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Stone vessels of the Step Pyramid

Precision Artifact

Description

Stone vessels of the Step Pyramid is a precision artifact in Egypt, Africa. It is associated with Saqqara. It is held at Egyptian Museum, Cairo, and other collections. Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports gives its chronology as “Predynastic to 3rd Dynasty.” Its listed material is Diorite and other hard stones. Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports also records: “Hollowed with weighted drills and abrasives, then ground by hand.”

Around 40,000 hard-stone vessels found in galleries beneath the Step Pyramid, many far older than the pyramid itself.

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Bronze Age — Stone vessels of the Step Pyramid in context.

Bronze Age, 3,300 BCE to 1,200 BCEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.Timeline1342223436832352232422221061113133,000 BCE2,500 BCE2,000 BCE1,500 BCE
Held atEgyptian Museum, Cairo, and other collectionsConfidence: estimated
Group count40000Confidence: estimated
MaterialDiorite and other hard stonesMohs 6-7 (mineral hardness scale)

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Compare the published evidence and its interpretations. “Consensus” records the mainstream account; “Alternative” identifies a competing interpretation, not an equally established conclusion. Estimates and unresolved questions remain qualified in the claim text.

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Date

3500 BCE - 2650 BCE

Predynastic to 3rd Dynasty

Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports
No claims found.
Purpose

Funerary offerings and heirlooms

Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports
No claims found.
Method

Drilling and grinding with stone and abrasives

Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports
No claims found.

Precision & Alignment

consensusPrecision

Hollowed with weighted drills and abrasives, then ground by hand

Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports

Related Wonders at Saqqara

Sources: Egyptian Antiquities Service excavation reports

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 3,075 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 3,500 BCE - 2,650 BCE; the underlying date is uncertain.

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