Mystery new ‘city’ found underneath Egypt’s Pyramids stretching 6,500ft BELOW surface in shock discovery, scientists say
A HIDDEN city has been found underneath the pyramids in a new bombshell discovery, scientists have claimed.
Researchers from Italy and Scotland made the “groundbreaking” find using radar that they say shows a sprawling ancient city underneath the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
They claim to have uncovered “a vast underground city” that is ten times larger than the pyramids themselves, covering over 6,500 feet.
The team used radar to give detailed images of what lies below one of the seven wonders of the world, but fellow scientists have disputed the bombshell claim.
At a press briefing on March 15, Nicole Ciccolo, the project’s spokesperson, said: “A vast underground city has been discovered beneath the pyramids.
“[The] groundbreaking study has redefined the boundaries of satellite data analysis and archaeological exploration.”
When detailing their find, the researchers explained that they found numerous structures including eight pillar-shaped formations under the base of the Khafre Pyramid.
These cylindrical wells that Ciccolo referred to as shafts reportedly stretch over 2,100 feet below the pyramids.
Each is said to be surrounded by spiral pathways which connect to two 80 meter cube-shaped structures.
Ciccolo said they were found below each of the three pyramids and seem to “serve as access points to this underground system”.
They also claim to have discovered five multi-level structures connected by passageways, above the eight vertical shafts.
And, about 4,000 feet below the base of the pyramid, there are said to be more unknown structures.
Ciccolo explained that the underground system they found showed that the chamber-like structures interconnect below all three pyramids.
“‘The existence of vast chambers beneath the earth‘s surface, comparable in size to the pyramids themselves, which have a remarkably strong correlation between the legendary Halls of Amenti,” she said.
“These new archaeological findings could redefine our understanding of the sacred topography of ancient Egypt, providing spatial coordinates for previously unknown and unexplored subterranean structures.”
But independent radar experts have called the find into question.
A brief history of Ancient Egypt
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- The Ancient Egyptians were an advanced civilization who at one point owned a huge portion of the globe
- The civilization began about 5,000 years ago when ancient humans began building villages along the River Nile
- It lasted for about 3,000 years and saw the building of complex cities centuries ahead of their time – as well as the famous Great Pyramids
- The Ancient Egyptians were experts at farming and construction
- They invented a solar calendar, and one of the world’s earliest writing systems: The hieroglyph
- The Egyptians were ruled by kings and queens called pharaohs
- Religion and the afterlife were a huge part of Ancient Egyptian culture. They had over 2,000 gods
- Pharaohs built huge elaborate tombs to be buried in, some of which were pyramids – at the time among the largest buildings in the world
- The Egyptians believed in life after death, and important people’s corpses were mummified to preserve their bodies for the afterlife
- The Ancient Egyptian empire fell due to a mix of factors, including wars with other empires and a 100-year period of drought and starvation
Professor Lawrence Conyers who works at the University of Denver, specialising in radar and archaeology, told the Daily Mail that radar pulses could not possibly detect what is that far underground.
He called the claims that researchers found a vast city underneath the pyramids “a huge exaggeration”.
However, he said there may be smaller structures like shafts and chambers.
The professor highlighted how the area where the pyramids now stand was “special to ancient people” who lived there.
“The Mayans and other people in ancient Mesoamerica often built pyramids on top of the entrances of caves or caverns that had ceremonial meaning to them,” he said.
The Khafre Project team are reportedly keen to excavate the area to further explore what is below the pyramids, but securing approval from the authorities is incredibly tough.
The findings by Corrado Malanga, from Italy’s University of Pisa, and Filippo Biondi with the University of Strathclyde in Scotland are still waiting to be peer-reviewed by independent scientists.
It comes after a Mystery ‘L-shape’ structure was found beneath the royal Giza cemetery near the pyramids which scientists said is not natural.
And another recent discovery revealed that skeletons hidden in Egyptian pyramids at Tombos were not those of highly respected and wealthy royalty.
Instead, their bones show signs of hard physical labour, suggesting they were “low-status” workers but who were laid to rest alongside the nobility in the pyramids.
This find has seen researchers start to question what we believe about the pyramids.