Analyzing the North Face Corridor of the Great Pyramid
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- The ScanPyramids Mission revealed to the world on March 2, 2023 the first images taken from inside a hidden corridor within the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The hidden North Face Corridor of the pyramid was found to contain a gabled ceiling, known as a saddle vault. This design redirects the weight of the pyramid from above, and thus it was widely assumed to be a so-called ‘weight-relieving chamber’ protecting the descending corridor below.
But many details about the North Face Corridor suggest that protecting structures below may not have been its primary purpose. This video compares the design to other saddle-vaults and puts the corridor in context to the other features within the Great Pyramid.
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Thanks to Keith Hamilton for the tip about Julien Bruchet’s 1965 book. Keith Hamilton’s North Face Corridor Guide:
www.academia.edu/98053499/The...
Thanks to Yukinori Kawae for taking us into Campbell’s Chamber in this video:
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Thanks to Ancient Architects for the shout-out:
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SanPyramids SP-NFC 2023 Report:
vimeo.com/803685954
Scientific Papers on the North Face Corridor:
www.nature.com/articles/s4146...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.202...
Franck Monnier’s Facebook posts:
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0:00 Intro
1:27 Congratulations ScanPyramids Team
2:16 Ground penetrating radar and ultrasonic tests
3:41 Entrance Vault connection
4:48 Chevron ceiling design
5:58 North Face Corridor analysis
8:22 Holes in the ceiling
10:37 Weight-relieving weaknesses
12:08 Inaccurate models
14:15 North Face Corridor access
16:50 Jean-Pierre Houdin's model
17:44 Next steps for investigation
20:08 Damaging a pyramid
21:20 Good publicity for Egypt
I like how Hawass was totally against the scan pyramid project, and he’s in a photo with the team taking credit. That guy is the gatekeeper of knowledge in that country and really should be challenged in every aspect.
His legacy of being a total con artist and archaeological gatekeeper will outlast any former credibility he had in the past. Nobody will remember him for his actual contributions, his massive and grotesque ego that stood in the way of archaeological research shall define his career.
He loudly announced that he didn't believe in radar. Doesn't have any objection to it though when he can claim credit for what it discovered. The man is a cancerous polyp on the anus of humanity.
@@GM-qq1wi For sure. I mean really though. He now says that Khufu’s burial chamber is below the Chevron Corridor? The same team that told him about the corridor says nothing is below it. What a fool.
The man's a nob.
He’s just a shill for tourism
My first thought was, “how long until this episode’s dig at Zahi Hawass?” Under a minute. Not disappointed in the slightest. It’s a certified staple of HfG. Brings me joy every single time 😄
If he's going to say ridiculous things, it's only fair to put them in context.
@@HistoryforGRANITEPrecisely. Somehow I find reasoned explanations more convincing than ego. But what do we know? We’re just lowly commoners, after all.
@@centennialpeaksadventures We simply cannot handle the extra details and information. Hawass' intellect is just too immense for us to comprehend
FZH
By two mins thanks and shout out to the actual scientists🥰
It's a breath of fresh air to find a channel that isn't sensationalising these type of discoveries.
You keep an open mind while leaning toward the evidence. Kudos to you my friend.
Great comment @joeblow
@@dd61125..... like?
Ah I love passive aggressive digs at proponents of opposing theories.
@Colonel-ng7hf wait... what?
How did you *possibly* interpret my comment as passive aggressive? 😆
Proponents of WHAT theories? You must think really highly of whatever theory you think I'm passively aggressively attacking...I just wish I knew what it was. 🤔
@@Degenevesting more like a reasonable criticism of dogshit clickbait conspiratard shit that plagues every inch of this website relevant to egyptology
This channel is a great example of why having logical outsiders challenging status quo can be so valuable. I believe there is something to be said for looking at things with fresh eyes. Great video.
A basic tool of hard rock mining is a "tattle-tale". This is a wooden beam placed between two notches that hold it in place. A miner can wiggle the wood so he knows its feel. If the the beam starts to feel looser or tighter the miner can know if the rock is shifting. Clear "tattle-tale" notches appear across from one another high in the ceiling of the Northern chamber in the Bent Pyramid across from the dug passage connecting to the western corridor. The ancient Egyptians were testing if their designs worked. They wanted to know if there was any subsistence or shifting in their structures. The shallow holes dug into the gabled ceiling of the new passage could have held "tattle-tales". Same for Campbell's chamber.
