A few links: The Sequel to one of my favorite documentaries of all time, Revalations of the Pyramids: Builders of the Ancient Mysteries (BAM), available for viewing here (Affiliate link:) bam-eng.okast.tv?ref=benvankerkwyk Josh Blaylock's ArkWorld, and epic graphic novel encompassing many of the topics discussed on this channel: www.archeopunk.com/ Join myself as well as Jimmy from the Bright Insight channel th-cam.com/channels/sIlJ9eYylZQcyfMOPNUz9w.html , and George Howard in Egypt this year: unchartedx.com/tour Hope you enjoyed the video!
Do you think there may have been a 2nd sphinx, either one long eroded away on site or maybe located elsewhere, perhaps still buried today? Just something I've always wondered since I saw once saw a relief presenting two in a book when I was younger. Then there are the two presented in the book you read from.
@UnchartedX , at 15.46 there is a picture of an old chamber, and on the floor of that picture is what I think is the sphinx in its original form with a lions head. I'm not sure if you noticed this or not as you didn't mention in the video but I just thought I would point it out incase you didn't realise it was there. Many thanks for your amazing work over the years, always great reasoning and logic behind what you do 👍
Cancelled my cable subscription years ago. Now my money goes to Ben and others, instead of supporting CNN and other trash media. Ben's narrations are sublime.
Here's the weird thing: UnchartedX is young. He can't know. But I'm 53. When I was a young laddy, even still too young to join the army, which I eventually did, we had on mainstream television channels telling us about the Orion constellation relation. Also the rainfall and streaming water theory was presented as a fact. Yet somehow in decades to come, this has been pushed back to being "fringe theories". What the heck happened? Any seniors here who were into Geology without pause for so long who could tell? (the only invariant is that Hawass was always around the corner lurking to deny everything)
Im young, in my early 30s, but work with Antiques, so I've somewhat seen some of the changes. Ive had the notion of wanting to start collecting antique history books and comparing today's narritive to yester-years. Even reading historic newspapers sheds lots of light on the new narratives they push 🙄
Exactly right. The part that blows me away is that the most likely reason why we don’t know who, when, and how it was built is because a global cataclysm wiped that civilization from the Earth. Yet, despite a complete and utter devastation sufficient to wipe everyone from the Earth, these structures somehow survived that cataclysm. How many of our modern “advanced” structures would survive an event(s) like that? Zero. I find that absolutely astonishing.
Great video - thanks for the mention, Ben. I love that Henry Salt book - cost me a lot but I’m glad I have it in my collection! The last page or so is good, the credible Arab account of the Great Pyramid that says there was also an identical sarcophagus inside the Queen’s Chamber. Good to hear your thoughts on that too! But as always, a fantastically written and narrated video with awesome footage! Nice one!
Thanks Matt - it was your recommendation that led me to getting a copy of this publication in the first place! I am thinking about doing a brief follow up video going through that early Arab exploration, as well as Cavigula's work in the great pyramid, it's quite the dramatic tale. Thanks also for the kind words, means a lot coming from a pro channel like yours!
Im surprise you actually like this video since you have gone mainstream in you videos as of late,always putting out the mainstream timeline to when things happend in the past
The answer is so simple: who on Earth would build the Sphinx in such a place to have to dig it out from the sand every other year. It is crystal clear that at the time it was erected, there was no desert around, no sand, no sand storms.
Why is Zahi still involved in the uncovering of antiquities and archeological digs in Egypt? He covered discoveries up, barred the way from further discovery if he wasn't involved, damaged the interior of the Great Pyramid and stole antiquities. Why let the coyote back into the hen house?
very correct my sir! i have no hopes in finding out more info on this great topic as long we have those stupid retarded iditos that stop investingations. just mind boggeling how disrespectful and dumb they(we) have gotten. A disgrace!
I agree with all your assessments. Even if someone has just a basic understanding of physics and history, your conclusions seem just plain logical. How do more people not see this? Keep up the excellent work!
Another fantastic video. Video doesn't do it justice, documentary is much more appropriate. Zahi Hawass crippled egyptology for decades and his legacy seems to have continued. I also have no doubt this man has looted artifacts for his own profit (as alleged) and is aware of much more on the giza plateau (tunnels, etc) than has been reported.
The best thing to do might be to stop caring. Who cares about some old Egyptian rocks and artifacts? Asian people don't care, Indian people don't care, Latin Americans don't care, African blacks like to think they built it but don't care enough to study it, so when Europe and the US stop caring, it's over for Zahi Hawass.
@@stevenhunt3113 I doubt we will learn much of what he has concealed until he dies but don't solely blame him, remember all the western Egyptologist who have gone along with him over the years....
I really appreciated the quotes from the old books and the description of the various explorations. It is amazing how wind, water, climate and human "repairs" have affected this old structure. The Sphynx still holds many mysteries. Thanks.
@naruto tricked me sry some folk need to upon up the mind and stop being sheep 🐑 it’s plain to see we being lied to and our history is not what it seems, go listen to some folk music it might open ya mind up some what.
Well done. As a scholar and former educator of art and art history as well as an inquisitor and seeker of archaeological and anthropological truths I greatly respect and appreciate the quality of work you've done with this. Thank-you
Thutmose IV was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt 14th century BC (1400 BC 3419 years ago). According to Thutmose IV dream stele, the Sphinx was buried up to its neck when he began the restoration of it and digging it out. Now, fast forward to Napoleon when he came across it. The artist accounts of this event the Sphinx was buried only up to it chest. Which is about a tad more than halfway. This is roughly after around 2,000 years since the time of Rome occupation. So taking that into account, the Sphinx complex must have been abandoned at least 4,000 years before Thutmose IV. That would place it at least 7,419 (4,000+3,419) years ago the last activity of the Sphinx complex occurred. And that makes the Sphinx very ancient. Getting close to the diluvian period roughly 10,000+- years ago.
Robert Shock says it is water erosion which indicates a time when water was prevalent in the desert 10,000 plus. Buaval dates it 10,500 based on astrology.
now do the math for the water erosion, which would require the entire Sphinx enclosure to be exposed for 1000s of years *prior* to being buried, and would have continually required human occupation to keep the sand from piling up during that time UNLESS it was made during a time before the Sahara desert formed, which would be even more incredible.
Funny tht u mentioned ancient architect, tht guy with the annoying narration style is now saying tht the pyramid is a friggin tomb... And he agrees with basically everything zahi hawass says... Instant unsub
I love how tight this community is, Jimmy, Ben, Brothers of the Serpent, George Howard, CFAPPS, Hancock, Schoch, and Randall Carlson. Absolutely loving this.
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I wonder about all the granite sphinx statues with human faces, and the fact that all the Anubis statues have very long necks unlike the Sphinx at Giza. Maybe it was a larger head of someone else, and was recut in a different likeness thus making the head smaller. I cannot see how you get to the current Sphinx shape from a sleek and pointy Anubis unless you add material and then recut.
I’ve watched a lot of your videos on the sphinx. I’m still not sure what the original head was. I’m not even sure if it was an animal it might’ve just been a decorated mound that’s been built over. My intuition says this was originally an open air area that led underground then monuments were built on them
@@hyperluminalreality1 I just listen to the Egyptians. They are clear. They name the temple. They didn't lie in their most sacred text. Anubis is the only God allowed at the entrance to a tomb or necropolis. If you think it was something other than Anubis that is fine. Believe in something that never was.
I agree. And the theory that it was a lion because it was facing the Leo constellation at a certain period makes no sense to me. Who's to say the ancient Egyptians interpreted that constellation as a lion like we did? To them it might just as well have been a dog.
It would make sense that it was originally Anubis, and slowly weathered to the point where the front of the head broke off. Then the later Egyptians found it very similarly shaped to how it is today, and carved it into the human face. I'd like to think - that for at least a time - the people there mocked up the Anubis head with reeds and such to try and keep the balance of things.
Considering that the sphinx relatively quickly gets covered by sand and has to be re-excavated, this might be an indication in itself that it's far older than we think - at some point Egypt wasn't the desert that it is today and sandstorms wasn't a thing. But this was long ago - the weathering that we see on the sphinx wouldn't have occurred while it was covered in sand.
It would also stand that the water erosion evident in the compound walls would also translate to the sphinx. But it appears it has been above the sand just long enough to lose the water erosion features, while the wall was protected. It really makes a fella think that it is older than really old. Im going to venture a guess and say it was multi-thousands of years old before egypt became dry. Has anyone taken a guess at how long the wall would have to be exposed to rain to create the features? And how long would it take for wind erosion to wipe that away from the sphinx? Also, even as a child, i always knew the sphinx originally was a lion. Its so obvious, i personally would be embarrassed to attempt to sell any other story........zahi...........
Question: Why is the sphinx at a lower level. Shouldn't the pyramids also be at that level? Is there 40 or 50 feet of sand still to unearth at the other sites to bring everything at the same level? Is Egypt on a slope?
This is a very valid question! I’ve thought the same, Does it slope or is it all built on an incline above something different? Also consider the holes in the path leading to the pyramid that can take in infinite amounts of sand. Yousef showed this Ben and I was stunned! Knowing they built the platform specifically for the pyramids as well; if all the sand was excavated off the plateau what would it look like?
