BIGGER than BAALBEK: The 2,000-TON Monoliths of Minya, Ancient Egypt | Ancient Architects
发布时间 2021-04-27 18:00:43 来源
摘要
At the site of Zaiyat al-Sultan, 6 km southeast of el-Minya in Middle Egypt, along the east bank of the River Nile, ancient quarries lie within the limestone cliffs.
At the northernmost summit there is incredible relic of the ancient past, something that is so rarely spoken about, an object most people don’t even know exists, yet for anybody with an interest in ancient history, ancient technology and ancient architecture, this needs to be on your radar. It really needs to be spoken about and studied.
I have to thank my friend Ludovic Celle for pointing me towards this incredible wonder, which was posted on Facebook by The Journal of Ancient Egyptian Architecture on April 22nd of this year. Links to Ludovic’s social media channels are here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ludovic-Celle-digital-artist-352482668182614/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LudovicCelle
Inside the ancient quarry is an enormous unfinished statue, a huge block of limestone measuring 22 metres or 72 foot long and 8 metres or 26 feet in width. To put that into perspective, the Stone of the Pregnant Woman at Baalbek is 20.5 metres long, 4 metres wide and 4.3 metres high. This stone in Egypt is longer, wider and taller. It is larger than all of the monolithic blocks at Baalbek, including the larger ones close to the Stone of the Pregnant Lady.
That's not all; the unfinished statue is one of a pair, because we find another unfinished colossus 1.5km south of the Akoris city ruins, in what is known as the South Quarry.
These enormous monoliths are thought to weigh between 2,000 and 3,000 tons, far larger than Baalbek, meaning they are incredible important relics that can help us understand ancient architecture, stone-working and stone-lifting techniques. Watch the video to learn more!
Coordinates:
Monolith 1: 28 degrees 04'32.97" N / 30 degrees 48'36.17" E
Monolith 2: 28 degrees 10'32.21" N / 30 degrees 46'35.91" E
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/JAEAOfficial/posts/1758755620970276
http://akoris.jp/archive/Akoris%20archive%202006.pdf
http://akoris.jp/archive/Akoris%20archive%202008.pdf
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