I’m a 64 yr dude and still love to be educated. In this channel I always get a good education. Thanks
No it was just a tomb ....either that or a temple....nothing else
@@pepeshadilay how is that pertinent here? Did you reply to the wrong comment?
This makes perfect sense. Also has anyone noticed the dark stains on the ceiling and on the back wall that bats typically leave behind? If that's what it is, how are they getting in there.
to understand the structure, they should first uncover the foundation,.. which they will never do.
Ah, the most expected notification of the week. Love your videos specially the detailed diagrams, Mr. Granite
Channels like this one are why I love CZcams. Gems like this channel, made by someone passionate about the content and subject matter they create, who build upon the work done in the field up to that point and truly add value in terms of analysis, hypothesis formulation, debate and nuanced commentary, are such a gift. Justice should demand that someone such as yourself should have a documentary crew and a production budget behind them with which to make cinematic and high-value production style content for mass broadcast to as wide an audience as possible, and yet it is here, for free, affording the creator minimal financial reward despite all of the effort put in, and is available to those of us interested and lucky enough to find it on a platform such as this. Thanks for your passion and knowledge, mate. Cheers, Matt
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HERE! HERE! 👏👏
CZcams would be great if they would be A POLITICAL and didn’t censor people according to their beliefs.
We’ll said mate
Inside the Pyramid!!
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I think it was a breakroom. Awesome info and very interesting. Thank you!!!
history for granite notifications are producing huge amounts of dopamine.
you are a hot second away from "drop everything im doing" status
awesome!
I was thirty minutes into a podcast and paused immediately.
I've been waiting on this to drop since the morning they announced the discovery lol
I want to express my appreciation for History for Granite's fresh take on the pyramids and his enthusiasm for exploring them further. History is a never-ending journey of discovery, and there's always more to learn and explore. Thank you, and I hope to see you again soon for another exciting adventure.
"fresh take" .....he thinks the pyramids are tombs...that's the lamest "theory" .
Wow. I've binged every single one of your videos this weekend! I'm now more interested than ever!
A big Thankyou to you and Ancient Architects for the work and research your channels put out to help understand these significant finds.
Something from Ancient Architects popped up in my feed. I feared it was yet another woo woo woo channel until they mentioned this channel, and then I knew they were okay, Norman!
I like how informative Ancient Architects videos are, but I find his speech so distracting that it is hard to focus on the content at times. Not his fault at all, and I'd assume English might not even be his native tongue, but it is what it is. I've been trying to watch more of his stuff to "get used" to it.
@@ender4555 I find no problem with his speech , it has improved admittedly . More importantly his explanations are completely sensible , credible and scientific . He exposes other 'experts' downfalls , people who have made statements which have been proved to be wrong , but they hang on to their stories and try to convince us they are still correct . These folk are getting in the way of discovering the truth ; truth for granite just wants to discover the truth , nothing personal , just the truth . Well done that man !
@@ender4555 hes english. So yeah.
He just speaks weirdly when presenting. Puting the emphaSIS ON RANDOM WORDS AND TRYING TO SPUND EPIIIIIIIC
@@ender4555 I am not English speaker, after watching few episodes of Ancient Architects channel I feel I understand enough. I prefer content over form, so I am big fan of Ancient Architects.
I feel like watching your videos is as close to - being a pioneering explorer to find new land - that I will ever get. Such fantastic analysis I love your work so much
you can just go to egypt and hang man.
I can't stop recommending this channel to everyone I know when videos with this quality keep coming out.
Jean Pierre Houdin has the best explanation of the construction that has ever been put forward. Great to hear him mentioned 👏
This
The same building technique would be seen in the other two pyramids, but we don't see that.
@scottbreseke716 the great pyramid having a unique construction method makes sense considering it has other unique features such as internal rooms within the masonry, rather then below the ground under the pyramid.
