Luke Caverns

Yeah, so I end up finding this collection from 1965. Ryan, you can pull it up. There's this private collection that exists on Crete. And I don't include the guy's name because I don't want to evoke his family or whatever in this. So these are... what at least he thought were specimens of actual Egyptian vases that were found on Crete.

And there are others, but I just thought that these are some of the best ones. So on the left here, you've got this Egyptian diorite vase. In the middle, it doesn't say, but that looks like granite to me. It looks like your OG vase. Um, you know, it's so finely polished. It looks like it'd be translucent. And on the right, you have this bowl. I don't know how big this bowl is.

And there are others, but I just thought that these are some of the best ones. So on the left here, you've got this Egyptian diorite vase. In the middle, it doesn't say, but that looks like granite to me. It looks like your OG vase. Um, you know, it's so finely polished. It looks like it'd be translucent. And on the right, you have this bowl. I don't know how big this bowl is.

And there are others, but I just thought that these are some of the best ones. So on the left here, you've got this Egyptian diorite vase. In the middle, it doesn't say, but that looks like granite to me. It looks like your OG vase. Um, you know, it's so finely polished. It looks like it'd be translucent. And on the right, you have this bowl. I don't know how big this bowl is.

As far as I know, these artifacts aren't, these are in a private collection. I don't think they're actually on display. Uh, although I would like to go to Crete and find out someday.

As far as I know, these artifacts aren't, these are in a private collection. I don't think they're actually on display. Uh, although I would like to go to Crete and find out someday.

As far as I know, these artifacts aren't, these are in a private collection. I don't think they're actually on display. Uh, although I would like to go to Crete and find out someday.

So I found this really interesting because it's this mystery of – okay, so you look at – and maybe you've seen this diagram before where they show the provenance of where these vases – where we know that these pre-dynastic hardstone vessels have been found. And right about 3100 BC, according to the – archaeological record.

So I found this really interesting because it's this mystery of – okay, so you look at – and maybe you've seen this diagram before where they show the provenance of where these vases – where we know that these pre-dynastic hardstone vessels have been found. And right about 3100 BC, according to the – archaeological record.

So I found this really interesting because it's this mystery of – okay, so you look at – and maybe you've seen this diagram before where they show the provenance of where these vases – where we know that these pre-dynastic hardstone vessels have been found. And right about 3100 BC, according to the – archaeological record.

Right about 3100 BC, when the first dynasty is created, dynasty zero, it ends. There's no more of these vases being made. From then on, until from 3100 BC to 2100 BC, we see them increasingly and then drastically less being buried in royal tombs. And by the end of the old kingdom, there are no more people being buried with these. You

Right about 3100 BC, when the first dynasty is created, dynasty zero, it ends. There's no more of these vases being made. From then on, until from 3100 BC to 2100 BC, we see them increasingly and then drastically less being buried in royal tombs. And by the end of the old kingdom, there are no more people being buried with these. You

Right about 3100 BC, when the first dynasty is created, dynasty zero, it ends. There's no more of these vases being made. From then on, until from 3100 BC to 2100 BC, we see them increasingly and then drastically less being buried in royal tombs. And by the end of the old kingdom, there are no more people being buried with these. You

um after 2100 bc you know according to the record there shouldn't be any more of these vases laying around they should all be underground in tombs there are no more um you know for the at least for the most part so where are these where are these vases coming from because these appear in crete and in the bronze age late bronze age greek world

um after 2100 bc you know according to the record there shouldn't be any more of these vases laying around they should all be underground in tombs there are no more um you know for the at least for the most part so where are these where are these vases coming from because these appear in crete and in the bronze age late bronze age greek world

um after 2100 bc you know according to the record there shouldn't be any more of these vases laying around they should all be underground in tombs there are no more um you know for the at least for the most part so where are these where are these vases coming from because these appear in crete and in the bronze age late bronze age greek world

um about a thousand just under a thousand years after the time they disappear from the archaeological record in egypt so i found that compelling like okay so maybe a clear maybe obvious answer is these are treasured artifacts in the egyptian world that they're using as gifts to give to you know neighboring cultures um you know i don't know how how they end up there but the the next thing i thought was interesting is is that the minoans thought that these were

um about a thousand just under a thousand years after the time they disappear from the archaeological record in egypt so i found that compelling like okay so maybe a clear maybe obvious answer is these are treasured artifacts in the egyptian world that they're using as gifts to give to you know neighboring cultures um you know i don't know how how they end up there but the the next thing i thought was interesting is is that the minoans thought that these were

um about a thousand just under a thousand years after the time they disappear from the archaeological record in egypt so i found that compelling like okay so maybe a clear maybe obvious answer is these are treasured artifacts in the egyptian world that they're using as gifts to give to you know neighboring cultures um you know i don't know how how they end up there but the the next thing i thought was interesting is is that the minoans thought that these were

so amazing that they try to recreate them in their own local stone now the minoans i may have it up here yeah so they've they they're limited to their local stones which is serpentine alabaster limestone and soapstone um and here are a few but there are many many many many many more that exist uh of these specimens of the of the minoans trying to recreate these uh