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Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

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Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

You're able to tell one from another, and also, If we apply, you know, the same analysis to a piece from a museum collection, let's say, you know, a Petri collection or Cairo Museum or some other, you know, British museum, and they fall into the precise category, it becomes harder to ignore the fact that maybe, you know, we don't know something about ancient history.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

You're able to tell one from another, and also, If we apply, you know, the same analysis to a piece from a museum collection, let's say, you know, a Petri collection or Cairo Museum or some other, you know, British museum, and they fall into the precise category, it becomes harder to ignore the fact that maybe, you know, we don't know something about ancient history.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Because, you know, the fashioning of this is... inconsistent with manual labor. Therefore, either there was high technology available back then that we're not aware of, or they were not made by the people we think they were made. But regardless, I am proud of the technique that I developed, because I believe it can be applied to a broad range of artifacts.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Because, you know, the fashioning of this is... inconsistent with manual labor. Therefore, either there was high technology available back then that we're not aware of, or they were not made by the people we think they were made. But regardless, I am proud of the technique that I developed, because I believe it can be applied to a broad range of artifacts.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Because, you know, the fashioning of this is... inconsistent with manual labor. Therefore, either there was high technology available back then that we're not aware of, or they were not made by the people we think they were made. But regardless, I am proud of the technique that I developed, because I believe it can be applied to a broad range of artifacts.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Because different culture and different fashioning method would bear a different distinct mark. And let's say if you have a hundred or a thousand vases and you analyze them all, they will group into distinct categories in this, you know, quality space. And I expect objects made by the same people, objects made at the same time, to bunch together.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Because different culture and different fashioning method would bear a different distinct mark. And let's say if you have a hundred or a thousand vases and you analyze them all, they will group into distinct categories in this, you know, quality space. And I expect objects made by the same people, objects made at the same time, to bunch together.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Because different culture and different fashioning method would bear a different distinct mark. And let's say if you have a hundred or a thousand vases and you analyze them all, they will group into distinct categories in this, you know, quality space. And I expect objects made by the same people, objects made at the same time, to bunch together.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Because if it's, you know, the same group of people were making, you know, the quality would be consistent. Or as time goes, you know, fashion and quality improves. So clearly, you know, with time we expect to see, you know, more and more precise objects appear as, you know, stone working improves as new tools come in.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Because if it's, you know, the same group of people were making, you know, the quality would be consistent. Or as time goes, you know, fashion and quality improves. So clearly, you know, with time we expect to see, you know, more and more precise objects appear as, you know, stone working improves as new tools come in.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Because if it's, you know, the same group of people were making, you know, the quality would be consistent. Or as time goes, you know, fashion and quality improves. So clearly, you know, with time we expect to see, you know, more and more precise objects appear as, you know, stone working improves as new tools come in.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So I think, you know, broadly for archaeological or scientific community, this technique could be used to help attribute and date objects. So especially, you know, once we gather more information and we start seeing, you know, what other islands of quality factors start to appear.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So I think, you know, broadly for archaeological or scientific community, this technique could be used to help attribute and date objects. So especially, you know, once we gather more information and we start seeing, you know, what other islands of quality factors start to appear.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

So I think, you know, broadly for archaeological or scientific community, this technique could be used to help attribute and date objects. So especially, you know, once we gather more information and we start seeing, you know, what other islands of quality factors start to appear.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then when you have an unknown artifact, based on where it fits on the chart, you can say, oh, it was made probably by so-and-so in such-and-such, you know, period in time. And I think this is where the true value of this method is, you know, beyond just purely, you know, pro-dynastic Egyptian stone vessels.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then when you have an unknown artifact, based on where it fits on the chart, you can say, oh, it was made probably by so-and-so in such-and-such, you know, period in time. And I think this is where the true value of this method is, you know, beyond just purely, you know, pro-dynastic Egyptian stone vessels.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then when you have an unknown artifact, based on where it fits on the chart, you can say, oh, it was made probably by so-and-so in such-and-such, you know, period in time. And I think this is where the true value of this method is, you know, beyond just purely, you know, pro-dynastic Egyptian stone vessels.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Yes. So I believe that there is a problem with academic science that has been discussed recently, that when scientists become like a career scientist, they lose track of Objectivity. Yeah, objectivity of, you know, curiosity. Even Einstein said that, you know, get a cobbler's job because, you know, a discovery is too much to expect from a scientist.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Yes. So I believe that there is a problem with academic science that has been discussed recently, that when scientists become like a career scientist, they lose track of Objectivity. Yeah, objectivity of, you know, curiosity. Even Einstein said that, you know, get a cobbler's job because, you know, a discovery is too much to expect from a scientist.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Yes. So I believe that there is a problem with academic science that has been discussed recently, that when scientists become like a career scientist, they lose track of Objectivity. Yeah, objectivity of, you know, curiosity. Even Einstein said that, you know, get a cobbler's job because, you know, a discovery is too much to expect from a scientist.