Thanks again to everyone involved ❤️
Thank you for all the meticulous research and amazing presentations you provide
Ran out of new episodes to watch, starting to watch them a second time! This is fast becoming my favorite channel. Your simply going to have to make them faster! Lol. Keep up the wonderful work!
Yaaaasss I have been waiting for this video! Finally a credible explanation of the corridor
Here’s a new perspective … consider when the pyramid was half built. The new corridor’s raised floor is the same level of blocks as the floor of the queen’s chamber. The architect would have walked around on that layer and surveyed the floor plan (kinda like walking around a partly built house with the floor but no walls installed yet). I bet that was a major milestone … and extra effort was made at that point to level the floor and correct/adjust for any deviations outside established tolerances.
And the next 3 layers were special, with walls for chambers and corridors, then chevrons for ceilings. There may be other special things planned for that layer of the pyramid
?..the builders,,aliens,,knew exactly what they were doing. building a power generator.. which tesla re discovered,.you cant have world wide free power,,you cant ,,charge,, for it.. this is why all attemps at finding the truth of there purpose & making it public, has been stiffled for decades.. watch viper tv sumerian tablets..then, revalation of the pyramids..
None of the pyramids have been fully uncovered, they don't rest upon the sand, they are much bigger, and wider at the base than people think,.. those things go down to bedrock, and the tunnels are a labyrinth that extends in a network to other underground structures. I visited the site before, there is a small stone structure about a hundreds yards or so away from the Great Pyramid, it houses a pump room (ventilation shafts) and a small power sub station, all the cables, pipes, and vents go down under ground towards the pyramids. I wandered over to see what this was away from the main group, was quickly shouted at by guards, and they went through my camera to make sure i had no pictures.. this was 10 years ago. to understand the structure, they should first uncover the foundation,.. which they will never do.
In which direction is this small structure? I’d like to have a look myself.
@@dr.decker3623 I can believe that. The Egyptians would also have made much use of water channels to determine levelness of the prepared ground.
Imagine if the queen was with the architect... "Hmm, on second thoughts, I think I want my chamber further over there, away from the front door."
Interresting video.
Zahi and his gatekeeping aswell as the general withholding of information about the pyramids is what made me loose my overall interrest in the pyramids and egyptology as a whole. I was really into it as a child and teen but the frustration became too much.
I'm glad there are people who genuinely try to share knowledge and information about this topic, it is afterall a heritage of the world and should be shared with us all equally.
Once you realize they were made by the Atlanteans before the Younger Dryas impact event, it becomes alive once more.
They are at MINIMUM 12,000 years old.
Well that's clearly incorrect. The pyramids were landing pads for alien spaceships.
Ha! We've been excitingly awaiting this video from you , analyzing this latest discovery in the Great Pyramid. Another stellar job. It is such a joy to watch all your videos on this subject. You are my "go to " source for the Egyptian Pyramids. Thank you once again.
Looking forward to this, new subscriber who recently binge watched all your videos, great job, well done!!
ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS AND WONDERFUL VIDEO!! Love all the SUPPORTING evidence provided. Bravo for calling out model inconsistency and when morons can't swallow their pride and admit they are wrong.
As a humble modest engineer (by training; not practicing) it is so mindknumbingly maddening to see pride get in the way of being a decent person and team player. Strong egos just show how insecure they truly are.
Great news thanks ! Harass never fails to disappoint ! Thay need to access that back wall and core drill so they can scope the space that's behind ! That it's connected to the great void is a good bet again thank you good job !
Keep up the great work, research, and content man!!! I stumbled upon your videos and I am enthralled
I've been waiting for this one! Great stuff as usual!
Was waiting eagerly for this since the image was released. Didn’t disappoint. Re-watching the “entrance vault” video from a year ago now.
Excellent, thank's for sharing ! BIG UP !
Awesome video. I have been fascinated by the pyramids then got a little bummed out not finding anything new. I love research like this. Much respect. Your on the right track
How I wish you had full unfettered access to all the information the ministry of antiquities has - your insightful interpretation of the information would be fascinating and informative. Here’s to hoping.
I love your work so much. Between you and AA, I've been thrilled to learn and listen to everything you produce. Thank you!
Wow! Thank you for so much detail and effort in your presentation! 👍👍
Phenomenal video. You are a key figure in fuelling a resurgence of interest in Egyptology.
