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Massive black granite sarcophagus found in Alexandria (UPDATE: A trio of gooey mummies)
- Thread starter Chrome Hyena
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Would the archaeologists who dug this up even be allowed to open it?
It's likely someone's grave, and I imagine there are ethical rules involved.
It's likely someone's grave, and I imagine there are ethical rules involved.
Why are people saying "open it"? Have you never seen a horror movie before? Don't fucking open it!
Haha come on. Archaeologists dig up graves for a living and then put the stuff on display in museums for millions of people to see. They aren't concerned about some ancient dudes privacy.
They also found this with it.
Looks Roman but it could be anything.
Maybe it's Alexander the Great. That would be wild.
This is so cool! I almost don't want them to open it, because it's one of those cases where not knowing is more fun.
It's probably an alien though.
It's probably an alien though.
They also found this with it.
Hmm... I can make out a frown, a wrinkled lip... and is that a sneer of cold command, possibly? ¯\(°_o)/¯
It's Ozymandias :o
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It's a cognitohazard. Anyone who looks at the inside sees their own corpse lying there.
This seems improbable. Taylor wouldn't dare do anything to offend the nazis.
Me too. Graham Hancock and others doing the work. Showing us what is staring us in the face but which we can't see due to "experts".
It's taller than the average height now too, but I imagine the casing is fairly thick and/or there's some wiggle room inside.
I mean, it's from a Ptolemaic period context, so we're beyond "pre-civilization" by many millennia....
But if you really wanna talk giants, check out these black granite sarcophagi (for Apis bulls) from Saqqara.
Are you trying to cast doubt on ancient civilizations' ability to cut stone with the tools available to them?
Also, this period is well into the Iron Age.
https://www.cheops-pyramide.ch/khufu-pyramid/stone-cutting.html
Love this topic. Am a fan of Graham Hancocks work. Really clever stuffI mean, it's from a Ptolemaic period context, so we're beyond "pre-civilization" by many millennia....
But if you really wanna talk giants, check out these black granite sarcophagi (for Apis bulls) from Saqqara.
This is how we usher in the Age Of Apocalypse and we don't have a Magneto to rip an alien technology powered ancient super mutant in half to stop it.
Looks sort of like an undecorated version of this black granite sarcophagus of a "royal audit officer" from 746-332 BCE.
Put me in one of these then shoot me into space.
So they just going to open this and pretend we haven't seen all the movies and stories that deal with opening ancient coffins that are unmarked and buried to possibly never be found?
Well it was a good run guys
Well it was a good run guys
It's Alexander who was an ancient alien, but is now under an evil mummy curse. :D
Dibs on being unit 3Okay but what if we find Guyver units in there guys! WHAT IF GUYVERS ARE REAL!!!!!
Fucking love that movie.Looks like Ptolemy. But this is more fun.
THIS IS NOT A DREAM
If i have to endure any more body popping, then for the love of god. DO. NOT. OPEN. THAT. BLOODY. THING!!!
That's one of my favourite SCPs
That is fucking gorgeous.Looks sort of like an undecorated version of this black granite sarcophagus of a "royal audit officer" from 746-332 BCE.
Me too. Please.
I mean, it's from a Ptolemaic period context, so we're beyond "pre-civilization" by many millennia....
But if you really wanna talk giants, check out these black granite sarcophagi (for Apis bulls) from Saqqara.
The rules are more practical than ethical. Opening it recklessly would very likely damage or destroy the remains inside (which could even be illegal, considering it's a national antiquity).
If they ever do open it, it will come after months of preparation and millions of dollars of planning.
And there's not going to be anything interesting inside.
A egomaniac, idiotic reality TV star gets voted as President for one of the most powerful nations in the world.
The world is hit by record heat waves showcasing our impending ecological doom.
A massive black sarcophagus of unknown origin gets found in Egypt.
Let's crack this fucker open!
Fucking LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
"Archeologists and Egyptologist claim, that granite stones were mainly sawed. One of them, the well known Egyptologist D. Arnold writes in his book about hard rock like alabaster and granite: "Sawing stone not only was carried on until Roman times, but remains the primary method of quarrying and producing stone today" [4]. This assertion is completely wrong. The primary method of quarrying this kind of stone is by splitting"
Oh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puXsFyainQU. There are many indication of sawing and drilling in ancient Egypt, it's interesting to note that they even did it and the type of metal they used to cut it.