An expert has revealed insights about the so-called ‘underground city’ reportedly found beneath Egypt’s pyramids.
Egypt’s pyramids, majestic structures built around 4,500 years ago between 2700 to 1500 BCE, continue to fascinate and draw crowds of tourists daily. These architectural wonders have also become the focus of various conspiracy theories, including ideas of alien involvement.
The intrigue intensified when Italian researchers suggested the existence of a ‘vast underground city’ beneath the Pyramids of Giza. They noted giant vertical shafts about 4,000 feet below the surface, featuring ‘spiral staircases,’ and a platform with two massive chambers and descending channels.
If this claim holds true, the hidden ‘city’ would surpass the actual pyramids in size by tenfold.
At a recent news briefing, scientists reported discovering a water system 2,100 feet beneath the Khafre Pyramid, potentially connecting the three pyramids at Giza, with additional subterranean passageways.
Despite some experts dismissing the find as ‘false’ or ‘exaggerated’ and lacking peer review, the research team plans to use radar pulses to generate high-resolution images to substantiate their findings.
Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa, Italy, stated: “When we magnify the images [in the future], we will reveal that beneath it lies what can only be described as a true underground city,” as reported by The Daily Mail.
The team explained that they utilize radar signals from satellites orbiting about 420 miles above Earth to convert the returned signals into sound waves, allowing them to ‘see’ through the stone.
They also hypothesize that the pyramid could be concealing ‘undiscovered secrets, including the fabled Hall of Records’.
The Hall of Records, according to ancient Egyptian legend, is a hidden repository of information and knowledge buried beneath monumental structures like the Great Pyramid or the Sphinx.
Professor Lawrence Conyers, a radar expert from the University of Denver with a focus on archaeology, expressed skepticism to the news outlet, mentioning the limitations of the technology in probing such depths.
He described the notion of a vast underground city as a ‘huge exaggeration’.
However, he acknowledged the possibility of smaller structures, such as shafts and chambers, existing in the area, possibly predating the pyramids themselves, given the site’s historical significance.
The three pyramids, Khufu, Khafre, and Mankaure, are located on the Nile River’s west bank in northern Egypt. The research team speculates that the vertical shafts beneath the Khafre Pyramid measure approximately 33 to 39 feet in diameter at a depth of 2,130 feet, potentially providing support for the pyramid above.
Malanga commented: “We did calculations and saw that the Khafre Pyramid is incredibly heavy, and to hold it up, it needs a solid foundation. Otherwise, it will sink.”
Nicole Ciccolo, the spokesperson for the project, suggested that the cylindrical structures might have served as ‘access points to this underground system’.
She added: “The existence of vast chambers beneath the earth’s surface, comparable in size to the pyramids themselves, have a remarkably strong correlation between the legendary Halls of Amenti.”