The sphinx was dug out as it was carved, from limestone that was already there. This includes the head, which was carved out of a naturally pertruding rock formation. VS the pyramids that were quarried elsewhere
I'm not usually one for commenting and being vocal about my opinions online, but this channel is amazing. I'm not an intellect, I'm just a guy and its amazing to see, hear and learn about these types of things that have been hidden from us shall we say. Just great, keep up the good work Ben.!
close, but not quite. train is back on the tracks, I do say something about this at the end... but i have more coming soon, had a few 'life' distractions recently.
Completely agree with your sentiment that group think is a plague of the mind that prevents us from being able to consider possible explanations to the wonders of the world around us... However, I think that this is not solely a characteristic of our current times, although we do seem to be living through a particularly insidious episode.. I would argue that this sad situation (group think) is very much the default position for most of the human race and as a result it has affected great swathes of time throughout history.. Copernicus, Galileo, da Vinci, Columbus and many others over the ages have all proposed ideas and theories that we consider nowadays as obvious as the nose upon one's face but at the time that they were put forward the reigning consensus considered their ideas as preposterous.. How things change with time and open minds. That's why it takes a unique mix of intellect, confidence and bravery to speak up and propose something new in the face of a prevalent and unwavering dogma.. This combination is not common but it is readily identifiable in people such as Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson, Robert Bauval and the purveyor of this magnificent channel, our man Ben, as they question the status quo and challenge the current ruling dogma that human civilisation only started 5 or 6 thousand years ago and that we know all that is worth knowing about the history of our planet. That is why unchartedx is one of my favourite channels on YT.. Thoughtful, insightful and interesting ideas all presented in a disarmingly effective manner.. I never miss an episode. Happy travels to all and keep up the great work Ben, you're a treasure!
I agree but only to a certain degree. Expand the scope and then you see it isn’t a fixed consensus. I think this is just a result of how we process what we see to believe as the truth for the time being. Us humans are curious species and always seeking answers. Don’t think of it as a static truth (I.e the group think) but instead an ever-changing viewpoint where the masses slowly and surely re-examine and lay forth new ideas, debate, examine evidence, just as this TH-cam video does - presenting alternate ideas and concepts as our sciences and knowledge of things progress. Think Galileo and the previous notion that Earth was flat. I’m so excited to live in today’s world because technology is excelling at an accelerating rate. But not everyone thinks like this, and it is sad. Many find comfort in a single truth and blindly accept it as the one and only truth. But it is not their fault, we have to help each other. Think of Platos allegory of the cave.
they said they done it with wooden rollers. trees were rare and wood was imported...... unless it was around the time of the last ice age when trees were known to grow there. the sphinx clearly shows its much much older. sadly its well known to anyone who looks. im from a small island in the ocean. sand and water erosion are both common there. both look different and nothing alike. i just wanna know why the lying and what more do they know then everyone else?
Science has very high momentum, once it gets going in a direction, its really hard to turn. I am friends with two very very smart high school buddies. One is at Las Alamos doing classified work, and another one who invented small nerve gas detectors for the army many yrs ago. Neither wants to seriously consider an ancient society with more knowledge than they have...or UFOs and extraterrestrials. Its just out of the question, unless a scientist proves it and publishes it. Hence the problem.
Have you / will you talk about the fact that the great pyramid has 8 faces instead of 4 and its relation with the equinox? Curious to know what you have to say about it
Listening to the radii today about the discoveries in Warnambool that could date humans to 160000 years ago in Aus. So the possibility of high tech civilization 100000 yrs later is not unbelievable..
So tired of Egypt gatekeeping the history located there. Non-evasive surveys should be a non issue. Edit: Anyone with 2 eyes can see that, beyond the small head, the surface of the face is so much less eroded than the body, which means it's re-carved.
It baffles my mind that you only have 135k subscribers--there must just not be that many deep thinkers on this topic anymore. Your videos are great, and much appreciated by those of us who are fascinated by these topics. I'm really excited to see the fruits of your visit with Jimmy and George in November. Thanks for all that you do.
@Sean he is right about more than he is wrong about. As evidenced by the structured light scan of the early kingdom jar. He does a podcast with the guys that actually did the math, and it is far beyond the capabilities of anyone to replicate by hand or with crude machines. That's the great thing about hard science. It just takes one thing to topple soft sciences. Like a DNA test that completely rewrote the taxonomic structure of birds. Or a structured light scan that proves that something was made with machinery comparable to what we have today, and, by extension, that the kemet people inherited much of what was attributed to them. They themselves say this. That they are a legacy from earlier times.
@@wpriddy what math accounts for the capabilities of a machine no one can show existed? If you claim that it was advanced technology of some kind the burden of proof for the existence of that technology lies with the one making the claim. As of now there's nothing in the known historical or archiological record to suggest this is the case, but if you've heard of a recent discovery I'd love to look in to it!
It was a lion, I think. 11,500 years ago, it faced the stars of Leo with the rising sun... So it makes sense it would be a lion as that has always representef Leo
With the Sphinx enclosure being covered with sand most of its life, and the level of rain fall erosion on the enclosure walls this leads to extending the date of the sphinx to be much older then most people accept. (thousands of years older)
Someone needs to bring a capable drone with a good camera to these sites, position themselves far enough away that they can operate uninterrupted, and meticulously map every single tunnel or cavity there is. Can be done in the night for even better stealth mode. Drones are getting better and smaller all the time, surely they can aid us in figuring out many mysteries, not only in Egypt but in other places too. Think cave systems for that matter. Imagine a drone of tomorrow, perhaps in only a couple of years, small as a butterfly that flies for hours, equipped with an awesome camera.
I wonder if the Sphinx was a lion 30 thousand years ago (originally?), fitting with Buval/JA West and the Leo theory, possibly relating to some of the early Sumerian texts as to the original builders. Pre-deluvian form? Then recut as Anubis maybe 12 thousand years ago (give or take several thousand years) as Chuck says- the ancient Egyptians didn’t tell lies in their sacred texts. Post-deluvian fix to match changing beliefs? Finally recut by the dynastic Egyptians as a human head 5 thousand years ago showing mankind’s ego now ruled everything. Recut more than once as old beliefs morphed? The head is little more than a stub now.
Yes you are completely dead correct . There just isn’t any other explanation that is as logical as this. I would add the Paleolithic climate in the region being moist and fertile would have aided in the enclosure and base under the Sphinx remaining unburied until after the younger dryas epoch when the region turned to sand.
Thank you for referring to A.D. and B.C. It means more than one might guess. Thanks for introducing us to these recently found manuscripts and digital accessed possibilities. Happy to support you.
Really disappointing to see that the channel World of Antiquities has dedicated videos to just, showing others content, mixing their words around and slating them. That channel will more than likely be greatly promoted by TH-cam unfortunately.
I had posted a few not so dear comments pointing out his ignorance hoping that he would respond, he did. In hindsight I shouldn’t have been so irrational and direct, but my emotions got the better of me... The man is unaware of his illogal way of thinking and hides behind a curtain of deflection. Also, he fails to understand that he’s debunking content that he misrepresents in a stupendous way, claiming that Ben somehow suggests something “absurd without showing enough efficient evidence” which is foolishly hypocritical to say the least. I could’ve debated him on most of his points to defend the path Ben is daring to take, but considering the fact that WoA already watched all of Ben’s video’s in high detail; I doubt he would ever change his mind in this lifespan. He is a smart guy distracted by his own ignorance. Ben, focus on collecting the data everybody needs, make the case bigger and don’t waste your time on a couple of “nee-zeggers”. If you’re reading this Ben, love you bud, you changed my life. Groetjes uit Nederland.
As a retired engineer, I must agree that the Sphinx is far, far older than generally supposed. I am familiar with water erosion due to my work background and the erosion found about the Sphinx appears consistent with that brought about by rainfall over a long period of time.
You specialize in Egypt and I've seen your videos on Machu Picchu, but I'd love to see you do a deep investigation on Angkor Wat, which is another great mystery of architecture and history. Besides, it's a lot closer to where you live if you should decide to visit.
I live in the US - and I have a ton of footage from Angkor Wat. Would like to do that video some day, as well as to visit the site myself sometime in the next year or so. Assuming the world doesn't end and all that :)
@@UnchartedX In Cambodia, Angkor Wat is just the start. It was a religious centre, but adjacent to it are vast ruins of a subsidiary centre called "The bayon" and clear evidence of a sizeable urban metropolis with numerous navigable waterways. Interestingly, the masonry techniques are a mixed bag, including, in many ruined structures, clear evidence that metallic (bronze??) "tie-bars were in wide use, just as they were in at least one other site, far, far away.I only got there once, in April 1990, when the Siem Reap airport terminal was a corrugated iron shed, sans air-con bur avec cold beer. On the eastern side of Cambodia is what is locally called "Mini-Angkor"; a bit shabby, but, there it is. "Wat" is the generic term for "temple" The appalling Khmer rouge did a LOT of damage to the many structures and relics, for example, defacing the bas relief-carved "apsara" (temple) dancers covering vast surfaces of many buildings. Traditionally, the REAL dancers were chosen for their beauty and grace, and danced "topless" ; hence the KR vandalism. The Maoism-inspired Khmer Rouge were VERY "sick puppies". Whist I was there, the "fixers" arranged for a visit to a revived school for traditional music and dance. The KR missed a few holders of the knowledge. South East Asia has a LOT of "interesting" pre-1800 stuff, if you go looking for it.
