Graham Hancock: Fingerprints of the Gods

Art Bell interviews Graham Hancock.
The conversation centers on Hancock's 'Fingerprints of the Gods' book. It's an intriguing discussion if one has the time/patience to sit through it.

There's a short delay when transitioning between segments.

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[HitfulVids]

@achzdck They didn't know about the wheel, but they knew how to move a million-pound stone 50 miles. Sure professor, that makes perfect sense. LOL

[strategery101]

Egyptology is a complete joke.

[TheSoulDoubt]

@HitfulVids Couldn't find a decent image to show its location in relation to Deneb, however did find estimates at the remnants age, 5000-8000yrs old. An interesting age, maybe ancient Egyptians witnessed the super-nova and that is responsible for the Ankh and the pyramids?

[TheSoulDoubt]

@HitfulVids Is there a nebula ? Didn't know that, cool. Will look it up. If it is sort of round Deneb and forms a nice loop I'm going to pack a suitcase, book a flight to Cairo, then go and drag Zahi Hawass out of his corporate and state funded harem, vomit in his face and tattoo an ankh on his forehead...then get arrested, deported and banned from Egypt. But it will be worth it.

[TheSoulDoubt]

@HitfulVids One things for sure, somebody built them and knew what they were doing in many ways, architecture, mathematics, engineering, astronomy etc- whether they had knowledge of the wheel or used it is kind of inconsequential, the pyramids are still there. The circle as a symbol is universal, because it is a cycle. I think a culture that could think enough to create the pyramids would understand the concept of a wheel, so if it wasn't in use it would be through choice, not lack of knowledge.

[HitfulVids]

@TheSoulDoubt Also excellent observation about the Ankh. Perhaps the loop represents the supernova that formed the so-called Cygnus Loop nebula.

[HitfulVids]

@TheSoulDoubt Hmm, many sources claim the Egyptians didn't know about the wheel at the time the pyramids were built, but you have a point about the chariots. Apparently the earliest chariots were 3,000 BC and the most conservative estimate for the Great Pyramid(s) is 2,500 BC, so that would confirm my suspicion that whoever built the pyramids must have also known about the wheel (and pulleys, levers, and other basic mechanics). Not that they used them to transport the stones.

[TheSoulDoubt]

And as the Ankh hieroglyph is read as eternal life, and the pyramids and constellations are related to life and the afterlife in ancient Egyptian culture- wouldn't it just be too huge a coincidence that it was such an important symbol to them, but just so happened to be the same cross-shape as one of their most venerated constellations? Isn't it more likely theres a deliberate association and connection between the two- that the Ankh was actually a representation of the cross of Cygnus?

[TheSoulDoubt]

If the pyramids on the Giza plateau are actually aligned to Cygnus on the ground, not Orion, would that not quite likely be connected to the origin of the symbol of the Ankh? As Cygnus forms a pretty decent cross-shape, if they went to the trouble of building such huge monuments in such perfect alignment with constellations, its reasonable to assume the pattern they formed would be of considerable significance.

[TheSoulDoubt]

@HitfulVids And besides, didn't ancient Egyptians use chariots in warfare? They were aware of the wheel and its practical applications which is probably why they most likely didn't use them for transporting seriously heavy stones across the desert- wheels would sink into the sand and it would make it harder to move them, not easier.

[TheSoulDoubt]

@HitfulVids The wheel wouldn't be a practical consideration for ancient Egyptians, so lacking apparent knowledge of it means nothing- in fact it would indicate that they were actually quite stupid if they utilized/discovered wooden wheels to help them move things...in a desert. The Romans are renowned for building roads, not the Egyptians. Its not like they could excavate 100ft of sand for miles on end to make roads to use and in turn make wheels a viable option for transporting anything.