I keep coming back to the 1986 drilling of holes in the Queen's Chamber corridor and finding that quartz sand filled void... It feels like all of this may be connected with some of the connecting chambers and corridors backfilled, some remaining open like the NFC and the Big Void.
So frustrating to know that this discovery was made in the 80s and then... nothing. Hawass was apparently involved in that inaction.
So pleased to see this vid released. It certainly brightened up my Saturday morning here in Oz. Excellent synopsis and analysis, and of course you noticed much more than I did (though I did notice the symmetry of the saddle vault, and thought they are not weight relieving 😏 ). Thanks again for your research and logical, well thought out ideas. Cheers
Thank you.
Another amazing video. I learn so much every time I watch a new video. Thank you sir!
it seems like most of the smooth finished faces (inner and outer) of the pyramids, were finished in situ not before.
That being said, i think based on the size and alignment, this could have been originally designed as an entrance when the pyramid underwent the expansion that some have theorized might have occurred. It was left unfinished, unused, and blocked off.
The "Gantenbrink door" seems to support this, as it could've been simply a plug for the queens chamber ventilation shafts, because there was no need for them once the kings chamber and it's shafts were built.
It's also possible that this is a blocked off entrance to a burial chamber, and all the other chambers were merely diversions
Excellent video. Well explained .
I've seen a couple of other early treatments of this subject and yours is of course the most informative. Thanks for this. I always look forward to your thoughtful, scientifically-supported videos and am glad to see the channel growing.
You're welcome
Amazing work and amazing times we live in. Thank you for the video. Subbed.
Was waiting for this video, intersting thoughts and insights!
By the time the images of the passage hit mainstream news, I had already been aware of the possibility of a space there from your videos. It made me feel like I was part of the discovery. So of course, I've been waiting patiently for your analysis video. Was not disappointed in the slightest!
Same. I wasnt much suprised about the announcment
Thanks! I've been waiting for your video since the news came out. I've been thinking that the corridor has already been entered in the past and re sealed.
This seems the most probable scenario. That area has been exposed for years with only a single chevron layer denying robbers access to the riches hidden behind.
More fine high quality pyramid talk. Thanks! Please do more, it is so good and fun.
It's fascinating that these Pyramids still haven't given up all their secrets thousands of years after they were built
Mainly due to idiots like Hawass.
I think you're right when you say that this corridor has not been built for relieving pressure because it is too close to the pyramid edge. I think it must lead somewhere, probably to the big void with a narrower passage since it has not been detected by the muon technique. Or it was abandoned for an unknown reason. Very interesting to find out that people 5000 years ago were as smart as today. Keep on the good work.
They would only need to push in about another 6 or 7 meters of plastic conduit to be able to feed in the camera and see what is behind the raised floor block. If they push and twist a plastic conduit it would climb over that bloc. I use the same technique to run cables under floors in old buildings that i can't lift the floorboards in and am confident i could do it in ten mins.
Informative and entertaining, I see why Ancient Architects recommended you. Subscribed 🙂
Great video with alot of information.
It's good to know different points of view
This was an excellent video. Your passion and knowledge of Pyramids is amazing. I'm new to all this stuff but I find it soo interesting.
Just seen that your involvement with Matt and Anyxtee, that's so awesome man can't wait for it . Take care
Most educational video I've ever seen in my life! I love how you dedicated your time and effort into all of this! Thanks
I have been waiting for this since the announcement! I woke up at 5am to watch this bad boy.. HfG delivered as usual! His respect for the pyramid builders and the modern scientists involved is admirable
Great video as always. I like the idea of this lining up with the Queen's chamber passage, and possibly going on further.
Thank you. you have an amazing eye to see what you see... and I also see it !
I agree with you!
Really excellent analysis. Thank you for making your hard work and research so readily available to all who are interested. The past ways of information distribution did not have the reach the way you tube does.
How excellent, available and concise this format is.
Thank you again, and I'm quite shure that many others interested in this information feel the same gratitude that I do.