I'm always stoked when I see one of your new videos on my TH-cam feed! You do a fantastic job of laying out the fascinating facts about our occluded history. I just went to Teotihuacan yesterday and it was amazing. Do you think you'll ever visit and make some videos on ancient Central America?
Lol. Having local constructionworkers do an archeological dig is the same as telling a butterfly to swim up a river because it's wings look 'stream lined'. They will fail inevitably.
Given the age of our current genetic line and what we've done technologically already, I wouldn't be surprised if a prior human civ made it to orbit. Would be interesting to find some well preserved artifacts in solar system left by our forefathers
The problem I have with recognizing famous explorers, archaeologists, and a lot of inventors is that while they do a lot of the work, they don't do *most* of the work when it comes to actually digging all of this sort of thing out of the sand... It's like how so many people give Elon Musk all credit for Space X or the Tesla. He didn't do most of the work, he just owns the companies. Or like how Thomas Edison gets credit for hundreds of inventions that other people, Nikola Tesla for example, came up with.
Excellent quality, full of balanced referenced material including some hard to find information and historical pictures. Fascinating and thoroughly recommended.
Great presentation as always Ben, thanks for taking the time. I recently switched to Vodafone for my ISP and they block archive.org and it's mirrors, ridiculous.
@@arthurwallen7342 dude just shave your feet, paint your toenails and use a tag like #girlswithbigfeet oh and buy some cheap secondhand heels you’ll be off to a good start😂 everyday that I go by without a job I think.. have I sunk this low yet? Then again beezee be traveling the world and I’m here stuck in one place with my education 😭😂 hmmm tomorrow feet pics? No I still have my self respect... or do I? #firstworldproblems
It reached to the point where I click on Like button even before starting the video.... But by the end if it I want to Like it again...few more times! 😄🙏🏻👏🏼
The erosion doesn’t look to me caused by rainfall but by extended periods of the same waterlevel and then again on another level, etc. I recognize this type of erosion from where I grew up. (Curacao) There the land is slowly lifted over the millenia and creates similar linear recesses on top of each other.
They’re referring to the vertical channels cut down through the multiple layers of limestone bedrock. These are more visible on the enclosure than on the renovated body of the Sphinx itself. The differences in erosion on those horizontal layers is most likely due to them being different ages, slightly different compositions and whether they were buried in sand or exposed to the elements. With either this method or your method, we’re talking about massive amounts of water in a place that’s been desert since before the time the mainstream people claim the Sphinx was built. With either explanation for the erosion, the mainstream age claim is not old enough.
Nobody in their right mind would build things like sphinx and the pyramids in a place where you constantly has to clear sand away, could those monuments have been build before the sahara became what it is today ?
Watch the video.. it talks about water erosion marks which suggest it WAS built before current climate conditions, several thousands years earlier than egyptology claims.
@@NemoVir - If you remove a tree, it does not come back and it is easy to prevent baby trees from growing there. If you remove sand, wind brings you new sand over night.
Ben, I'm glad somebody is continuing to point out what is in plain sight. The head and body of the Sphinx are so incongruous as to cry out for a logical and technical analysis that can explain why. Keep doing your research, your trips to Egypt and your videos because I and many others appreciate the work. Wind and sand did not make those erosion patterns on the Sphinx's body and on the rock in the enclosure. Great job.
Truly made my day with this vid, Ben😀 Fantastic work in both research and production quality. Truly impressed😊 Wish you and Jimmy safe travels to the ancient land. Can’t wait to see the results 😃👍
Are there any other examples of water/rain erosion in other parts of Egypt that could be dated? Almost a clear line in the rock of a cliff or something where you can see how the transition from green to dessert (and again age it).
@@nelsonclub7722 he could really just be a face of egyptology being paid to stfu, I don't want to call the guy a liar and fraud etc. Because I legitimately feel like there's people above him, maybe he was told long ago keep his opinion to himself or pay for it. Something's just not right about how comfortable he is with telling obvious lies, strange guy. Either way I hope for the best ✌️
What's absolutely fascinating to me is multiple civilisations have come and gone since the Ancient Egyptians, and multiple empires, from Greek to Roman have taken control of it, and yet, unlike what you'd expect from a conquering army, not a single one of them chose to damage the structures, with the Romans going as far to try and repair it. This to me shows there is something endearing about these structures that isn't present anywhere else in the world, it's almost as if they were amazed by it too and struggled to figure it out themselves, or maybe they knew back then what the secrets of its construction were and thus why they treated it with so much respect.
Wouldn’t the fact that the Sphinxs original base ground level being much lower than the Pyramids ground level prove that the Sphinx was built MUCH earlier than the pyramids? Doesn’t ground level build up over time?
26:18 "Find this to be frustrating" You and a lot of us. 26:30 "Does make you wonder why this hasn't happened though. Doesn't it." Because then the mainstream narrative of how old our species really is would totally collapse around them.
My amateur opinion, The original Sphinx is depicted in the iconic Britannia (Athena) Union Jack artistic work, facing West, which I contend overlays the geographic features of the Atlantic floor, prior to the rising waters, 20-30,000 years ago. The Lion-Goddess Sekhmet is the protector of the Sun God Ra, and the Atlantic/Atlantis positioning in Middle Earth of what is now the Atlantic Ocean, defined the veneration limits of Ra, in contrast to Jah-wey, Jaguar which defined the Moon Goddess of the ancient Western Hemisphere.
Wait, there were no significant precipitation in the area for 6000 years? And it was buried for thousands of years? Well, there's at least 12k years of erosion. That's with 20 years per mm. But most research (not associated with anything in Egypt) puts it at 80 to 100 years per mm. And that's assuming 2 feet of erosion. We don't know if there was more erosion than that, do we? At 100 years per mm, that's 67k years ago or more. It could have been built in the last interglacial (100 to 130k years ago) when it was 2C warmer and sea level was higher.
Superb presentation as always, I hope someone can comment on why Hawass won't admit the pyramids and the Sphinx were built before the Dynastic Egyptians, I mean it's not like tourists will stop going there, I know it has to do with money but it's not like we will pick up the pyramids and the sphinx and move it to another place if he admits someone else built them, they are native to that land regardless of which humans built them, what am I missing?
I noticed you are still operating with the assumption that ancient Egyptian civilisation only had access to copper tools. Have you seen the following evidence suggesting that they operated iron mines? In fact the very reason for construction at Giza may have been to mark the very special site beneath which, iron ore was present. This idea finally explains the unusual tunnels and chambers throughout the site, and can be clearly seen in the following video: th-cam.com/video/iFOxW6vKN5c/w-d-xo.html - in which, evidence presented includes: random tunnels which follow ore veins; corrosion stains on the walls of the tunnels; secrecy and restricted access to tunnels, many of which have been filled in; vertical shafts to support underground operations. I love your work man, and am curious to hear your thoughts on the idea.
@Prof Myers it is such a shame that academic progress is so greatly hindered by the personal preference of individuals who derive their livelihood from the immobility of common understanding. I imagine that tourism would continue to flourish regardless of who developed ancient civilisations, and whenever those events occurred. If not for celebrity archaeologists afraid for their reputations, for new evidence changing the general consensus of chronology, we might know so much more about our history.
@Prof Myers perhaps they really just do not want to know the truth. It is as if the mystery is of higher value than the truth, to the current caretakers of the structures in Egypt
Great video. However, to honor Giovanni Caviglia for his heroic efforts in gathering knowledge about the Sphinx, I suggest we do two things. First we should spell his name correctly, which is Caviglia. (Which means "ankle," by the way). You may perhaps be confusing him with the notorious third Roman emperor. Secondly, we should at least vaguely pronounce his name correctly. I get it that most of us can't properly pronounce words in foreign languages, and that's fine. But the typical English-speaker's attempt at pronouncing the Italian "gl" sound is so comically off-the-mark that it really needs to be flagged. Despite how it looks, there is no G sound, and certainly to hard stop after it and before the L. Probably the biggest bang for your pronunciation buck here would be to just pretend that the G isn't there at all, and pronounce it as if it were Cavilia. Your Italian-speaking audience will then instantly recognize what you are trying to say, and while they'll notice that you're still not doing it right, you'll get massive bonus points anyway.
Another great film, I think this channel deserves greater appreciation. You touch on many interesting views and topics while avoiding what I would term wild speculation. It's hard not to feel that the human story isn't missing a few of its early chapters. If we could understand that perhaps we would have a better appreciation of the world today.
Have you ever thought about expanding your questions to more recent times and the rest of the world? For example, in North America, the Chicago World Fair. They supposedly built The White City in just a few years and then demolished it all just a few years later. Go to wiki and look at the pictures and tell me that makes any sense. Why would you destroy that? And how could it had been built so quickly? Next, look at Salt Lake City. Tell me that was all built by roaming settlers during that time period. These examples look more like some gang just rediscovered and refurbished things, pretending they were the builders. And this extends across the whole country when you look at like amazing capitol buildings, churches, libraries on universities, etc. and when they supposedly were built. Just saying, getting history wrong for thousands of years ago vs a couple of hundred years ago, I'm a lot less blown away by how we get ancient history wrong vs how we seem to be unaware of even recent events.
The pyramids are NOT aligned with Orion, either in the present day nor in antiquity. Rather, they were aligned with Cygnus the swan. Additionally, they did not mark the stars in the sky as points on a map, but were aligned horizon-wise, i.e., the three center "wing" stars of Cygnus lit upon the tops of the Giza pyramids simultaneously as the constellation descended in the west, with Deneb, the brightest of the three, lining up with the Great Pyramid. The swan "dove" into the pyramids, with each of the three stars settling onto their respective pyramid apexes when observed from the arc circle at Kafr el-Gebel.
