered wooden lathe, stone tools and abrasives. We don't have proof it wasn't Santa Claus that gave them the pots but Occam's razor says it's probably some early form of turning, stone tools and skilled craftsmen that managed achieve such precision.

[@JosephFabian91]

@@paint4pain of course, but that is not what Dr Miano said is it? And it was regarding the large sculpture of Ramses II not the stone vessels. He didn't say it could be made by hand, he said it COULDN'T be made by a machine based off it's smoothness and anatomical detail. A statement that he provided zero evidence for, and that is obviously false considering all the amazing items that we make with machines every day.

[@EchoLog]

Hand skills have all sorts of secrets machines can't hide

[@ryanvoll7088]

When I visited Egypt in 2018, I was the only person in my tour group to go to Saqqara and Memphis. I’m glad I went to see those two places. They were very fascinating to see in person.

[@cattymajiv]

The others were all crazy! Did they not do any reading at all before they went to Egypt? Why did they even bother going there? I can see skipping Cairo altogether, and everything near it, because most of the actual city of Cairo is so unpleasant, but if you are already there anyway, you just can't skip Saqqara.
Also, Americans would charge $75 to $100, or even more, to get into a place like this. You just can't beat how reasonable most costs in Egypt are. (Though it does still add up fast!)

[@ryanvoll7088]

@@cattymajiv I never asked. I know a few it was because their flight came in later.
Our guide offered it before our tour officially began. The tour began at 6pm, whereas he picked me up at 9 am on the Friday. So flights were scheduled to have people arriving no later than 6pm ideally.
Some just didn’t want to spend the extra money. Some spent their extra day in Giza, because even that place had a lot to see. Personally I wish I gave myself extra time to visit Giza one or two extra days, because the lineup to enter one of the pyramids was way too long to enjoy as much of Giza as possible in a single day.
And some people just had zero knowledge about what Saqqara was. Technically I didn’t even know until I arrived. I just said yes to the email because I was arriving into the city at 7am, so it was perfect for something to do. Plus I wanted to see as much as possible for the week I would be in the country for. (Only had a week, as at the time I went to university, so booked it during my Reading Week).

[@cattymajiv]

@@ryanvoll7088 I hope you enjoyed yourself. I loved it there. It was a long time ago now when I was there, in around 1996 or 97. Since then the government has put a lot of money into Cairo, especially the area around Giza. I'm not sure where the new Library is. That might be in Alexandria. But the new Grand Egyptian Museum is in or near Giza, and it must be spectacular. I would give anything to see it!
As well there is a new highway from the International Airport directly to Giza. I think it bypasses most of the city. There are also a lot of new hotels, restaurants, and smaller museums in that area, of carpet weaving and perfumery, and an ancient Egyptian Village renactment, so it's probably very nice there, and you can probably see most of the best things without having to endure going into the city centre. I think the highway continues to Dashur and some other pyramids, like the Bent, the Red, and the Broken Pyramids. Maybe also 1 or 2 of the oasis is on part of that highway too, because we drove out to them right where I'm sure it is. I wish I could see all the improvements!
I was tired when I wrote my other comment, and I wasn't really thinking I guess. As well, it was during the height of the terrorist attacks by fundamentalists, so there was a lot tension there, and soldiers and tourist police with great big guns were everywhere. The hotels had extremely high security. But we didn't know that when we first decided to go, and once we'd made up our minds to go there was no stopping us! And everything south of Cairo was like a beautiful dream.
When I was there you had to go through the city to see the big mosque (I forget its name), the Khan El Kalilli Bazaar, and the old museum. I don't know how it works now, if you plan to travel south to Luxor, Karnak, Aswan and Abu Simbel, among so many other wonderful places. It probably depends on how you intend to travel, whether it will be by car, bus, train, plane or a cruise boat.
We spent 3 days in Cairo recoverring from the ardous trip from western Canada then flew to Abu Simbel, at the far south. We had an adventure on a local nontourist bus back to Aswan, my favorite place, spent about 3 days or nights there, then we took a week long cruise from Aswan, up past Luxor, which then backtracked back to Luxor, where we took a hotel, and day trips to Abydos, Valley Of The Kings, temples of Luxor and Karnak and more. I could go on all day about the cruise, which was such a luxury, even though it was the cheapest 1 available, but I'll restrain myself. A leaky shower and soaked carpet felt like no big deal.
I loved the souks or bazaars in the bigger places. It was really the time of my life! River cruises anywhere are vastly different from ocean cruises. I wouldn't go on an ocean cruise, but I want to go on more river cruises, including another one on the Nile. I might never actually make it back to Egypt, but I dream of it all of the time.
Thanks for sharing that info about your trip. I love to hear about other people's experiences there, because they're all different . The stories are all so different and interesting. All the best to you! ❤

