A Different Type of Tech

I was first introduced to the concept of “the high water mark” of civilization by Dan Carlin, host of the Hardcore History Podcast. Carlin would weave the ebb and flow of civilization into his accounts of the past to show that civilization frequently collapses from grander and how within a few short generations knowledge and techniques of the previous high can be completely lost. This illustrates humanities ability to forget the past and become accustomed to the current standard of civilization as baseline. An example of this is growing up with the internet. To a digital native the internet seems mundane, or even harmful, but just 50 years ago the internet and all the devices that it operates through were considered science fiction and were dreamed of for the possible benefit to humanity. If society collapse today due to a global disaster how long before the survivors would be looking at the technological remnants that we use so ubiquitously today as magical devices built by gods?

It is with this lens that I want to present a few sites and artifacts from around the world that I believe exemplify a lost technology that modern people lack a frame of reference to conceptualize. Our historical and religious institutions are quick to label everything as a tomb, a church, or purpose some other ritualistic/symbolic meaning. The individuals who constructed many of the ancient megalithic sites around the world are believed to have been driven by mythological and egotistical motivations. We are meant to believe that, although these sites push the very limits of our technical understanding, both physically and logistically, the builders of the ancient past were slaves, illiterate, and/or freshly liberated from a subsistence hunter gatherer lifestyle who were motivated by a “god” king to build places of worship and burials that served no practical purpose. We are told these sites were commissioned by megalomaniacal egotistical royalty with the intention to remind the world of their greatness. This frames these marvels not as an achievement of humanity or an attribute of human potential, but as an example of the worst aspects of an individual’s ego or an expression of “false” religious fervor.

The question of how and why these sites were built is still largely excepted as a mystery. There are standard narrative explanations that fall far short of plausible when presented in fresh context.

Do you have the eye for it?

Arthur C. Clark was pivotal in the construction of the modern view of science and science fiction in popular culture. Clark is well known for his role in writing 2001: A Space Odyssey and was a proponent of space travel throughout the 20th century. He came up with a list of three laws which have served to help conceptualized the modern view of technology.

Arthur c. clark’s three laws

1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Clark’s 3rd law is most often referred to by modern researchers when presenting the argument that the “Magical” abilities of the mythologized past might have just been advanced tech from a forgotten or erased civilization. It is in this context that we can begin to question the standard narrative, that was developed by “accredited” archeologist, and seeks to reimagine the purposes of some of earths most iconic and little understood archeology sites.

Unexplained Construction Techniques

The Unfinished Obelisk

The Unfinished obelisk in the Aswan Quary in Egypt has baffled onlookers since it’s “discovery” in the 1920’s. This obelisk, when finished, would have measured around 41.75 meters (137.0 ft) and would have weighed nearly 1,090 tonnes (1,200 short tons). The mainstream narrative for how the ancient Egyptians quarried this stone was by lighting fires on the surface and pouring water on the hot rock causing fracture lines, “drilling” holes and placing wood into the holes, then soaking the wood and as the wood swells causing breaks, and using diorite pounding stones to break and shape the rock although these are just theories. There are also theories about how these were transported with the leading theories involving man power and rolling the stone on logs and possibly using the same diorite pounding stones. Alternative theories purpose everything from stone softening with acids to some sort of machinery.

Mohs scale is used to define how hard/scratch resistant a material is. Copper, which is the tools that the Dynastic Egyptians were said to possess is a 3, with diorite and granite ranking 6-7.

THE STONES OF BAALBEK LEBANON

The standard narrative of Baalbek Lebanon is that around the beginning of the common era the Roman’s gained control of Baalbek and built the “temple of Jupiter” on top of or around an already existing “religious” site. The whole complex is attributed to the Romans even though there is no direct records of them building it. The Romans no doubt occupied the site and built there however what is in question is what, if anything was there before the Romans? Baalbek is most well known for 6 megalithic blocks, three blocks, known at the Trilithon, which are the largest blocks ever moved, and three blocks that are still in the quarry, which are three of the largest stones ever queried.

The Trilithon

The Trilithon, also called the Three Stones, is a group of three horizontally lying giant stones that form part of the podium of the Temple of Jupiter Baal at Baalbek. The location of the megalithic structures is atop a hill in the region known as Tel Baalbek. Each one of these stones is 19 metres (62 ft) long, 4.2 metres (14 ft) high, and 3.6 metres (12 ft) thick, and weighs around 750–800 tonnes (1,650,000–1,760,000 lb). The supporting stone layer beneath features a number of stones which weigh an estimated 350 tonnes (770,000 lb) and are 11 metres (36 ft) wide.

The stone of the PREGNANT lady

The Stone of the Pregnant Woman (Arabic: حجر الحبلي, romanized: Ḥajar el-Ḥible), also called the First Monolith, still lies in the ancient quarry at a distance of 900 metres (3,000 ft) from the Heliopolis temple complex.[9] Although the smallest of the three monoliths, it is also the most famous due to its fine condition, the imposing angle at which it lies, and it never having been fully hidden by the earth. According to their calculations, the block weighs 1,000 tonnes.