Thanks
Another outstandingly good fact and logic-based analysis. This is by far the best channel of its kind on CZcams and I eagerly await each new video. The North Face Corridor absolutely demands further investigation, and your suggestion for how to go about it is extremely sensible and reasonable, and for those exact same reasons, I sadly doubt we'll see such a thing for a long time. Conventional Egyptology moves more slowly than continental drift and hates being challenged by awkward facts that contradicts its dogma.
When I see the hole the endoscopic camera went through I am positive it looks drilled. It seems far to uniform to be a natural access point, so I'm guessing they drilled a small hole in between the blocks. I would love to see the rest of the footage so we can examine the blocks at the end better. I'd like to see if they are below the chevrons or blank the end of the chevrons off which could indicate whether the corridor continues in its current configuration.
It is a tube that they put inside first so the camera has a smooth way in.
Agreed @Marcin For just a moment at about 7:43 you can clearly see the end of the tube right before the endoscope goes in. I imagine what kind of looks like drill marks are actually guide ribs to create less resistance as it slides through.
It’s a gap between the stones. They could’ve put a camera thru there years ago.
It's a plastic tube. How are you not able to identify it as a plastic tube and not drilled stone?
Dirty mind.
This was a good video, content and analysis. Thank you brother.
I was waiting for this upload patiently. Can't wait to watch! 📺 🍿 👀
They need to spend more time and effort on the notch much further up. Put an endoscope in there as there are huge gaps and get ScanPyramids there too. I think there's more to the notch than we know.
Superb analysis as always! 👏
Thank you for all your efforts
Amazing video!...again!
I really appreciate your attention to detail and logical explanations. It’s quite refreshing to watch a video about the Giza pyramids and not hear the word “aliens “.
This was really great to see and get your take on. While I commented on and noticed the chevrons not being staggered you picked up on a whole lot more fascinating things about the space. I was wondering if you had any thoughts about the black spot or shadow on the right side wall. 11:45 It seems so different color/shade wise than anything else in the space. Great to see your video and I hope you (we all) get more endoscopic video in the future to ponder. Always a thumbs up!
Mark's shadow?
@@therealb888 I think he means 11:48
@@RichieAdriano yup that's very clearly black.
I still don't understand your hypothesis about this chamber. I have so many questions:
- 15:55 How do these Entrance Vault chevrons test the weight tolerance of stones above and beside them? Am I misunderstanding what you mean by saddle vault?
- 16:18 That does not look like an undiscovered passage. that looks like solid stone. When and how could they add this stone if this was a completed access tunnel.
- 17:25 How exactly would this access point work? How would this stone be moved and how would it be placed there?
- 8:32 If this was a test of weight relieving chevrons, perhaps they learned from this test that they should move the holes from the ceiling to the floor. That is why they are on the granite floor above the king's chamber later in construction. Also, maybe they learned to stagger the chevrons after building this passage.
Interesting video thank you for talking about this wonderful discovery 🌟
I just want to say I love your channel. I literally cannot find another a good source of content on the pyramids that doesn't bring in aliens or ancient high tech civilizations, or make grand claims about all kinds of mystical things. I really appreciate that you are down to earth and give the whole picture.
We as a civilizations have spent thousands of years plundering them, hundreds of years pontificating on them, decades protecting them, and it seems only a short time actually studying them.
I agree with all of your remarks. The last line of your comment is brilliantly succinct.
I've been doing a marathon of all the videos on this channel since yesterday, from the oldest to the newest, and what an amazing job you've been doing! Thanks for the effort and knowledge!
Lies
Send mini flying cameras inside the corridor. There are some pretty amazing resources today. You can deploy them with blades enclosed and open them inside the corridor and fly around.
Very well done.
Excellent analysis! You, and the producer of "Ancient Architects", are the only two channels on CZcams about ancient Egyptian architecture that I truly respect!
I am so sick of the "so called" Egyptologists (you know who I am referring to. ZH, ML, et al.) trying to pawn off their opinions as fact.
I love, however, how you present things based on scientific observation.
You have no agenda to skew your analyses.