[@Ultraramage]

7:30(ish) "no factory or machine could achieve"
I see what you did there, you absolute Chad

[@PoliticalFuturism]

These tour videos are so fantastic! Sitting here in frozen Canada, this one transported me to the world of ancient Egypt! A much welcomed reprieve form the ice and snow

[@cattymajiv]

It's pretty cold in Edmonton for mid March. Yikes! But when it comes spring will go fast! I too dream of Egypt. My favorite memories are of being there, and the heat! Mid May and early April in Egypt are perfect.

[@je-freenorman7787]

Canada is only frozen in the winter.
we live on a frozen planet
Frozen in Time

[@Kivas_Fajo]

You're Canadian. You should have something called a decent time off, paid leave.
Go see warm places then?! 🙂

[@je-freenorman7787]

@@Kivas_Fajo It gets hot here
I like the winter
and I do not do Em-Ploy_mental scams
I own my own business and work unttil its done
thats how I know the government is scamming everyone.
I am also a theologist so, I am fully aware that religion is not real.
Your government is a religious cult
and they are conning people into their own slavery

[@je-freenorman7787]

@@Kivas_Fajo Im also not canadian
I am a human being , just like you

[@erinmcgraw5208]

This is truly incredible! I love living vicariously through you on Antiquities Travel Guide! lol (Some of the best & most underrated videos!!!) Thank you for sharing this experience, I'm in awe of these massive stone sculptures/monuments- I have SO much respect for the Ancient craftsmen who made them!!!!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

I miss Saqqara, I'll be back there soon. Finally the content I was looking for! GREAT👌

[@esvegateban]

And not a single mention to the ancient megalithic civilization with advanced and precise tools who made all this. I'm disappointed!
Fantastic trip, great video, thanks!

[@BSIII]

It's interesting how people like Brien Foerster go to these places and hardly gives any information, or history on any of the sites, statues, and artifacts he's showing other than his watered down lost ancient high technology conjecture. You're actually giving us history to everything you're showing.

[@russellmillar7132]

So true. BF can't afford to get bogged down in the pertinent details. His devotees will lose interest. He has to hit 'em hard and fast with: "Precision that couldn't have been achieved with the simple tools..." or "Must have been an advanced culture with lasers, motor driven lathes, and diamond/platinum drills" and who could forget "Archaeologists are silly geese that must adhere to consensus despite what's obvious to any independent researcher with a pair of eyes with a brain attached."

[@BSIII]

@@russellmillar7132 or one of his most regular catch phrases, "I'm looking for evidence of lost high technology," or, 'I'm looking for megalithic evidence," or something along those lines. Lmao

[@russellmillar7132]

@@BSIII 🤩Bingo. He actually wrote a decent book about the ancient Inca back in the day. He obviously thought (and was right) that fiction and fantasy will make you far richer than boring archaeology. I'm always dismayed that he, and other grifters like him, can sell their stuff as "non-fiction".

[@BSIII]

@@russellmillar7132 exactly lol 🤝🏼

[@erics320]

On the other hand we have people who have theories on how things could have been done and tell them as if they are proven facts.
Brien, and people like him, opened my eyes to the fact that there is very little we actually know.
As a viewer who has not studied ancient egypt its hard to find the line between proven facts and speculations.