The Stone Of the south

The Stone of the South, also called the Second Monolith, was rediscovered in the same quarry in the 1990s. With its weight estimated at 1,242 tonnes (2,738,000 lb), it surpasses even the dimension of the Stone of the Pregnant Woman

the forgotten stone

The Forgotten Stone, also called the Third Monolith, was discovered in the same quarry in 2014 by archaeologists from the German Archaeological Institute. Its weight is estimated at around 1,500 tonnes (3,300,000 lb), making it the largest stone ever quarried. It is 19.6 metres (64 ft) long, 6 metres (20 ft) wide, and at least 5.5 metres (18 ft) high.

BaraBar Caves

From WIKI: The Barabar Hill Caves are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, dating from the Maurya Empire (322–185 BCE), some with Ashokan inscriptions, located in the Makhdumpur region of Jehanabad district, Bihar, India, 24 km (15 mi) north of Gaya.[1]

Photos pulled from the video entitled Barabar Cave Temples | The Impossible Precision of Ancient India | Megalithomania Documentary Part 1

Stone Boxes of the Serapeum

The Boxes in the Serapeum of Saqqara are a great example how the Standard archeological narrative breaks down in both explanation of how these sites were built, who built them and why. It is believed that the Apis cult is responsible for constructing the tunnel system and the first “Burial” boxes out of wood, it is believed that this was possibly founded by pharaoh Menes, around 3,000 BC.

From the Late Period onward, most Apis were buried in large sarcophagi, which weigh around 40 tonnes (88,000 lb) and have 25 t (55,000 lb) lids. They were moved with the help of winches, rollers and levers. To lower them into their final position the chambers were first filled with sand, which was then gradually removed. Only four of the 24 surviving sarcophagi are inscribed. The quality of the inscriptions varies, the ones of Amasis II were beautifully executed, whereas those on an anonymous sarcophagus were only crudely scratched on the polished surface

This is the map of the Serapeum

The next few imagines are from the YouTube channel World of Antiquity. This video is a prime example of how confident mainstream archeology is about how much we know about the ancient past and how ridiculous most of the claims are.

In contrast to the standard narrative, Ben van Kerkwyk of UnchartedX presented an alternative analysis in a Serapeum Series from a few years ago. I hope you will visit his YouTube channel if you want a more in-depth analysis and video of the site. The following photos are pulled from his YouTube videos.

Conclusion

Conclusion and Relevance

Modern construction techniques seek to maximize “profit” above all else. The constraint of ROI and the modern Capitalistic system stands in stark contrast to ancient sites.

A narrative of a separate group of beings with advanced capabilities exist at the base of most if not all of today’s civilizations. It seems strange that all cultures have this concept of “super human” beings

The Context of a Reset

Our view of the present is predicated by our perception of the past. Our views on human nature, hierarchy, and the scarce nature of resources are shaped by the narratives distributed and promoted by our institutions. Broadly, the narrative is that human nature is, at its core, evil, that the elites should rule over the majority and that we have to have a convoluted economic system to distribute the “limited” resources to those who have earned it properly. Either through happenstance or intention we have been conditioned to except these pretenses through educational and religious conventions. We are meant to be cogs in the machine of modernity. When referring to “us” I mean the non-elite, the uninitiated masses. I believe we are living in a sort of artificial paradigm that was constructed for us, not discovered or realized but built, with the intent to separate humanity from the truth of humanity’s past and the realization of its true potential.

It is humanities “lost” past that this series of blog posts and the next few episodes of my podcast will be focused on. My goal is to present the case that humanity was "technologically” more advanced in the ancient past and that we are living amongst the ruins of that humanity. I also hope to present the evidence that we are unable to see the evidence because we were placed in a “simulation” by the elites so we could not realize our true potential, the simulation is so encompassing that many of us, if faced with a choice, would fight to remain incarceration vs wake up to our own liberation.

What is the standard narrative of civilization?

The Start of “Recorded” history occurred in the 4th millennium BCE with the “invention” of writing. The existance of humanity, which archeological evidence has placed starting back 200,000 years ago, is largely unknown. The modern version of history dates back to 6,000 years ago. This means 194,000 years of human existence is almost completely invisible to modern inquiry.

From Wikipedia

• Prehistory, also called pre-literary history,[1] is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems.

• Prehistory refers to the past in an area where no written records exist, or where the writing of a culture is not understood.

• Mesopotamia- 10,000 BC

• Western civilization- 12th to 9th BC

From the AI Grok

Defining "human civilization" involves identifying complex societies with features like urban settlements, social organization, and often symbolic systems such as writing or monumental architecture. Based on archaeological evidence, below is a list of the 10 oldest known examples of human civilization or proto-civilization, including their locations and approximate dates. These are ordered by the earliest reliable dating, focusing on settlements, monumental structures, or cultural developments indicative of societal complexity.

1. Göbekli Tepe

   • Location: Southeastern Turkey

   • Date: c. 9600–7000 BCE

   • Description: A monumental site with T-shaped limestone pillars arranged in circles, likely used for ritual purposes. Built by hunter-gatherers, it suggests complex social organization predating agriculture.

