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Here in the British Museum there's one object
which has attracted my curiosity and that's

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this thing.

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It looks like it's a segment of a larger
structure but what's intriguing are the holes

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that are in it because these definitely look
machined.

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See how even that is.

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Perfectly round.

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This might be the mark here of where the
machine bit cord drill possibly slipped.

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Now this one is a different diameter than
this one.

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The surface, this front surface, I put a card
next to it as in a business card.

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You know it's a ruler but it's amazingly
flat.

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This groove that's cut into it here, see the
continuity?

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Maybe like a router shaped it.

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As well as this one up here, look at that.

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Look at the profile of it as I go back and
forth.

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Very consistent.

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That's more like it.

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And these on fluted, oh okay these are feet.

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Maybe.

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But very consistent.

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Now the stone itself is very hard.

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And on the back, see this, which is kind of
odd.

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And again, see where the hole is.

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Some people would suggest that these holes
were done when the British decided to remove

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these objects and bring them to the British
Museum in order to make them easier to lift.

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But this isn't really that big in size.

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Here's my hand.

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So you can see a sense of scale.

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And also the markings or this damage around
the outside where the tool may have exited,

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that's incredibly heavily worn.

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It's not like a hundred years of wear.

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It's like God knows how long.

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So my suspicion, and the hieroglyphics are
not that exacting, my suspicion is that this

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object is of incredible antiquity and was
later recycled.

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Holes already in it and made into an art
object.

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Alright, it'll be interesting to see what
people like Christopher Dunn have to say...