You know why you couldn't find Göbekli Tepe? Because you can't type it. Sorry bro ( but HOW that kind of specialist couldn't hear abt it? Because he is too narrow specialist, he knows only about his job.
There are 2 more things that would imply the Sphinx is older than the pyramids: 1. The fact that it is so low in the ground. This is typical of ancient buildings. For example (one of many), we can find part of a Roman defensive wall in an underground car-park in London. lookup.london/roman-wall-car-park/ 2. Construction of the Sphinx clearly would not even have been possible if it had been built during a time when sand would be constantly burying the construction site. Therefore the Sphinx had to have been built in an epoch when this did not occur.
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Ohh geez I was about to go to sleep but I guess not 😂 I love your videos! I have a bs in geology but no job... your work (and the work of others) inspires me to not give up on getting a job or maybe go back to school if I could pay for it. There are so many aspects of our human history and the frickin megafauna extinction that needs to be studied better! I’d literally never even heard of the younger dryas until I came across you. It was never mentioned in annnny of my classes or books wtf 😬
Learning about the Younger Dryas really dropped a lot of things into place for me. To many different things in different fields of study suddenly had a reasonable cause that supported each other
People make their livings from the writing of books, art, music....it’s called copyright. To demonize them because you want to use them for free is childish, and makes YOU the cheap greedy one. Grow up and pay the artist or researcher for their time and work.
I doubt Zahi Hawass will ever admit that GPR or any other technology is worth using on the Sphinx or the Great Pyramid. He doesn't want any one to actually find a new discovery that might take away his legitimacy. The man is bought and paid for by those intent on keeping the secrets to themselves. That said I think this was a fantastic video and I'm looking forward to more of the same. Thanks for your hard work. 👍 BTW, The front paws scream lion. Also sea shells of all different varieties have been found embedded in the sides of the Sphinx. That means water carried from the sea and deluge from lots of flooding and rain. So definitely water erosion.
... yes, the Sphinx came first the weathering looks just like the Natural Erosion found in the canyons of So Cal and southwestern region of the states - hundreds of thousands of years old
Khafres Causeway (at least the lower part) and Khafres Valley Temple are definitely as old as the Sphinx. The causeway is part of the enclosure and because of the causeway, the Sphinx enclosure is not square. This means, the causeway was built or at least planned first. The Valley Temple was built using stones that were removed while cutting the Sphinx out of the bedrock. So, they together came first. If the Old Kingdom's dynasties are dated correctly, Khafre (who died 2532 BC) only used, repared and modified these structures, but he did not build them.
Ben, if in your Egypt trip you guys get to go to the Serapeum, ask the guide if any of those black boxes have ever been checked underneath. It would be nice to see if the underneath of the boxes have the same finish as the inside of the boxes. If they do, how were they flipped around??? If they have scratches that would mean they were probably pushed / pulled (dragged). If they were moved around by using wooden rollers, there might still be some wood remains under (organic matter), which can be carbon dated. If none of the above, then they were levitated there. Anyway, just a thought. Have fun in your trip and I will definitely start saving for the next one. Thanks for your awesome videos. Victor Ruemmele
as far as I know no one has lifted them up to check, and the finished boxes are built into limestone flooring. I will ask though, and we are going back there. First day of the trip.
So at 12 sec in,I have never seen this pic of the sphinx,it totally looks like theres another face on it,a smaller female face maybe??but with reptile looking eyes!!WTF,now I have no idea at all what this is supposed to represent??
What makes ZERO sense to me - we have people doing renovation work on the Sphinx when, anywhere else in the world, renovation means the improvement or preservation of things are already there. So why on earth are these people blocking doors with concrete walls? It raises so many questions; is there something inside worth protecting, is there something inside that we are not allowed to see for some reason, is there absolutely nothing inside, in which case, why stop anyone looking for themselves? I guess I can understand people like Hawass possibly have a career running on potentially false information, but to go to the lengths they've gone to, to actively prevent anyone doing any real research is just mind boggling. I mean sure some theories are completely mental and anyone asking to drill or do damage to these constructions should surely be vetted very carefully. But at the same time, why on earth do we need to drill holes under the sphinx? What does this prove? If there are chambers, there are entrances. If there are genuinely miles of catacombs, then why not create a decent modern map of these things, look at where tunnels lead in comparison to what's on the surface. Actually make some educated theories about it all rather than a hur-dur approach of I wanna drill holes! So archaic... I would really love to get into the tunnels underneath these constructions, and use some sort of 3D laser modelling tech. If it is considered 'too dangerous' for people to go in there, then let's send in some drones, which could take video and laser 3D model at the same time. Someone invent those laser 'dogs' that are in (Alien) Prometheus, because the tech to do that is blatantly possible with current tech. Make 'em small enough you should be drop them in through these steel barred gates everywhere and map it anyway - do no harm, no damage and just create more data. (you mention flooding in this video, so if drones don't work, use a drone sub instead.)
Wind born erosion happens most extensively only a couple of feet off the ground as the heaviest particles predominantly blow at this height - finer particles are carried higher off the ground, but don't scourer as much as the larger particles. This helps to explain why the head of the Sphinx shows less erosion than the body.
A few links:
The Sequel to one of my favorite documentaries of all time, Revalations of the Pyramids: Builders of the Ancient Mysteries (BAM), available for viewing here (Affiliate link:) bam-eng.okast.tv?ref=benvankerkwyk
Josh Blaylock's ArkWorld, and epic graphic novel encompassing many of the topics discussed on this channel: www.archeopunk.com/
Join myself as well as Jimmy from the Bright Insight channel th-cam.com/channels/sIlJ9eYylZQcyfMOPNUz9w.html , and George Howard in Egypt this year: unchartedx.com/tour
Hope you enjoyed the video!
Do you think there may have been a 2nd sphinx, either one long eroded away on site or maybe located elsewhere, perhaps still buried today? Just something I've always wondered since I saw once saw a relief presenting two in a book when I was younger. Then there are the two presented in the book you read from.
Geezer? 1:40. Love it. Lombardo double bass roll for you. Had to razz.
How can I find and borrow that book De L Egypte ?
@UnchartedX , at 15.46 there is a picture of an old chamber, and on the floor of that picture is what I think is the sphinx in its original form with a lions head. I'm not sure if you noticed this or not as you didn't mention in the video but I just thought I would point it out incase you didn't realise it was there. Many thanks for your amazing work over the years, always great reasoning and logic behind what you do 👍
nice job Ben.
Cancelled my cable subscription years ago. Now my money goes to Ben and others, instead of supporting CNN and other trash media. Ben's narrations are sublime.
Same.. except I do pay TH-cam for premium every month. Other then that I give approx half a dozen content creators $.
I give precisely fuck all to TH-cam creators and I still feel that's too much.
He can kick Chum Lee's ass any day.
What's "cable" grandpa?
Never had it got shot of the TV licence though. Its depressing all the time. I honestly rarely look at the news. Follow some independent people.
Jimmy over at Bright Insight led me here and I’m so glad he did
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Same! :)
Here's the weird thing: UnchartedX is young. He can't know. But I'm 53. When I was a young laddy, even still too young to join the army, which I eventually did, we had on mainstream television channels telling us about the Orion constellation relation. Also the rainfall and streaming water theory was presented as a fact.
Yet somehow in decades to come, this has been pushed back to being "fringe theories". What the heck happened? Any seniors here who were into Geology without pause for so long who could tell?
(the only invariant is that Hawass was always around the corner lurking to deny everything)
Im young, in my early 30s, but work with Antiques, so I've somewhat seen some of the changes.
Ive had the notion of wanting to start collecting antique history books and comparing today's narritive to yester-years.
Even reading historic newspapers sheds lots of light on the new narratives they push 🙄
@@SarV1 Interesting. Please do it. You'd be doing humanity a great service👍
Imagine building something so incredible that stood for so long that humanity forgot who, when and how they built it. Several times over.
Exactly right. The part that blows me away is that the most likely reason why we don’t know who, when, and how it was built is because a global cataclysm wiped that civilization from the Earth. Yet, despite a complete and utter devastation sufficient to wipe everyone from the Earth, these structures somehow survived that cataclysm. How many of our modern “advanced” structures would survive an event(s) like that? Zero. I find that absolutely astonishing.
That's what's gonna happen to the stone barbecue I built... yup "sips beer" 🍺
Oh they know who built it they just don't want mankind to know but it's slowly revealing itself
Imagine building something that incredible and slapping a Beetlejuice size head on it. It's sickening that anyone believes that's the original head
Great video - thanks for the mention, Ben. I love that Henry Salt book - cost me a lot but I’m glad I have it in my collection! The last page or so is good, the credible Arab account of the Great Pyramid that says there was also an identical sarcophagus inside the Queen’s Chamber. Good to hear your thoughts on that too! But as always, a fantastically written and narrated video with awesome footage! Nice one!
It’s so nice to hear you give each other mentions and to see you commenting on each other’s posts on TH-cam! :)
Is it weird that I read your comment and could hear it in your voice? Lmao love your channel as well Ancient Architects!