2. Jericho (Tell es-Sultan)

   • Location: Jordan Valley, Palestine

   • Date: c. 9600 BCE (initial settlement), fortified by c. 6800 BCE

   • Description: One of the earliest known settlements with a stone tower and walls, indicating early urbanism and social structure among Natufian and Neolithic peoples.

3. ‘Ain Ghazal

   • Location: Near Amman, Jordan

   • Date: c. 7250–5000 BCE

   • Description: A Neolithic farming community known for plaster statues of human forms, reflecting advanced artistic and social practices. Residents domesticated crops like wheat and barley.

4. Çatalhöyük

   • Location: Konya Plain, Turkey

   • Date: c. 7500–5700 BCE

   • Description: A proto-city with mudbrick houses, no streets, and rooftop access. It housed up to 10,000 people, with evidence of agriculture, pottery, and egalitarian social structure.

5. Jiahu

   • Location: Henan, China

   • Date: c. 7000–5700 BCE

   • Description: A settlement with early rice cultivation, bone flutes (oldest playable instruments), and Jiahu symbols, possibly an early form of writing. Abandoned due to flooding.

6. Mehrgarh

   • Location: Balochistan, Pakistan

   • Date: c. 7000–2600 BCE

   • Description: An early farming settlement with mudbrick houses and crafts like bead production and metalworking. It’s considered a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.

7. Norte Chico (Caral-Supe)

   • Location: Supe Valley, Peru

   • Date: c. 3500–1800 BCE

   • Description: The oldest known civilization in the Americas, with monumental architecture like pyramids and plazas. It lacked ceramics and writing but had complex urban planning.

8. Mesopotamia (Sumerians, Uruk Period)

   • Location: Southern Iraq

   • Date: c. 4000–3100 BCE

   • Description: The Sumerians developed early cities like Uruk, cuneiform writing, and irrigation systems. Often credited as the first urban civilization.

9. Ancient Egypt (Predynastic Period)

   • Location: Nile Valley, Egypt

   • Date: c. 4000–3100 BCE

   • Description: Early settlements along the Nile with hieroglyphic precursors and monumental structures. Emerged contemporaneously with Sumer, with advanced agriculture.

10. Indus Valley Civilization (Early Harappan Phase)

    • Location: Northwest India and Pakistan

    • Date: c. 3300–2600 BCE

    • Description: Known for well-planned cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, with advanced drainage systems and trade networks. Bhirrana may date back to 7500 BCE, but its status as a "civilization" at that time is debated.

Notes:

• Dates are approximate and based on archaeological consensus, but ongoing discoveries may shift timelines (e.g., Bhirrana’s early dates are controversial).

• "Civilization" here emphasizes societal complexity, but sites like Göbekli Tepe and Jericho blur the line between hunter-gatherer and settled societies.

• Some sources suggest Aboriginal Australian or Khoisan cultures as older, but their lack of urban or monumental evidence excludes them from conventional definitions of civilization.

• I avoided speculative claims (e.g., Atlantis) and focused on verified archaeological data. If you’d like a deeper dive into any site or alternative definitions, let me know!

Conclusion from GROK explanation: The earliest evidence, which is all made of stone, is dated to 9600BCE or 11,625 years before present.

What is the alternative history?

“Stuff just keeps getting older” -Graham Hancock

George Howard, a proponent of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis (YDIH) and organizer of the Cosmic Summit, advocates for a catastrophic cosmic impact event around 12,800 years ago (c. 10,800 BCE) that he believes significantly influenced human history and the development of early civilizations. There are two main theories of possible causes for the rapid melting of The Laurentide Ice Sheet, the Comet Impact Theory and a Solar Mass Ejection as proposed by famed Robert Shock.

The chart above shows climate warming steadily out of the Pleistocene with a rapid drop during the Bolling-allerad period into peak ice age during The Younger dryas, which is ended by a rapid warming where it has roughly remained till present day. The end of the Younger dryas was marked by a catastrophic sea rise of 400ft.

Sea level rise from Last glacial Maximum to today.

Howard’s views align closely with those of Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson, and other alternative history researchers who suggest that many ancient sites may be older than mainstream archaeology proposes, potentially linked to a lost Ice Age civilization disrupted by this cosmic event. Howard’s dating is grounded in the YDIH, which posits that a comet or asteroid impact triggered the Younger Dryas cooling period, mass extinctions, and cultural shifts. His interpretations often combine scientific evidence (e.g., nanodiamonds, microspherules) with speculative connections to ancient myths and geological features like the Carolina Bays.

Randall Carlson presents evidence of catastrophic flows of water that would have completely erased all evidence of a urban civilization of North America.

• Dry Falls (in the Grand Coulee area) is significantly wider (3.5 miles or 5.6 km) than Niagara Falls' combined width (about 1.2 km for Horseshoe and American Falls).

• Height-wise, Dry Falls is taller (400 feet or 120 meters) compared to Niagara’s 188 feet (57 meters) for Horseshoe Falls.

Picture of the Channeled scablands, Evidence for unimaginable water flows.

Channeled Scablands WIKI

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