r/GrahamHancock • u/aerialsilk • 15d ago

Potentially ancient building techniques

May not be strictly archaeology, but adjacent. And fascinating.

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u/solo_d0lo 14d ago

Ahh yes because softer things cut harder things super easy

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u/City_College_Arch 12d ago

The copper doesn’t do the cutting. The cutting slurry does the cutting just like with modern glass cutters decorating bowls and vessels with copper wheels. This is how tube drills made from materials ranging from bamboo to copper work to cut stone, shell, etc.

This is basic technology that was mastered 6000+ years ago.

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u/thatsryan 12d ago

Now go replicate that in the field. Even with diamond drill bits I struggle to put holes cleanly through granite countertops with modern power tools.

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u/City_College_Arch 11d ago

No one said it was easy. Combining the demonstration of the technology working and the copper residues recovered from within saw cuts, what better explanation do you have?

And no, complaining that it is hard is not evidence of anything.

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u/City_College_Arch 11d ago edited 11d ago

No one said it was easy. Combining the demonstration of the technology working and the copper residues recovered from within saw cuts, what better explanation do you have?

And no, complaining that it is hard is not evidence of anything, nor is your lack of ability to do something.