[@awandererfromys1680]

30:36 The oldest stone tools are over three million years old. People vastly underestimate the amount of practice and experience our ancestors already accumulated before they even started doing such delicate stone vessels. The only difference between hunter-gatherer communities and ancient civilisations is that people went from generalists to specialists. As a consequence they had way more time to experiment and innovate in whatever field they were in. If you invest in that for a few centuries you are bound to end up with a kingdom filled with master artisans that can do the seemingly impossible.
So actually it's supereasy, barely an inconvenience.

[@stevepringle2295]

Dr. Milano, I just discovered your channel last month and in that I have watched all of your episodes. I love what you do here.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Thank you, and welcome aboard, Steve!

[@antonellocossu4319]

This is a great video. It makes a person longing for visiting Egypt, through simplicity and attention for history. I enjoyed this video because, aside from the great knowledge of ancient history, I perceived your great respect and love for human achievements. Looking forward to watching your next installments

[@glenparry5045]

Great to see Saqqara getting attention. One quick correction, The inscription on the exterior of Unas's Pyramid, although ancient, does not date to the reign of that king. Instead, it records a restoration of the monument, in Dyn. XIX, by Prince Khaemwaset, a son of Ramesses II, who predeceased his father. Although they aren't shown on your map, it will be interesting to see if you visit the New Kingdom tombs.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Thanks for the clarification, Glen. Yes, we do visit the New Kingdom tombs in the next episode!

[@BlueJazzKeys]

Part of me was hoping you'd run into Ben from UnchartedX for some unexpected discourse.

[@criticalmass8]

Ben would suddenly be late for a previous engagement, and run back to his hotel suite.
Then he'd make a video about how the status quo is harassing him for questioning their edicts.
If consensus is supposedly unable to be challenged, we would never have made progress in the first place. Obviously not the case.
Just bring the evidence. 👍

[@BlueJazzKeys]

@@criticalmass8 Ben would run away so fast, it would cause a sand storm.

[@russellmillar7132]

Nah! UnsupportedX is my jam! .......Bahzinga!

[@mcgie2002]

Hard to believe it has been two decades since i was in Saqqara and Dashur 😅 Good to see it again. Great video as always

[@cattymajiv]

Same here! Almost 25 years now, but I still dream of it almost daily. That and downhill skiing. Quite a contrast, I know, but they are my favorite things ever.

[@je-freenorman7787]

2 decades?
lol
is that hard to believe?
why?

[@mcgie2002]

@@je-freenorman7787 Time seems to be moving faster and faster… 🤨

[@je-freenorman7787]

@@mcgie2002 really?
so how long is 24 hrs?
still the same?

[@mcgie2002]

@@je-freenorman7787 somehow the days themselves are still as long 🤔 weird 😉

[@sjs260563]

if you were 3 years old and was given a large supply of blocks and wanted to build the tallest stable structure, you would build a stepped pyramid. Not sure why I posted that, but loved the video :)

[@Bliving457]

I would love to see all these sites one day in person. Thank you! Thanks for sharing these with us. The Egyptians were incredible with what they achieved

[@makinapacal]

I noticed that one of the stone vessels you show that were found in Djoser's tomb has inscribed on it the name of Peribsen of the second dynasty. The only Pharoah with a Seth rather than Horus name. Interesting that it was apparently in Djoser's tomb.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Yes indeed!

[@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep]

Thanks

[@WorldofAntiquity]

And thank you, Shaun!

[@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep]

@@WorldofAntiquityThoroughly enjoyed that and can’t wait for part 2.

[@OceanusHelios]

What a treat. I remember studying about the stepped pyramids when I took Art History in college, and the stacked mastabas. In our text book....such a small black and white photo of it. Nothing like this...nothing at all. This is amazing.

[@yewtoob2007]

Incredible video! Thank you, David and Natalie!

