Episode #348: Precision in Ancient Egypt - The Artifact Foundation with Adam Young

Summary

Join Adam Young, owner of the OG Vase, as he discusses his journey into Egyptology and the mission of the Artifact Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to researching ancient artifacts. The episode explores the challenges in understanding ancient craftsmanship and the importance of preservation in archaeology. Together with Ben from UnchartedX and Karoly Poka, they provide insights into recent discoveries and the impact of local communities on archaeological research.

Key takeaways

• 1OG Vase: The original ancient Egyptian stone vase scanned with high precision.
• 2Artifact Foundation: A non-profit formed by Adam Young focused on researching ancient artifacts.
• 3Petrie: Noted as a pioneer in Egyptology whose legacy influences current archaeological studies.
• 4Preservation vs. Access: The ongoing challenge in archaeology regarding the balance between preserving artifacts and allowing public access.
• 5Step Pyramid: Discussion on recent discoveries related to Egypt's Step Pyramid.
• 6Local Communities: The essential role of local communities in archaeology and historical preservation efforts.

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Transcript excerpt

The Artifact Foundation with Adam Young. You are listening to Brothers of the Serpent Podcast. And welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, angels and demons and monsters and serpents. This is Brothers of the Serpent Podcast, and we are coming to you not live from the 10x10x10 tangent cube of science, where we are nestled amongst the dusty bones of an ancient seabed high atop the Airways Plateau. And this week, we have a special guest, Adam Young, who is the founder of the Artifact Foundation. So he is the man behind all the scanning. He's the owner of the OG vase that Ben has done so much content on over at Uncharted X. So, Adam, welcome. Welcome to the show, man. Thank you. Hey, gentlemen. Good evening or afternoon. Good evening, afternoon, morning to everyone around the world. Yeah, welcome, bro. Yeah. Thanks. Thank you. Yeah, so this has been a long time coming for sure. I remember, I think we actually met on Zoom. You invited us to a Zoom meeting one day. Remember? We got on Zoom and we just chatted with you for a while. This was after you released the data of the OG vase. Do you remember this? Yeah, I think so. Yeah. So like three years ago. Yeah, it was a while back. It was a while ago, yeah. But since then, we've met at multiple events. We've been to Egypt together multiple times now. And the latest, our audience obviously knows, I went on a trip to Egypt with you that was funded by the Artifact Foundation. We were scanning. Yeah, we did UK and then you guys went to Egypt. Yeah. Right, yeah. Yeah, so it's been, wow. This has been amazing. It's been a trip. Yeah. ...

Excerpt from Brothers of the Serpent, Mar 12, 2025. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.