Thanks Matt - it was your recommendation that led me to getting a copy of this publication in the first place! I am thinking about doing a brief follow up video going through that early Arab exploration, as well as Cavigula's work in the great pyramid, it's quite the dramatic tale. Thanks also for the kind words, means a lot coming from a pro channel like yours!
@@UnchartedX please do! :)
Im surprise you actually like this video since you have gone mainstream in you videos as of late,always putting out the mainstream timeline to when things happend in the past
The answer is so simple: who on Earth would build the Sphinx in such a place to have to dig it out from the sand every other year.
It is crystal clear that at the time it was erected, there was no desert around, no sand, no sand storms.
Why is Zahi still involved in the uncovering of antiquities and archeological digs in Egypt? He covered discoveries up, barred the way from further discovery if he wasn't involved, damaged the interior of the Great Pyramid and stole antiquities. Why let the coyote back into the hen house?
Bravo. Absolutely correct.
very correct my sir! i have no hopes in finding out more info on this great topic as long we have those stupid retarded iditos that stop investingations. just mind boggeling how disrespectful and dumb they(we) have gotten. A disgrace!
He got fired in 2011.. he's a private investigator/consultant now.
@@Starfishtroopers i didnt know that. good. tho. thx!
I'm curious as to what he investigates, and to whom he consults.
I agree with all your assessments. Even if someone has just a basic understanding of physics and history, your conclusions seem just plain logical. How do more people not see this? Keep up the excellent work!
Another fantastic video. Video doesn't do it justice, documentary is much more appropriate.
Zahi Hawass crippled egyptology for decades and his legacy seems to have continued.
I also have no doubt this man has looted artifacts for his own profit (as alleged) and is aware of much more on the giza plateau (tunnels, etc) than has been reported.
As Hawass continues to bury history, you and a select few keep it alive. Thank you Ben.
The best thing to do might be to stop caring. Who cares about some old Egyptian rocks and artifacts? Asian people don't care, Indian people don't care, Latin Americans don't care, African blacks like to think they built it but don't care enough to study it, so when Europe and the US stop caring, it's over for Zahi Hawass.
@@stiffrichard2816 because it’s interesting af ancient history is class
Hawas: The foremost authority of Egyptology; known liar and theif.
@@stevenhunt3113 I doubt we will learn much of what he has concealed until he dies but don't solely blame him, remember all the western Egyptologist who have gone along with him over the years....
Hawass is a great example for any scientist, an example of what not to do 😂
I really appreciated the quotes from the old books and the description of the various explorations. It is amazing how wind, water, climate and human "repairs" have affected this old structure. The Sphynx still holds many mysteries. Thanks.
What's up Antonio! Looking forward to your next hip-hop video. Saber toothed tigers in the house. 😉
I cannot thank you enough for your outstanding scientific work
And I will definitely support you
Thanks so much!
Your quickly becoming a legend in this topic and field.
@naruto tricked me sry some folk need to upon up the mind and stop being sheep 🐑 it’s plain to see we being lied to and our history is not what it seems, go listen to some folk music it might open ya mind up some what.
Absolutely
@naruto tricked me sry is your name KAREN 😂 so please indulge your evidence of why is this nonsense then 🙄
@@sheepinwolfclothing4334 well said.
I'd say it's more of a desert than a field, but I agree nonetheless
Well done. As a scholar and former educator of art and art history as well as an inquisitor and seeker of archaeological and anthropological truths I greatly respect and appreciate the quality of work you've done with this. Thank-you
Thutmose IV was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt 14th century BC (1400 BC 3419 years ago). According to Thutmose IV dream stele, the Sphinx was buried up to its neck when he began the restoration of it and digging it out. Now, fast forward to Napoleon when he came across it. The artist accounts of this event the Sphinx was buried only up to it chest. Which is about a tad more than halfway. This is roughly after around 2,000 years since the time of Rome occupation. So taking that into account, the Sphinx complex must have been abandoned at least 4,000 years before Thutmose IV. That would place it at least 7,419 (4,000+3,419) years ago the last activity of the Sphinx complex occurred. And that makes the Sphinx very ancient. Getting close to the diluvian period roughly 10,000+- years ago.
A crude, yet effective first thrust. I fully agree with your basic assessment
Robert Shock says it is water erosion which indicates a time when water was prevalent in the desert 10,000 plus. Buaval dates it 10,500 based on astrology.
now do the math for the water erosion, which would require the entire Sphinx enclosure to be exposed for 1000s of years *prior* to being buried, and would have continually required human occupation to keep the sand from piling up during that time UNLESS it was made during a time before the Sahara desert formed, which would be even more incredible.
Agree
The Roman dug it out around 50bc as did ptolemy 350 years beforehand.
The sands of Egypt cover things far faster than you might think.
Funny tht u mentioned ancient architect, tht guy with the annoying narration style is now saying tht the pyramid is a friggin tomb... And he agrees with basically everything zahi hawass says... Instant unsub
No 5 minute teasers here!
Take note Mr Foerester & Histories Mysteries.
Best Content by Far, thank you Ben.
I love how tight this community is, Jimmy, Ben, Brothers of the Serpent, George Howard, CFAPPS, Hancock, Schoch, and Randall Carlson. Absolutely loving this.
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Woof woof. Could only be Anubis according to the Egyptians themselves.
I wonder about all the granite sphinx statues with human faces, and the fact that all the Anubis statues have very long necks unlike the Sphinx at Giza. Maybe it was a larger head of someone else, and was recut in a different likeness thus making the head smaller. I cannot see how you get to the current Sphinx shape from a sleek and pointy Anubis unless you add material and then recut.
I’ve watched a lot of your videos on the sphinx. I’m still not sure what the original head was. I’m not even sure if it was an animal it might’ve just been a decorated mound that’s been built over. My intuition says this was originally an open air area that led underground then monuments were built on them
@@hyperluminalreality1 I just listen to the Egyptians. They are clear. They name the temple. They didn't lie in their most sacred text. Anubis is the only God allowed at the entrance to a tomb or necropolis. If you think it was something other than Anubis that is fine. Believe in something that never was.
I agree. And the theory that it was a lion because it was facing the Leo constellation at a certain period makes no sense to me. Who's to say the ancient Egyptians interpreted that constellation as a lion like we did? To them it might just as well have been a dog.
It would make sense that it was originally Anubis, and slowly weathered to the point where the front of the head broke off.
Then the later Egyptians found it very similarly shaped to how it is today, and carved it into the human face.
I'd like to think - that for at least a time - the people there mocked up the Anubis head with reeds and such to try and keep the balance of things.
Considering that the sphinx relatively quickly gets covered by sand and has to be re-excavated, this might be an indication in itself that it's far older than we think - at some point Egypt wasn't the desert that it is today and sandstorms wasn't a thing. But this was long ago - the weathering that we see on the sphinx wouldn't have occurred while it was covered in sand.
It would also stand that the water erosion evident in the compound walls would also translate to the sphinx. But it appears it has been above the sand just long enough to lose the water erosion features, while the wall was protected. It really makes a fella think that it is older than really old. Im going to venture a guess and say it was multi-thousands of years old before egypt became dry. Has anyone taken a guess at how long the wall would have to be exposed to rain to create the features? And how long would it take for wind erosion to wipe that away from the sphinx?
Also, even as a child, i always knew the sphinx originally was a lion. Its so obvious, i personally would be embarrassed to attempt to sell any other story........zahi...........
The last time I was this early the Sphinx was still a natural rock formation.
Sad, it was once barren land
Under water?
The 40 thousand year old virgin.
I couldn't read your comment without picturing Rodney Dangerfield straightening his tie. That's pretty funny.
Question: Why is the sphinx at a lower level. Shouldn't the pyramids also be at that level? Is there 40 or 50 feet of sand still to unearth at the other sites to bring everything at the same level? Is Egypt on a slope?
This is a very valid question! I’ve thought the same, Does it slope or is it all built on an incline above something different? Also consider the holes in the path leading to the pyramid that can take in infinite amounts of sand. Yousef showed this Ben and I was stunned! Knowing they built the platform specifically for the pyramids as well; if all the sand was excavated off the plateau what would it look like?
The sphinx was dug out as it was carved, from limestone that was already there. This includes the head, which was carved out of a naturally pertruding rock formation. VS the pyramids that were quarried elsewhere
I'm not usually one for commenting and being vocal about my opinions online, but this channel is amazing. I'm not an intellect, I'm just a guy and its amazing to see, hear and learn about these types of things that have been hidden from us shall we say. Just great, keep up the good work Ben.!
Thank you!!
I feel like you havent posted in 12,000 years
close, but not quite. train is back on the tracks, I do say something about this at the end... but i have more coming soon, had a few 'life' distractions recently.
@@UnchartedX great to hear from you brother. Thanks for your effort in keeping knowledge from going the way of Alexandria 😉
No train between there beginning and end other than worldly ones.
The Egyptians, and later Arabs took merely possession of a structure made by a long gone civilisation, at least 12000 years ago. The form was a lion.
It was originally Annubis
sadly its wrong. the stones were carved out.
Consensus and groupthink that denies and dismisses any other possible points of view is a plague on our current era.
Completely agree with your sentiment that group think is a plague of the mind that prevents us from being able to consider possible explanations to the wonders of the world around us...
However, I think that this is not solely a characteristic of our current times, although we do seem to be living through a particularly insidious episode..
I would argue that this sad situation (group think) is very much the default position for most of the human race and as a result it has affected great swathes of time throughout history..