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Some corrections are needed starting at 28:44 - The foot was C14 dated to the Saite period, and no remains found around the large granite box date to Djoser's reign. See Strouhal, 2001. Interpreting underground passages as a 'maze to foil tomb-robbers' is not a practice found anywhere else in the Old Kingdom and entirely speculative. I don't believe it's known if the wooden beams in the central shaft are original, or a shoring-up from later Antiquity. Asserting that Djoser was buried in the Stepped Pyramid granite box instead of the Southern Tomb granite box (or elsewhere) is also entirely speculative. The only reason ever cited why Djoser couldn't be buried in the Southern Tomb is that the granite box is too small, which is definitely is not - especially for a body in the fetal position.
If you have additional pics or videos of Unas' pyramid, particularly in the horizontal corridor and vestibule I would be very grateful if you could send them to me. Thanks for the walkthrough.

[@lastofmygeneration]

Thank you for the insight!

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Oops, thank you for correcting me on the Djoser foot. I must have been using older information. My bad. I will post the correction under the video.
As for the other points, the jury is out on those, and I am inclined to believe that what I stated is at least of equal, if not greater, probability than not. But thank you for sharing your thoughts.
As for the footage you requested, basically what you see is what I have. If you want to use any of it, let me know.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

@@WorldofAntiquity No worries. I'm not saying that Djoser couldn't have been in the pyramid box, just that a lot of literature makes it seem much more certain than it actually is. This is probably why the foot & other details don't get corrected. If you don't have other footage in the corridor I probably don't need what's in the video, but thank you for the kind offer. It's always a struggle for me, because I want imagery of the stuff tourists aren't interested in.

[@russellmillar7132]

@@HistoryforGRANITE History for Granite in the houuuse! Love your vids, I've been a subscriber for a few months now. Rock on dude!

[@dr.banoub9233]

@@russellmillar7132
“Rock” on , lol

[@itsnot_stupid_ifitworks]

Fantastic episode...I feel the section on Unas should be made into a separate concise video as many people are completely unaware of the many of the fascinating details you covered. "Pyramids have no egyptian writings on/in them" is claim often made online by people who have been misinformed by various psydo scientists etc.

[@edgarsnake2857]

Great video. Thanks. I was there 35 years ago and my jaw drops every time I see these places. It is absolutely staggering how much remains from thousands of years ago. But, then: It's all stone and bricks.

[@unrealuknow864]

Such a wonderful video. I learned so many new things, and am thankful you shared the video of all that you saw.
My first thought about the step pyramid of Djoser was that it was so much larger than I even imagined; and then you said the same thing.

[@BSIII]

Dr Miano 👍🏼
Better than anything on the 'history channel'.

[@JuanitaGrande]

GREAT show! 🥂 And thanks too, for mentioning actual years when talking about the Dynasties.
It’s all so impressive-and so wonderful that so much remains unravaged by time/hoomans.

[@andrewjinks7546]

Thank you for these videos, so fascinating, and it is lovely to see your evident respect for the Egyptian people, ancient and modern :)

[@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep]

It was 2am and i couldn’t but keep watching until the end. Awesome

[@NawDawgTheRazor]

Love these so much, thanks for showing us your travels and these amazing locations and cultures.

[@JonnoPlays]

Did you cover the newly discovered space on the great pyramid yet? There's a good theory that some chamber is below the hollow space they found but this has already been disproven. Even Zahi Hawass is saying this when his own data from the scan project refutes it. Free video idea if you didn't do it already.

[@wfobeor]

I spent a summer in egypt around 10 years ago, wish I had your videos back then!

[@yensid4294]

Beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing trip with us 💖

[@70foolio]

Love all the Travel Guide videos. Thank you for all the hard work in the presentations .

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

I flinched a little each time you guys touched a piece of original stone🙂

[@WorldofAntiquity]

No harm was done, I assure you.

[@dagitaful]

@@WorldofAntiquity How awful! This is a great tragedy. For every visitor now inspired and given license to touch ancient art, having now seen you pros do it without hesitation or comment on the destructive erosive repercussions well-known in the world of art and antiquity from the oils in the skin to the ultimate rubbing away caused by even "just" 1 in 10 annual visitors from across the globe, of anyone who wants to, and without the light for the guides to see and stop anyone else from doing it, yes, great harm is done. I am stunned by this lack of sense in showing and declaring to the world that this is OK!

