I just found it, too. And I'm about as far in with the podcast as you! Ah these early episodes. It's so interesting to hear what has changed and what stayed the same.

90% of the blocks are limestone from the quarry right next to the pyramids in Giza, So its only the granite and tura that were transported distances and we know how the tura was done due to the mereher paparus that discusses it.

Largely habit, or based on books about the language

No hostility intended, I'm just awkward 😅 But Dr. Brier absolutely knows his stuff and is excellent with the give-and-take of reasoned inquiry / debate 👍

@@ancientegypthist Yeah, I think it’s more the stoic accent which misled me, which is my bad. I think I was just preparing myself for the usual angry, righteous POV we get nowadays. You certainly didn’t do that. Peace x

@@justjames1138 Perfectly understandable! There are too many commentators happy to take that hostile route. THIS channel is devoted to rational, scientific exploration and discovery. I may occasionally disagree or challenge scholars on certain points, but I can always promise to do so without malice, and with a focus on "polite enquiry" in the interests of greater understanding :)

Definitely, one day :)

Excellent

Thanks for supporting the show 😊 Hopefully the quality and dynamism will improve as I make more

No Egyptologist hates Egypt. But fundamentally, history is about people. And peoples' deeds / stories inspire different reactions in different contexts. I provided examples of their deeds in the talk. If you want greater detail and references, The History of Egypt Podcast goes much deeper than I was able to in this lecture 🙂

I'll see what I can do 🙂 The main issue is music, which KZfaq struggles with. But I did make a compilation version of the calendar episodes, on my podcast feed

The website is undergoing an update and should be finished in the next week or two (there's a lot of old episodes). In the meantime the show is fully available on podcasting apps like Spotify, Google, Apple, etc 🙂

Thank you for the update.

Fair enough!

@@ancientegypthist Happy 10th Anniversary to your magnificent podcast. 🥳 I found it in 2020 and I've been hooked ever since. It's truly one of the greatest history podcasts ever, and the best source of ancient Egyptian history I've ever encountered. I'm working on catching up with you, and now I'm just about to enter the reign of Horemheb. Hopefully I'll be with you to welcome Ramesses II.

Already working on it 👍

We are currently updating / transitioning between host platforms. KZfaq content is getting a refresh, to focus more on videos. The website is undergoing an update. Things will be back to normal soon 🙂

@@ancientegypthist thank you

Glad you enjoyed it!

Or we can share a cool story from the Middle Kingdom and enjoy ancient history one tale at a time? 🤷‍♂️

@@ancientegypthist this papyrus method can't explain half of the monuments and sculptures made and transported in Ancient Egypt. So why not spend some time talking about possible discrepancies, and remaining mysteries. Because from these kinds of videos people end up believing that a thousand labourers call pull 1k ton statue on a sand, during a time when they hadn't even adopted use of wheel (for majority of dynasties).

I'll make those sorts of videos one day 👍

Why can't you? Why couldn't they have just used more people using the same method? The thunderstone which weighs 1200 tonnes was dragged from Finland to Saint Petersberg without the use of machines or animals. And if the Ancient Egyptians had some advanced tech, why wouldn't they have used it for moving all large statues?

@@SuperMarkizas " Because from these kinds of videos people end up believing that a thousand labourers call pull 1k ton statue on a sand, during a time when they hadn't even adopted use of wheel (for majority of dynasties)."--- You don't need to use wheels to move large objects. Have a watch of this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oLNkqrB8yNure4U.html Not adopting the wheel for transport is not the same as not understanding the principle of the wheel. There are figurines showing potters using potters wheels from the old kingdom. They knew what wheels were. There just isn't evidence of them using them for transport till the new kingdom. They preferred to use the nile to travel distances. Just like in the arctic today they still use sleds in the snow as its more practical than wheels. "Because from these kinds of videos people end up believing that a thousand labourers call pull 1k ton statue on a sand"---- These kind of videos, which provide evidence, should convince people that lost advanced technology is a baseless claim, not the other way around.