Copernicus, Galileo, da Vinci, Columbus and many others over the ages have all proposed ideas and theories that we consider nowadays as obvious as the nose upon one's face but at the time that they were put forward the reigning consensus considered their ideas as preposterous.. How things change with time and open minds.
That's why it takes a unique mix of intellect, confidence and bravery to speak up and propose something new in the face of a prevalent and unwavering dogma..
This combination is not common but it is readily identifiable in people such as Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson, Robert Bauval and the purveyor of this magnificent channel, our man Ben, as they question the status quo and challenge the current ruling dogma that human civilisation only started 5 or 6 thousand years ago and that we know all that is worth knowing about the history of our planet.
That is why unchartedx is one of my favourite channels on YT.. Thoughtful, insightful and interesting ideas all presented in a disarmingly effective manner.. I never miss an episode.
Happy travels to all and keep up the great work Ben, you're a treasure!
A plague from all eras
as is the actual plague..
I agree but only to a certain degree. Expand the scope and then you see it isn’t a fixed consensus. I think this is just a result of how we process what we see to believe as the truth for the time being. Us humans are curious species and always seeking answers. Don’t think of it as a static truth (I.e the group think) but instead an ever-changing viewpoint where the masses slowly and surely re-examine and lay forth new ideas, debate, examine evidence, just as this TH-cam video does - presenting alternate ideas and concepts as our sciences and knowledge of things progress. Think Galileo and the previous notion that Earth was flat. I’m so excited to live in today’s world because technology is excelling at an accelerating rate. But not everyone thinks like this, and it is sad. Many find comfort in a single truth and blindly accept it as the one and only truth. But it is not their fault, we have to help each other. Think of Platos allegory of the cave.
Academia: "I reject your reality and substitute my own!"
It seems as if every "Official Narrative" today is a lie.
they said they done it with wooden rollers. trees were rare and wood was imported...... unless it was around the time of the last ice age when trees were known to grow there. the sphinx clearly shows its much much older. sadly its well known to anyone who looks. im from a small island in the ocean. sand and water erosion are both common there. both look different and nothing alike. i just wanna know why the lying and what more do they know then everyone else?
People lie in order to maintain what they believe is an intellectual advantage. Also to maintain the ability to deceive the masses. Simply put
Science has very high momentum, once it gets going in a direction, its really hard to turn. I am friends with two very very smart high school buddies. One is at Las Alamos doing classified work, and another one who invented small nerve gas detectors for the army many yrs ago. Neither wants to seriously consider an ancient society with more knowledge than they have...or UFOs and extraterrestrials. Its just out of the question, unless a scientist proves it and publishes it. Hence the problem.
I feel like a child again, full of wonder.
Couldn't sleep. Found this. WIN
Have you / will you talk about the fact that the great pyramid has 8 faces instead of 4 and its relation with the equinox?
Curious to know what you have to say about it
Its deffo over 10,000 years old
Listening to the radii today about the discoveries in Warnambool that could date humans to 160000 years ago in Aus.
So the possibility of high tech civilization 100000 yrs later is not unbelievable..
So tired of Egypt gatekeeping the history located there.
Non-evasive surveys should be a non issue.
Edit: Anyone with 2 eyes can see that, beyond the small head, the surface of the face is so much less eroded than the body, which means it's re-carved.
I have 3 eyes !
@@delboytrotter8806 Brown eye of Osiris doesn't count
It baffles my mind that you only have 135k subscribers--there must just not be that many deep thinkers on this topic anymore. Your videos are great, and much appreciated by those of us who are fascinated by these topics. I'm really excited to see the fruits of your visit with Jimmy and George in November. Thanks for all that you do.
The algorithm doesn't promote him
@@curiodyssey3867 the algorithm supports him, but the people that it is shown to are alreay subscribed to real historians and archeologists
@Sean he is right about more than he is wrong about. As evidenced by the structured light scan of the early kingdom jar. He does a podcast with the guys that actually did the math, and it is far beyond the capabilities of anyone to replicate by hand or with crude machines. That's the great thing about hard science. It just takes one thing to topple soft sciences. Like a DNA test that completely rewrote the taxonomic structure of birds. Or a structured light scan that proves that something was made with machinery comparable to what we have today, and, by extension, that the kemet people inherited much of what was attributed to them. They themselves say this. That they are a legacy from earlier times.
@@wpriddy what math accounts for the capabilities of a machine no one can show existed? If you claim that it was advanced technology of some kind the burden of proof for the existence of that technology lies with the one making the claim. As of now there's nothing in the known historical or archiological record to suggest this is the case, but if you've heard of a recent discovery I'd love to look in to it!
Bros never lived in a town of a few thousand ppl if he thinks hundreds of thousands is nothing
It was a lion, I think. 11,500 years ago, it faced the stars of Leo with the rising sun... So it makes sense it would be a lion as that has always representef Leo
Egypt,Labyrinth,Pyramid....Sphinx.
Does anyone else remember when "Sphynx" was spelled with a "Y"?
With the Sphinx enclosure being covered with sand most of its life, and the level of rain fall erosion on the enclosure walls this leads to extending the date of the sphinx to be much older then most people accept. (thousands of years older)
Someone needs to bring a capable drone with a good camera to these sites, position themselves far enough away that they can operate uninterrupted, and meticulously map every single tunnel or cavity there is. Can be done in the night for even better stealth mode.
Drones are getting better and smaller all the time, surely they can aid us in figuring out many mysteries, not only in Egypt but in other places too. Think cave systems for that matter. Imagine a drone of tomorrow, perhaps in only a couple of years, small as a butterfly that flies for hours, equipped with an awesome camera.
I wonder if the Sphinx was a lion 30 thousand years ago (originally?), fitting with Buval/JA West and the Leo theory, possibly relating to some of the early Sumerian texts as to the original builders. Pre-deluvian form?
Then recut as Anubis maybe 12 thousand years ago (give or take several thousand years) as Chuck says- the ancient Egyptians didn’t tell lies in their sacred texts. Post-deluvian fix to match changing beliefs?
Finally recut by the dynastic Egyptians as a human head 5 thousand years ago showing mankind’s ego now ruled everything.
Recut more than once as old beliefs morphed? The head is little more than a stub now.
Yes you are completely dead correct . There just isn’t any other explanation that is as logical as this. I would add the Paleolithic climate in the region being moist and fertile would have aided in the enclosure and base under the Sphinx remaining unburied until after the younger dryas epoch when the region turned to sand.
After several more rotations of the cultural appropriations, it will resemble it's last possible form, not unlike an obelisk, The Great Pinhead...
The dynastic Egyptians had their cancel culture too 😬 Goes to show how damaging it is.
As a sculptor of monumental statues I always thought the front legs are too long for lion and the pose is more doglike like Anubis.
The more we learn, the more we discover how much we still have to learn. Thanks again, Ben, for an excellent presentation.
You’re prob the only TH-camr that I get excited about when I see a new video posted! No homo!
Thank you for referring to A.D. and B.C. It means more than one might guess. Thanks for introducing us to these recently found manuscripts and digital accessed possibilities. Happy to support you.
Hey Ben, I would love to see you engage with World of Antiquities channel who keeps "debunking" your videos.
It’s Zahi Hawass’ side account.
Really disappointing to see that the channel World of Antiquities has dedicated videos to just, showing others content, mixing their words around and slating them. That channel will more than likely be greatly promoted by TH-cam unfortunately.
I had posted a few not so dear comments pointing out his ignorance hoping that he would respond, he did. In hindsight I shouldn’t have been so irrational and direct, but my emotions got the better of me... The man is unaware of his illogal way of thinking and hides behind a curtain of deflection. Also, he fails to understand that he’s debunking content that he misrepresents in a stupendous way, claiming that Ben somehow suggests something “absurd without showing enough efficient evidence” which is foolishly hypocritical to say the least. I could’ve debated him on most of his points to defend the path Ben is daring to take, but considering the fact that WoA already watched all of Ben’s video’s in high detail; I doubt he would ever change his mind in this lifespan. He is a smart guy distracted by his own ignorance. Ben, focus on collecting the data everybody needs, make the case bigger and don’t waste your time on a couple of “nee-zeggers”. If you’re reading this Ben, love you bud, you changed my life. Groetjes uit Nederland.
That channel just goes to show you, just because you're educated doesn't mean you're smart.
As a retired engineer, I must agree that the Sphinx is far, far older than generally supposed. I am familiar with water erosion due to my work background and the erosion found about the Sphinx appears consistent with that brought about by rainfall over a long period of time.
I’m a simple man. Ben posts new content, I prioritize it.
You specialize in Egypt and I've seen your videos on Machu Picchu, but I'd love to see you do a deep investigation on Angkor Wat, which is another great mystery of architecture and history. Besides, it's a lot closer to where you live if you should decide to visit.
I live in the US - and I have a ton of footage from Angkor Wat. Would like to do that video some day, as well as to visit the site myself sometime in the next year or so. Assuming the world doesn't end and all that :)
@@UnchartedX In Cambodia, Angkor Wat is just the start. It was a religious centre, but adjacent to it are vast ruins of a subsidiary centre called "The bayon" and clear evidence of a sizeable urban metropolis with numerous navigable waterways.
