Hard-stone vessels discussed at Toshka fit Egypt’s Predynastic/Naqada horizon, broadly dating to the late fourth millennium BCE. The video argues that some came from 15,000-year-old Neolithic graves, but that association is unproven. George Reisner’s Harvard expedition excavated at Toshka in the early 1900s, followed later by dam-related rescue work before Lake Nasser flooded the area. There is no established evidence that Djoser or other pharaohs robbed Neolithic tombs to collect the vessels.
Toshka Stone Vessels Are Predynastic; 15,000-Year Claim Unproven
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Key facts
- Egyptian hard-stone vessels are securely attested in Naqada/Predynastic contexts, broadly in the late fourth millennium BCE—roughly 5,000–5,500 years ago.
- The video argues that the vessels were found in carbon-dated, 15,000-year-old Neolithic burials at Toshka, but that association is not established.
- Harvard archaeologist George Reisner excavated at Toshka in the early 20th century; the claim of a joint Harvard–Boston University excavation around 1900 is incorrect.
- Toshka was later investigated during dam-related rescue work before Lake Nasser submerged the area following construction of the Aswan High Dam.
- There is no established evidence that Djoser or other Early Dynastic pharaohs robbed Neolithic tombs to collect stone vessels.
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Nubia - Expedition Magazine - Penn Museumpenn.museum
A heavy sandstone Greek tombstone found on the bench-like surrounding wall bears the date of year 748 in the era of the martyrs.
Egyptian stone vases: high-precision or complete delusion ...veronicasart.com
Archaeologists have found stone artifacts and materials related to stone vessel production at the Toshka sites, though the burials themselves ...
Impossible Granite Vases in Egypt: The Toshka Gappaul-barford.blogspot.com
... this, too, it is a false claim. No stone vases were found by Wendorf in Toshka, nor is the photo most often used by the YouTubers from Toshka.
A SMALL NAGADA HARD STONE VASEroyalprovenance.com
The main function of stone containers was to contain ointments or cosmetic oils and to preserve them thanks to the thickness and impermeability of their walls.
Stone vessels in ancient Egypten.wikipedia.org
Such vessels were an important status indicator, and commonly used to hold liquids or cosmetics, for ritual and display purposes, and as canopic jars.
Egyptian Stone Vessels - Khian through Tuthmosis IVresources.metmuseum.org
The shapes of these two vessels prove that hard stones were worked for vessels in Dynasty 18. (as Cat. Q proves anhydrite), just as a large alabastron of the ...
Changing History! The Ancient Egyptian Hard Stone Vases. ...unchartedx.com
It's time to revisit the ancient Egyptian Vase Scan Project – a lot has happened in 2024, and even more is planned for 2025.
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