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by thordenmark 124 days ago
Conspiracy theorists have long pointed out the obviously drilled holes in stonework that was >5000 years old. Of course they want to attribute it to lost advanced technology, but the more believable answer is that ancient Egyptians had really refined mundane tools like a bow drill.

I still want to know how the scoop marks were made in the ancient quarries. What tool could do that?
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lostlogin 124 days ago
After a search for scoop marks I found this (second image in particular). Is this what you mean?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlternativeHistory/comments/u33lbj/...

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12345hn6789 124 days ago
Yes these are found in a few places in Egypt and notably some are dug vertically [0]. Along with these "scoop" marks there are a few tombs "boxes at serapeum" that have nearly perfectly squared off cuts and perfectly smooth surfaces. [1] These are the main points of contention

We are leaning into conspiracy theories / not accepted history but making these marks with the currently thought tools seems quite insensible, and are related to the article. Folks seem to think we have not found the real tools that created these structures. The vertical inward scoop marks are especially suspect.

[0] - https://www.theancientconnection.com/aswan-unfinished-obelis...

[1] - https://www.theancientconnection.com/megaliths/egypt/the-ser...

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dev_l1x_be 124 days ago
So they were right when questioning the chisel story?

Btw. the scoop marks are still a mystery. I would not classify people who are challenging the current narratives conspiracy theorists, they are skeptics really.

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orwin 111 days ago
People who don't have a theory are skeptics. People who do are not. And you can challenge any narrative you want, especially when no consensus exists. A lot of archeologists though bow drill was a reasonable explanation about some stonework, but as none were found (yet), none of them wrote about it. It is still talked about as interesting research subject. Another interesting subject is the usage of acidic mixtures in Inca stoneworks (to help grind stones). You won't see any layman article on it, but it is heavily discussed (just go on Reddit).
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