[@WorldofAntiquity]

@@dagitaful While touching something sensitive like a painting or a scroll will certainly have a detrimental effect as you describe, and this is something I do not do, hard stones like basalt or granite do not 'erode' from touching as you describe. This is why it is allowed on site.

[@mythosboy]

You are fueling in me a great desire to return to those lone and level sands. Great video.

[@ibmibm691]

Im glad you found me and shewed me your works in this channel. I find clarity in your works. Thumbs up.

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

Great! Seen many of these in past trips, more is being restored all the time, so if you have gone before, go again to see what's now open! Elderhostel/Road Scholar runs a reasonably priced 2-week trip with Cairo , Alexandria, cruise up the Nile to Aswan. With a reading list, people lecturing you on what you're seeing. You learn more about Phanonic funerary customs than you can work into conversation in Manhattan. When I say 'reasonably priced' I mean about the same as the cost for the flight.

[@karldubhe8619]

As a serious comment, imagine what they built with wood and hides. It would be a glorious thing if those lost treasures could be imaged, somehow. Pity that would take real magic, and is impossible.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

It would be amazing if we could go back there, I'm sure.

[@michaels4121]

Super! Thank you very much! When I was there 15 years ago, the underground passages were closed for visitors.

[@innovati]

If you and your wife are on camera....then who is filming you both? 😮 I loved this format of video and seeing you guys on location. Seeing humans interacting with these artefacts goes a long way to helping bring them to life, and bringing us closer to them. Thanks for making this video! Love you brother

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Thank you. I hired a camera person to go with us. And Natalie is not my wife. She is a fellow historian!

[@unrealuknow864]

@@WorldofAntiquity She seems like a wonderful traveling companion.

[@ArturdeSousaRocha]

40+ years since I first heard about the city of Memphis till I finally got to know its proper name. Also appreciate the departure from the usual type of soundtrack for stuff about Egypt. :)

[@plutoloco2378]

You should go on Joe Rogan to dunk on Graham Handcock.

[@dr.banoub9233]

I see what you did there! “HandCock” lol, good one!

[@methylmike]

DUDE
you're a one stop shop for the mysteries of antiquity. found you with some myth busting schadenfreude, but totally stoked to stay for some well curated adventure

[@brick72]

Hope you had a good time there. Thanks for uploading this video. I hope I can once visit Egypt too. It's my dream place to be.

[@Danny_S.]

Great and better than the old History channel shows.

[@anasevi9456]

Great video and tour of Saqqara, thank you!

[@elihinze3161]

Even if I can't visit Egypt right now, this video makes me feel like I'm one step closer!

[@FadedResolutions]

Though I may not always agree with your point of view on some of your working theories about our ancient past , as a fellow lover of History and Antiquity, I must say I still really appreciate the work you do. There's nothing wrong with disagreeing on something.. as long as the conversation doesn't end because of it. People need to learn how to debate again.. how to respectfully agree to disagree.. and to put those said theories to the test to find out the truth about our past. Afterall... whats more important.. the truth or being right?
Also, quick question... how do you think the Egyptians carved the Ramsees statue? Yes, limestone is pretty easy to carve like you said.. but this was what like 4500 years ago? Im guessing there were no chisels and hammers... so how do you think they got the statue to be so... perfect?
So... detailed? And one last question... Ive seen different people on TH-cam start claiming that Menes , aka Narmer, the first Pharoh who united Egypt was Black as well as the early Egyptians.. is there ANY truth to this? Ive seen Narmers statue and I must admit.. he does look African to me. Thanks for your time...
God bless.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

They did indeed have chisels and hammers, and many other tools.
As for the Egyptians, they were largely African (Subsaharan and North African), but over the centuries they had numerous other peoples come to live there.

[@andrewchandler9303]

I will get to this video but yo your shorts are funny as hell, pls keep them up lol.

[@baraharonovich2926]

Wow so interesting to imagine how this civilization actually was. And how it developed is intriguing as well.
I would be interested to know more about the pyramids’ history so looking forward to the next video.
Also not entirely relevant but if you can touch the biblical idea that the ancient Hebrews were enslaved by Egyptians and the validity of the story of the Exodus I would be interested because it seems to me many people here in Israel believe this story to be at least somewhat factual and historical.

