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Unfinished Sites, Egypt Tours & Tube Drills with Ben Van Kerkwyk — Part 3 of 4 | Classics Rotation
Ben Van Kerkwyk explains why he thinks the Serapeum boxes had a functional purpose, then talks with the host about unfinished ancient sites, his research tours and the tube drill holes found across Old Kingdom Egypt. If you are interested in Egyptian tool marks, Petrie's drill core, or what it is like to get special access to sites like the Sphinx Temple, this part gives Ben's firsthand view.
Ben says deformities inside some Serapeum boxes seem matched on the outside, suggesting a minimum wall thickness was required, which he argues makes little sense for symbolic burial boxes. The host asks…
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