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You’re looking at part of an 11,000-year-old story carved in stone. At Sayburç, a male figure is depicted holding his penis alongside threatening animals. What makes it extraordinary isn’t simply the imagery—it’s that the figures appear to form connected scenes, interpreted by researchers as one of the earliest known narrative compositions. We can still see the story. We can speculate on its meaning m, we just don’t know exactly what it meant.

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You’re looking at part of an 11,000-year-old story carved in stone. At Sayburç, a male figure is depicted holding his penis alongside threatening animals. What makes it extraordinary isn’t simply the imagery—it’s that the figures appear to form connected scenes, interpreted by researchers as one of the earliest known narrative compositions. We can still see the story. We can speculate on its meaning m, we just don’t know exactly what it meant.

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You’re looking at one of the most mysterious stones in the ancient Hittite capital. At Hattuşa, Türkiye, a massive green stone sits within the ruins of a temple complex more than 3,000 years old. What makes it extraordinary isn’t simply its unusual color or polished appearance—it’s that nobody knows exactly why it was placed there. Was it a sacred object? An offering to the gods? Did it play a role in ancient Hittite rituals? We can examine the stone. We can speculate about its purpose. But more than 3,000 years later, we still don’t know exactly what it meant.

You’re looking at one of the most mysterious stones in the ancient Hittite capital. At Hattuşa, Türkiye, a massive green stone sits within the ruins of a temple complex more than 3,000 years old. What makes it extraordinary isn’t simply its unusual color or polished appearance—it’s that nobody knows exactly why it was placed there. Was it a sacred object? An offering to the gods? Did it play a role in ancient Hittite rituals? We can examine the stone. We can speculate about its purpose. But more than 3,000 years later, we still don’t know exactly what it meant.

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Well… this is awkward. I’ve done a complete 360. I originally believed the basalt floor tool marks east of Khufu’s pyramid were ancient saw cuts and possibly evidence of lost technology. Then a 180. A few years ago, I made a video arguing they were modern. George Reisner’s Harvard expedition worked extensively in this area, a modern road once crossed over these stones, and I’d heard accounts from locals describing how people used modern tools to remove stone for the forgery trade. Given all that, it seemed like a reasonable conclusion at the time. After taking a much closer look today, however, I’ve changed my mind. I’m now convinced these cuts are ancient.💯 That doesn’t mean the technique was impossible for the ancient Egyptians. Clearly, it wasn’t. But aspects of how they achieved these cuts may still be lost to us. So the “modern cuts” debunking theory can now be placed quietly in the bin. Chalk one up for the alternative historians and YouTubers who argued these cuts were ancient. They were right after all, and I stand corrected. Funny old thing, evidence. It has an inconvenient habit of changing minds.

Well… this is awkward. I’ve done a complete 360. I originally believed the basalt floor tool marks east of Khufu’s pyramid were ancient saw cuts and possibly evidence of lost technology. Then a 180. A few years ago, I made a video arguing they were modern. George Reisner’s Harvard expedition worked extensively in this area, a modern road once crossed over these stones, and I’d heard accounts from locals describing how people used modern tools to remove stone for the forgery trade. Given all that, it seemed like a reasonable conclusion at the time. After taking a much closer look today, however, I’ve changed my mind. I’m now convinced these cuts are ancient.💯 That doesn’t mean the technique was impossible for the ancient Egyptians. Clearly, it wasn’t. But aspects of how they achieved these cuts may still be lost to us. So the “modern cuts” debunking theory can now be placed quietly in the bin. Chalk one up for the alternative historians and YouTubers who argued these cuts were ancient. They were right after all, and I stand corrected. Funny old thing, evidence. It has an inconvenient habit of changing minds.

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