[@johncollins211]

I just can't imagine being like some small villager out in the wilderness knowing nothing of the world. Then being captured into slavery and walking up to a city like Memphis seeing statutes like that it must have been terrifying and awe inspiring.

[@MrShankaPerera]

This should be in Netflix 😀 awesome episode

[@je-freenorman7787]

Netflicks is not real
Brainwashing

[@hughholt121]

Amazing just Amazing ! Thank you for this grand tour and with guides and history as we go with you and Natalie.

[@AncientPuzzles]

Very entertaining and educational. Thank you👍🏻

[@GertKlimanschewski]

I ever get wanderlust when I see such videos...😂😢😢😢❤ The best advantage of our times is the possibility to TRAVEL around our wonderful Earth 🌍 in just a minute 🙂🙂🙂 Not in a minute, it's just better you take time to travel and get in touch with the natives of a country you visit...
The ancient places of so different cultures are prey for our brains but it's always an adventure visit markets and other local spots of daily living....
How must have been the life thousands of years ago in Egypt in times of peace for sure....??? Imagine....❣️❣️❣️

[@michaelpettersson4919]

A funny thing about pyramids are that we see skyscrapers built on the same concept, narrowed and narrower going up and for the same reason, to distribute the load. I remember from a documentary I saw years ago showing something they called "the broken pyramid" where a pyramid change angle partway up due to the builders realiding that they had miscalculated the load. Anyone can have a bad day, even ancient Egyptian pyramid architects. 😄

[@tonygarcia0072]

I write under correction here, but I have read that one of the pyramidions found at Saqqara does not match the inclination and sizes of the pyramids there, but is a good match for the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, which is missing it's pyramidion. I expect there is no way to prove or disprove whether it in fact originally belonged to Khufu's pyramid, but it is intriguing to note that there still exists a practice to bring a relic from a sacred site to a new site in order to sanctify it. If this is indeed what may have happened here, it would make Khufu's pyramid at Giza, or part of it, older than the Saqqara pyramids, which are generally considered to have been built earlier...

[@WorldofAntiquity]

There is one pyramid at Saqqara older than the ones at Giza, but there also are several that are newer.

[@tonygarcia0072]

@@WorldofAntiquity Thanks for the reply, it still remains intriguing if it is correct that there is a pyramidion there that does not fit the pyramids currently there but would fit Khufu's pyramid; if it belonged to a destroyed pyramid there, it would have to be as massive as Khufu's in Giza, alternatively it may have been intended for a pyramid that was never started, or perhaps it did come from Khufu's pyramid.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

@@tonygarcia0072 It would not surprise me that a pyramidion from Giza got to Saqqara. They are very close to each other.

[@prycenewberg3976]

I have a question if you don't mind. I was exposed to a theory (crafted by a German scientist) that Iberians may have migrated from Norther Iberia to Brazil around 0AD (according to the scientist, this was to escape service in the Roman legions, that the Iberians effectively left their shores and just hoped to escape the Romans). Among his reasons for thinking so is the similarity between stone architecture in Brazil and certain sites in Northern Iberia. The theory was presented well enough that it seems plausible, but there are at least two claims made in the video which I do not know how to verify. One is that the architecture seems to appear suddenly in Brazil without a preceding architecture and the other is that the architectures are overly similar.
Would you be interested in examining this theory and sharing your thoughts on it?

[@Daily_Survivor]

This is awesome

[@joonzville]

Fascinating. I’m a bit jealous of your travel but this video assuages it a bit. 😉 Thanks for letting us look over your shoulders.

[@ashrafattalla6112]

Thank you for the wonderful videos. I have been watching your channel since its genesis. This series is up there amongst the best I have seen and you just scratched the surface. I also love the fact that you have trip advises for people who want to visit Egypt. President Sisi should give you a honorary citizenship of Egypt . looking forward to more videos. Thank you Again .

[@raedgaj3878]

What a great fact finding adventure, you guys look so enthusiastic about this topic. This exploration is a great addition to your channel, I find this so very interesting, thank you.

