Andersons of Colonial N. Carolina

So I am absorbed in the current fascination of Egyptian history… particularly the puzzlement of how the hell they could move obelisks and such wonderments (weighing over 1000 TONS!) and then erect them. These massive megolithic stones are all over the world and defy explanation. Your milage may vary from mine, but I cannot “see” how this could have been accomplished.

But at the same time… I have to marvel at the ability of determined men to accomplish amazing feats that you have to be in awe of… well, I stand in awe…

Go ahead… grab a pick… do this ALL day long.

Consider though, that Egyptians and their brethren throughout the world supposedly did not have “steel” or even “iron” tools… they had soft copper. And consider the men above are chipping away at “sandstone”, which is somewhat soft, as compared to the Egyptians whacking away at “granite”.

I’m pretty sure that these types of Millstones (in Colonial colonies) were imported from England… well, in Virginia and North Carolina where I concentrate on anyway.

…not to slight Wood (imagine a mast on a great sailing ship)

Contrary to the black and white film… this was not that long ago, perhaps 1960s or 70s…