Interestingly, the masonry techniques are a mixed bag, including, in many ruined structures, clear evidence that metallic (bronze??) "tie-bars were in wide use, just as they were in at least one other site, far, far away.I only got there once, in April 1990, when the Siem Reap airport terminal was a corrugated iron shed, sans air-con bur avec cold beer.
On the eastern side of Cambodia is what is locally called "Mini-Angkor"; a bit shabby, but, there it is. "Wat" is the generic term for "temple"
The appalling Khmer rouge did a LOT of damage to the many structures and relics, for example, defacing the bas relief-carved "apsara" (temple) dancers covering vast surfaces of many buildings. Traditionally, the REAL dancers were chosen for their beauty and grace, and danced "topless" ; hence the KR vandalism. The Maoism-inspired Khmer Rouge were VERY "sick puppies".
Whist I was there, the "fixers" arranged for a visit to a revived school for traditional music and dance. The KR missed a few holders of the knowledge. South East Asia has a LOT of "interesting" pre-1800 stuff, if you go looking for it.
I have been re watching all your old content then low and behold this pops up. Cheers mate.
I too was pleasantly surprised to see this video
want this is patricia
I'm always stoked when I see one of your new videos on my TH-cam feed! You do a fantastic job of laying out the fascinating facts about our occluded history. I just went to Teotihuacan yesterday and it was amazing. Do you think you'll ever visit and make some videos on ancient Central America?
Lol. Having local constructionworkers do an archeological dig is the same as telling a butterfly to swim up a river because it's wings look 'stream lined'. They will fail inevitably.
So much better than 99% of the content on this subject. Keep up the great work. Thanx for all the great content you've shared.
Thanks for the great content Ben. Your channel has started me down this ancient High civilisation/technology rabbit hole.
Given the age of our current genetic line and what we've done technologically already, I wouldn't be surprised if a prior human civ made it to orbit. Would be interesting to find some well preserved artifacts in solar system left by our forefathers
The problem I have with recognizing famous explorers, archaeologists, and a lot of inventors is that while they do a lot of the work, they don't do *most* of the work when it comes to actually digging all of this sort of thing out of the sand...
It's like how so many people give Elon Musk all credit for Space X or the Tesla. He didn't do most of the work, he just owns the companies. Or like how Thomas Edison gets credit for hundreds of inventions that other people, Nikola Tesla for example, came up with.
Excellent quality, full of balanced referenced material including some hard to find information and historical pictures. Fascinating and thoroughly recommended.
Great presentation as always Ben, thanks for taking the time. I recently switched to Vodafone for my ISP and they block archive.org and it's mirrors, ridiculous.
Damn I wish I could afford to go to Egypt... I think I’ll start selling pics of my feet so I can go to one cool place before I die 😭😂 jk
Haha I was just telling my roommate yesterday that I wish I had feminine feet.🤣🤣🤣
@@arthurwallen7342 dude just shave your feet, paint your toenails and use a tag like #girlswithbigfeet oh and buy some cheap secondhand heels you’ll be off to a good start😂 everyday that I go by without a job I think.. have I sunk this low yet? Then again beezee be traveling the world and I’m here stuck in one place with my education 😭😂 hmmm tomorrow feet pics? No I still have my self respect... or do I? #firstworldproblems
I wonder if there are remnants of a second Sphinx under the sand about 100 meters to the north of it.
It reached to the point where I click on Like button even before starting the video.... But by the end if it I want to Like it again...few more times! 😄🙏🏻👏🏼
The erosion doesn’t look to me caused by rainfall but by extended periods of the same waterlevel and then again on another level, etc. I recognize this type of erosion from where I grew up. (Curacao) There the land is slowly lifted over the millenia and creates similar linear recesses on top of each other.
They’re referring to the vertical channels cut down through the multiple layers of limestone bedrock. These are more visible on the enclosure than on the renovated body of the Sphinx itself.
The differences in erosion on those horizontal layers is most likely due to them being different ages, slightly different compositions and whether they were buried in sand or exposed to the elements.
With either this method or your method, we’re talking about massive amounts of water in a place that’s been desert since before the time the mainstream people claim the Sphinx was built. With either explanation for the erosion, the mainstream age claim is not old enough.
Nobody in their right mind would build things like sphinx and the pyramids in a place where you constantly has to clear sand away, could those monuments have been build before the sahara became what it is today ?
Didn’t they have to clear away the jungle in South America to build the temples there? No place is prefect.
Egypt wasn't always a desert.
Watch the video.. it talks about water erosion marks which suggest it WAS built before current climate conditions, several thousands years earlier than egyptology claims.
It literally questions as much in the video
@@NemoVir - If you remove a tree, it does not come back and it is easy to prevent baby trees from growing there. If you remove sand, wind brings you new sand over night.
Ben, I'm glad somebody is continuing to point out what is in plain sight. The head and body of the Sphinx are so incongruous as to cry out for a logical and technical analysis that can explain why. Keep doing your research, your trips to Egypt and your videos because I and many others appreciate the work. Wind and sand did not make those erosion patterns on the Sphinx's body and on the rock in the enclosure. Great job.
Truly made my day with this vid, Ben😀
Fantastic work in both research and production quality. Truly impressed😊
Wish you and Jimmy safe travels to the ancient land. Can’t wait to see the results 😃👍
Are there any other examples of water/rain erosion in other parts of Egypt that could be dated? Almost a clear line in the rock of a cliff or something where you can see how the transition from green to dessert (and again age it).
Am I the only one wouldn't believe zahi was talking about a pyramid? Even if he was directly pointing at a pyramid
a peddler of tourist claptrap - no one with a modicum of intelligence believes it - and certainly not him
@@nelsonclub7722 he could really just be a face of egyptology being paid to stfu, I don't want to call the guy a liar and fraud etc. Because I legitimately feel like there's people above him, maybe he was told long ago keep his opinion to himself or pay for it. Something's just not right about how comfortable he is with telling obvious lies, strange guy. Either way I hope for the best ✌️
@@dmaysx6 Indeed!!
What's absolutely fascinating to me is multiple civilisations have come and gone since the Ancient Egyptians, and multiple empires, from Greek to Roman have taken control of it, and yet, unlike what you'd expect from a conquering army, not a single one of them chose to damage the structures, with the Romans going as far to try and repair it. This to me shows there is something endearing about these structures that isn't present anywhere else in the world, it's almost as if they were amazed by it too and struggled to figure it out themselves, or maybe they knew back then what the secrets of its construction were and thus why they treated it with so much respect.
Hell Yes❗
A night of well-versed information❕ With actual validity to the claims!
Thank you, Ben,
Peace,
Wouldn’t the fact that the Sphinxs original base ground level being much lower than the Pyramids ground level prove that the Sphinx was built MUCH earlier than the pyramids? Doesn’t ground level build up over time?
26:18 "Find this to be frustrating" You and a lot of us. 26:30 "Does make you wonder why this hasn't happened though. Doesn't it." Because then the mainstream narrative of how old our species really is would totally collapse around them.
Wow 👏 it definitely would.. history books re written
My amateur opinion, The original Sphinx is depicted in the iconic Britannia (Athena) Union Jack artistic work, facing West, which I contend overlays the geographic features of the Atlantic floor, prior to the rising waters, 20-30,000 years ago. The Lion-Goddess Sekhmet is the protector of the Sun God Ra, and the Atlantic/Atlantis positioning in Middle Earth of what is now the Atlantic Ocean, defined the veneration limits of Ra, in contrast to Jah-wey, Jaguar which defined the Moon Goddess of the ancient Western Hemisphere.
Dam just looked up the Sphinx Revealed book and its almost $500 US
Yeah, it's crazy how much it goes for. I got a copy of the 2007 reprint that's still sealed and I'm scared to open the damn thing.. 👀
biblio
Wait, there were no significant precipitation in the area for 6000 years? And it was buried for thousands of years? Well, there's at least 12k years of erosion. That's with 20 years per mm. But most research (not associated with anything in Egypt) puts it at 80 to 100 years per mm. And that's assuming 2 feet of erosion. We don't know if there was more erosion than that, do we? At 100 years per mm, that's 67k years ago or more. It could have been built in the last interglacial (100 to 130k years ago) when it was 2C warmer and sea level was higher.
Pyramids of Geezer... love the aussie accent! :D
Superb presentation as always, I hope someone can comment on why Hawass won't admit the pyramids and the Sphinx were built before the Dynastic Egyptians, I mean it's not like tourists will stop going there, I know it has to do with money but it's not like we will pick up the pyramids and the sphinx and move it to another place if he admits someone else built them, they are native to that land regardless of which humans built them, what am I missing?
I noticed you are still operating with the assumption that ancient Egyptian civilisation only had access to copper tools. Have you seen the following evidence suggesting that they operated iron mines? In fact the very reason for construction at Giza may have been to mark the very special site beneath which, iron ore was present. This idea finally explains the unusual tunnels and chambers throughout the site, and can be clearly seen in the following video: th-cam.com/video/iFOxW6vKN5c/w-d-xo.html - in which, evidence presented includes: random tunnels which follow ore veins; corrosion stains on the walls of the tunnels; secrecy and restricted access to tunnels, many of which have been filled in; vertical shafts to support underground operations. I love your work man, and am curious to hear your thoughts on the idea.
@Prof Myers it is such a shame that academic progress is so greatly hindered by the personal preference of individuals who derive their livelihood from the immobility of common understanding. I imagine that tourism would continue to flourish regardless of who developed ancient civilisations, and whenever those events occurred. If not for celebrity archaeologists afraid for their reputations, for new evidence changing the general consensus of chronology, we might know so much more about our history.