[@capac2]

This is great! Thank you sharing your wonderful experience and passing along the tips & knowledge

[@jeffrysmith8200]

I’m surprised that touching the works on display isn’t discouraged. Don’t finger oils and “rubbing” damage the artifacts?

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Not stone, no. The worst you can say is that they will need to be cleaned every few years.

[@CChissel]

I’m so jealous! I want to visit Egypt so badly, I hope to do so one day before I die, but I’m not optimistic. But what a great video! This is definitely one of, if not my most, favorite video you’ve uploaded. Thank you! Looking forward to the next one!

[@jimpilcher4000]

Your wife is an intelligent and beautiful person, and a great narrator. I love the awe with which you both viewed these monuments. A great video , thanks

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Natalie is great, but she is a fellow historian, not my wife! 🙂

[@rodchallis8031]

@@WorldofAntiquity You're going to have to work "...with fellow Historian, and Not My Wife, Natalie" in the title of your next video.

[@AlbertaGeek]

@@rodchallis8031 Why? If he went on this trip with another man, would you be saying he needed a disclaimer saying that the other guy was a fellow historian and not his husband?

[@rodchallis8031]

@@AlbertaGeek I was mostly being tongue in cheek. But in a practical sense, it would save time in the comments section clarifying things. Personally, I never made such an assumption, but find it interesting that some did, particularly after Natalie was exposed as a ghost during the video. Everyone knows you can't marry a ghost.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

I stated it in the first video of the series

[@jdmec81]

Fantastic video! I had never seen video of either of those pyramids, I was blown away! That huge vertical shaft was also very impressive, imagine filling and emptying that with sand.

[@roberthunter5398]

Loved it. Can't wait for the next one.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

Thank you for taking us on your Egyptian journey! Brilliant film.

[@jamestnov41945]

Fabulous journey and sites. Thank you.

[@salinagrrrl69]

TY for taking subtile shots at the lost tech boobs (UnchartedX) with the sculpture creations. OBTW your co-host is lovely & reminds me of a grrrl I went to school w/.

[@ThatBernie]

I will never not be entertained by how you say “Ptah!” every time 😂

[@robertclarke71]

It always boggled my mind that Hollywood turned an Egyptian genius and pioneer into a villain.

[@MikeFConnolly]

You really need to get on the Joe Rogan podcast!!!

[@djlehara]

I was to Memphis in 1988, but the bottom of the museum was not open to the public, only the upper tier to walk around and look down. Back then, there was nothing outside like you saw. just the building with Ramses, but they did tell us a story about how invading troops tried to drag away and steal the statue, and that is why it ended up there in Memphis, and they decidied to leave it and buil;d the museum around it. I do remember the smaller sphinx too. Crazy that in 88 we drove right up to the base of Djoser and got out, walked around it, got back in our van and left. The pyramid wasnt open to the public and there was absolutely NOTHING ELSE to see there. WOW. I loved it and cant wait to go back.

[@varyolla435]

Djoser's Pyramid recently completed a multiyear renovation project. As an aside. Egypt of the 1980's had recently emerged from a period of conflict vis a vis Israel. Prior to that it under Soviet influence did not concern itself as much with its historic sites. The past 30 years however being relatively peaceful the Egyptian government has dedicated a lot more resources to tourism and maintaining its historical sites while archeological projects there have increased.

[@zam6877]

All this time...did not know there were open chambers in these proto pyramids
I really enjoyed this, thanks 😊

[@simongleave3373]

Thank yiu for this video. Superb. I visited 30 years ago and this reminds me why I should return.

[@TheMDJ2000]

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for taking us with you on these tours!

[@chrish.8241]

Not very much, but I hope every little bit helps. Thanks for producing such informative and entertaining videos.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Thank you! It's much appreciated.

[@gorditacrunch5168]

Fantastic work! It’s a dream of mine to visit these places one day!

[@m_t_burton]

That was brilliant!! Love how much you’re showing me!!

