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That might explain how they drilled holes into granite. But how did the ancient Egyptians carve hieroglyphs into granite?
by amai 2y ago
That might explain how they drilled holes into granite. But how did the ancient Egyptians carve hieroglyphs into granite?
- chris_st 2y agoWith flint, evidently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQkQwsBhj8I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQkQwsBhj8I
- amai 2y agoThat seems like a very primitive technique. I doubt this was what the ancient Egyptians used to carve e.g. the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone#/media/File%3ARosetta_Stone.JPG https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone#/media/File%3A... or https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Merneptah_Steli_%28cropped%29.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Mernepta... I sometimes think they might have used some kind of acid (maybe in combination with sunlight) like modern https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photolithography https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photolithography .
- throwaway173738 2y agoProbably with similar techniques. If you can spin a round thing against the same spot to make a hole you can certainly use the same materials and rub them in a straight line or along a curve. Hand woodworking involves painstakingly rubbing a little material off the work and then checking it, or shaving it off or cutting it off depending on where you are in the process. And you can also strike a soft metal against the stone to chip out a rough area before finishing and polishing. Inferior tools just have to be sharpened more often is all