@Prof Myers perhaps they really just do not want to know the truth. It is as if the mystery is of higher value than the truth, to the current caretakers of the structures in Egypt
As well as diamond powder used for grinding as a paste. Which I rank well higher than copper chisels in terms of technology
Great video. However, to honor Giovanni Caviglia for his heroic efforts in gathering knowledge about the Sphinx, I suggest we do two things. First we should spell his name correctly, which is Caviglia. (Which means "ankle," by the way). You may perhaps be confusing him with the notorious third Roman emperor. Secondly, we should at least vaguely pronounce his name correctly. I get it that most of us can't properly pronounce words in foreign languages, and that's fine. But the typical English-speaker's attempt at pronouncing the Italian "gl" sound is so comically off-the-mark that it really needs to be flagged. Despite how it looks, there is no G sound, and certainly to hard stop after it and before the L. Probably the biggest bang for your pronunciation buck here would be to just pretend that the G isn't there at all, and pronounce it as if it were Cavilia. Your Italian-speaking audience will then instantly recognize what you are trying to say, and while they'll notice that you're still not doing it right, you'll get massive bonus points anyway.
Another great film, I think this channel deserves greater appreciation. You touch on many interesting views and topics while avoiding what I would term wild speculation. It's hard not to feel that the human story isn't missing a few of its early chapters. If we could understand that perhaps we would have a better appreciation of the world today.
Have you ever thought about expanding your questions to more recent times and the rest of the world? For example, in North America, the Chicago World Fair. They supposedly built The White City in just a few years and then demolished it all just a few years later. Go to wiki and look at the pictures and tell me that makes any sense. Why would you destroy that? And how could it had been built so quickly? Next, look at Salt Lake City. Tell me that was all built by roaming settlers during that time period. These examples look more like some gang just rediscovered and refurbished things, pretending they were the builders. And this extends across the whole country when you look at like amazing capitol buildings, churches, libraries on universities, etc. and when they supposedly were built.
Just saying, getting history wrong for thousands of years ago vs a couple of hundred years ago, I'm a lot less blown away by how we get ancient history wrong vs how we seem to be unaware of even recent events.
How about the quality of those sketches, tho? Wow
The pyramids are NOT aligned with Orion, either in the present day nor in antiquity. Rather, they were aligned with Cygnus the swan. Additionally, they did not mark the stars in the sky as points on a map, but were aligned horizon-wise, i.e., the three center "wing" stars of Cygnus lit upon the tops of the Giza pyramids simultaneously as the constellation descended in the west, with Deneb, the brightest of the three, lining up with the Great Pyramid. The swan "dove" into the pyramids, with each of the three stars settling onto their respective pyramid apexes when observed from the arc circle at Kafr el-Gebel.
Thank you Ben.....
You know why you couldn't find Göbekli Tepe? Because you can't type it. Sorry bro ( but HOW that kind of specialist couldn't hear abt it? Because he is too narrow specialist, he knows only about his job.
WoW just fkin wow Ben .This was hot The hi def footage was outstanding and the info exemplary Home schoolers should be shown this :)
There are 2 more things that would imply the Sphinx is older than the pyramids:
1. The fact that it is so low in the ground. This is typical of ancient buildings. For example (one of many), we can find part of a Roman defensive wall in an underground car-park in London. lookup.london/roman-wall-car-park/
2. Construction of the Sphinx clearly would not even have been possible if it had been built during a time when sand would be constantly burying the construction site. Therefore the Sphinx had to have been built in an epoch when this did not occur.
3 dislikes!? For you to receive these just shows how many people out there are not willing to except the facts!!! Great work me ond bean, keep it up 👍
Hawass, Lerner .. and that other old boy with the white hair..
It's 31 now. "Shame on you!" they are saying.
otherwise known as ACCIDENTAL CLICKS
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@Jeremy Chandler but then why would the Egyptians hide the secret?
I for one enjoy your video videos very much. If I could support your channel by way Monterrey $ support I would but being 68yo and on a fixed income I can't . having said that I'm letting you know how much the information you provide is a great way to help the seniors. Stay sharp and informed thanks for the. Info.
Ohh geez I was about to go to sleep but I guess not 😂 I love your videos! I have a bs in geology but no job... your work (and the work of others) inspires me to not give up on getting a job or maybe go back to school if I could pay for it. There are so many aspects of our human history and the frickin megafauna extinction that needs to be studied better! I’d literally never even heard of the younger dryas until I came across you. It was never mentioned in annnny of my classes or books wtf 😬
Learning about the Younger Dryas really dropped a lot of things into place for me. To many different things in different fields of study suddenly had a reasonable cause that supported each other
You know any one named Heidi:/
Goes to show how valuable higher education is on the grander scale
People make their livings from the writing of books, art, music....it’s called copyright. To demonize them because you want to use them for free is childish, and makes YOU the cheap greedy one. Grow up and pay the artist or researcher for their time and work.
My theory: There's a stargate under the Sphinx, that's why nobody is allowed in there.
Its quite suspicious, wouldn't be surprised if they found some weird shit down there.
I think Hawass and his crew are looting. That is why there are so many taboo areas.
I doubt Zahi Hawass will ever admit that GPR or any other technology is worth using on the Sphinx or the Great Pyramid. He doesn't want any one to actually find a new discovery that might take away his legitimacy. The man is bought and paid for by those intent on keeping the secrets to themselves. That said I think this was a fantastic video and I'm looking forward to more of the same. Thanks for your hard work. 👍 BTW, The front paws scream lion. Also sea shells of all different varieties have been found embedded in the sides of the Sphinx. That means water carried from the sea and deluge from lots of flooding and rain. So definitely water erosion.
The next step is to somehow figure out what people built the thing lmao
@Therin Chilnsford did u even watch the video?
Hi ben thanks for making people think twice
Also can you do a docu about the egyptians in the GRAND CANION
... yes, the Sphinx came first
the weathering looks just like the Natural Erosion found in the canyons of So Cal and southwestern region of the states - hundreds of thousands of years old
Khafres Causeway (at least the lower part) and Khafres Valley Temple are definitely as old as the Sphinx. The causeway is part of the enclosure and because of the causeway, the Sphinx enclosure is not square. This means, the causeway was built or at least planned first. The Valley Temple was built using stones that were removed while cutting the Sphinx out of the bedrock. So, they together came first.
If the Old Kingdom's dynasties are dated correctly, Khafre (who died 2532 BC) only used, repared and modified these structures, but he did not build them.
Ben, if in your Egypt trip you guys get to go to the Serapeum, ask the guide if any of those black boxes have ever been checked underneath. It would be nice to see if the underneath of the boxes have the same finish as the inside of the boxes. If they do, how were they flipped around??? If they have scratches that would mean they were probably pushed / pulled (dragged). If they were moved around by using wooden rollers, there might still be some wood remains under (organic matter), which can be carbon dated. If none of the above, then they were levitated there. Anyway, just a thought. Have fun in your trip and I will definitely start saving for the next one. Thanks for your awesome videos.
Victor Ruemmele
as far as I know no one has lifted them up to check, and the finished boxes are built into limestone flooring. I will ask though, and we are going back there. First day of the trip.
Missed your vids
So at 12 sec in,I have never seen this pic of the sphinx,it totally looks like theres another face on it,a smaller female face maybe??but with reptile looking eyes!!WTF,now I have no idea at all what this is supposed to represent??
First, you just made my night Ben. Woot!
What makes ZERO sense to me - we have people doing renovation work on the Sphinx when, anywhere else in the world, renovation means the improvement or preservation of things are already there. So why on earth are these people blocking doors with concrete walls? It raises so many questions; is there something inside worth protecting, is there something inside that we are not allowed to see for some reason, is there absolutely nothing inside, in which case, why stop anyone looking for themselves?
I guess I can understand people like Hawass possibly have a career running on potentially false information, but to go to the lengths they've gone to, to actively prevent anyone doing any real research is just mind boggling. I mean sure some theories are completely mental and anyone asking to drill or do damage to these constructions should surely be vetted very carefully. But at the same time, why on earth do we need to drill holes under the sphinx? What does this prove? If there are chambers, there are entrances. If there are genuinely miles of catacombs, then why not create a decent modern map of these things, look at where tunnels lead in comparison to what's on the surface. Actually make some educated theories about it all rather than a hur-dur approach of I wanna drill holes! So archaic...
I would really love to get into the tunnels underneath these constructions, and use some sort of 3D laser modelling tech. If it is considered 'too dangerous' for people to go in there, then let's send in some drones, which could take video and laser 3D model at the same time. Someone invent those laser 'dogs' that are in (Alien) Prometheus, because the tech to do that is blatantly possible with current tech. Make 'em small enough you should be drop them in through these steel barred gates everywhere and map it anyway - do no harm, no damage and just create more data. (you mention flooding in this video, so if drones don't work, use a drone sub instead.)
Great that you’re meeting Jimmy from Bright Insight!
Whom is?
@@josephpennington2795 - I genuinely don’t know how to answer this.
Wind born erosion happens most extensively only a couple of feet off the ground as the heaviest particles predominantly blow at this height - finer particles are carried higher off the ground, but don't scourer as much as the larger particles. This helps to explain why the head of the Sphinx shows less erosion than the body.