[@jasonhare8540]

My uncle went to Egypt with a group . One of the members of the group was one of those they know better than everyone people and just spent most of the time arguing with the guide .... The rest of the group gave him a massive tip to make up for the moron they brought with them 🤣🤣🤣
*Also ; I've been in construction for more than 20 years and that stone work is staggeringly well done . If I got material that will made in modern materials from a mold designed by a computer I would be shocked . Absolutely glorious workmanship.....

[@thomas52905]

Really informative, thanks.

[@salinagrrrl69]

OBTW - AGES ago I heard a talk on radio of the stepped pyramid. One in the conversation believed it could have been possilble that Imhotep got his idea to stack the mastavas (spelling) from perhaps having seen a drawing of a stepped temple from Mesopotamia.

[@varyolla435]

It's possible. The earliest know ziggurats in ancient Sumer date to the 3-4th millennium BCE. As I recall Egyptologists have found as an example limestone scroll seals dating to predynastic Egypt which mimic the same seen from Sumer centuries earlier. In so much as we know the Egyptians traded with others it is possible they also might have taken inspiration from what others did to create things.
So during the mastaba phase of Egyptian tombs one sees increasing size ones much as the earlier pyramids. It might therefore be possible that in creating Djoser's Step Pyramid inspiration for it may have been taken from elsewhere. That is not to take away from Imhotep as people are always building upon the ideas of others. When the Hyksos conquered northern Egypt using the war chariot the Egyptians copied that - adding their own twists to it. 🤨

[@newman653]

On the subject of hieroglyphics what are your thoughts on the Gosford glyphs in Australia !

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Video on that coming soon.

[@tripbreaker]

Did you go to that famous Pizza Hut? C’mon, you did.
*edit time - “The unfinished pyramid of Zawyet el-Aryan” - when I see holes that massive and hear “unfinished pyramid” it makes me wonder how big that pyramid was going to be? Maybe in a future video you can clarify that topic a bit if you could please as I’m obviously naive to the subject. As well, that one UP in particular is widely talked about in the alternative history group as it too was apparently too sophisticated to be made by ancient Egyptians. Looks like you had a great time. I still hope to go someday.

[@waqasusmans]

I went to that Pizza Hut across from the Sphinx at Giza! I had no idea about it before, but luckily, that's where my wife went with the kids while I looked for an ATM machine that gave a good conversion rate. It was the end of the day and I sat on the rooftop to see the sunset with the Sphinx and the three big pyramids!

[@martinnyberg9295]

6:41 What’s with all the cartouches? Is there one for each of the king’s many names, or are they of family members?

[@WorldofAntiquity]

They are two of his names, repeated many times

[@dazuk1969]

Very interesting vid World of Antiquity, and I am really pleased you didn't just go to the three obvious pyramids on the Giza plateau first. I think Unas was the last king of the old kingdom ?. Correct me if I am wrong someone. I sometimes read people say the pyramids are not tombs as there are no hieroglyphics in them. Well they only started to appear in pyramids around the time of Unas. Big shout to all at WOA.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Thanks, Darren. No, Unas was not the last. At least one more dynasty after him.

[@dazuk1969]

@@WorldofAntiquity Thank you for your reply. I don't like saying things that are incorrect so thank you for making the Unas thing clear.

[@mechanix1228]

I keep expecting Graham Hancock, ben from uncharted x or Brian forester to just pop up in the background with their own guides lol.

[@lindouatspeed4843]

Thanks again. It is a thrill to follow your trip.

[@MrFreezook]

GREAT VIDEO ! Thx for sharing Dr. Miano

[@stuarthitchiner3973]

Absolutely amazing !! Thank you David 🙂

[@skjaldulfr]

Best one yet!

[@CostaCola]

OH YEAH BROTHER!! WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ORIGIN OF THE PYRAMIDS!! OH YEAAAAH!!

[@nancyM1313]

I recognized the room/view from a few of Next's videos. I think you chose well 👍🏼 okay, sitting back and ready (I know I will) to Enjoy.
Bye💕

[@louiscypher7090]

With so many channels dedicated to ancient Egypt may Isuggest focusing on debunking. It's my opinion that's when you really shine.

[@courtneyriley185]

Shout out to your filmographer 🎥