Keep up the fantastic work!
except Ancient Architects pushes sometimes forward some completely false ideas like the bs of water pumps and other nonesense. He does otherwise some excellent job too from time to time, but youtubers and other "independent researchers" are by no means a substitute for true academic research, if your work is not peer reviewed and subject to serious academic and scientific debate then it might better be labeled as "unverified guess work" rather than "independent" (independant from true enlightened criticism?) research. I might as well call myself an "independant researcher" and "publish" my nonesense in blogs, social media and even arxiv, it doesn't make it scientific or a research by any means. I love this channel's work. In fact it's an excellent channel on egyptology, but we should always remember that it's just for fun and educational purposes.
Excellent presentation and definitely one of the most soberly analytical channels of this type. It's also great to see Jean-Pierre Houdin get some much deserved credit for his theories, and much needed support for his persistence in the face of Egyptian antiquities politics.
Great content as always. I really dig your analysis
Fantastic observations within the discovered small chamber. You pointed out details I totally missed until your analysis.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to endoscope any suspected area and save scans for areas out of endoscopic reach. We don't have to move this slow in discovery.
yes its mad. we can drill 20,000 feet down for oil yet drilling a few 100 feet or so to have a nosey is an issue
The following just came to my mind in regard to Zahi Hawass's suggestion that Kufu's burial chamber is still intact inside. The conventional understanding is that the pharaohs built their pyramids during their lifetime and upon death they were solemnly placed in a chamber which was then sealed and blocked to prevent grave-robbing. But what if the pyramid was just partly built at the time of dead of the pharaoh. So let's say the pyramid is 1/3 of it's height, the pharaoh dies, his mummy is placed in a chamber in the middle of the pyramid and then the rest of the pyramid is built around that chamber. So no real entrance or a path to the burial chamber - the pharaoh is (relatively) safe forever - hundreds of feet of stone all around him. If I wanted to be left alone after dead, this is what I would have done. Does this make any sense?
This makes sense and you would think they would want to maximize space since they only get to build it once. There is a lot of room in there for other things and it would be really dumb for us to assume we've found everything. It's taken how many decades just to get to drive a camera up the queens chamber vent thing and there is so much evidence in there of other chambers possibly. We could figure all this out in like 5 years if the antiquities dept wasn't like trying to reason with a toddler.
The reasoning about constructing a huge monument and use it as burial place and then don't want anyone to disturb you does not make sense. If you don't want to be disturbed hide your tomb and don't advertise it by having the largest and most complex building in history.
Do we spend as much effort on building tombs today? Nope. It would hard and downright mean to force a large number of people to think about death all day long for years.
What mummies are you talking about?
No mummy has ever been found in any Egyptian pyramid.
I'm absolutely exhausted but I could not take myself away from this video. You kept my 63 years old brain interested every second with your amazing narrative. Oh! And I'm far from being any kind of authority on the subject. I've simply been interested and fascinated by egyptology since I was a kid. Thank you! Instantly subscribed.
Well done !!
they were so close to understanding the arch. If they had made that simple leap, imagine what they would have built.
Thanks for another great analysis, would it be helpful if I built the chevron section as you describe as a 3D model?
Getting accurate models instead of the wrong ones that are being used at the moment is for sure a good thing
I think the imagery he has shown implies that he already did this in 3D.
@@mnomadvfx Hi, I see you're in VFX. I want a vfx pov of my passion.
For now we have architecturally accurate 3D models but not photo realistic ones. I'm thinking of putting together a team architects, independent egyptologists, photogrammetry, muon scans, VFX & game devs to build a structurally / architecturally & scientifically accurate model of the great pyramid that's also photo realistic & real time playable.
Games / vfx take artistic liberty. The goal is to make the closest to reality virtual reconstruction in UE5.1/Blender/revit that can be used by scientists, gamers & explorers alike. If they could do it in stone in ancient times, we can do it vfx in modern times!
I know this is a massive undertaking & very ambitious but the great pyramid was one too!
Sadly 3D VFX are not in my skillset. But they also have huge problems because details get glossed over or changed during the recreation process. The ones seen on cable TV docs are often ridiculously inaccurate. My approach is to give a 2d overlay on top of real photographs so everyone gets the opportunity to make their own analysis of the real thing.
@@HistoryforGRANITE Hi, I was offering to create the 3d model of this section and produce some renders, I have found that there are some detailed 3D scans out there of the interior, but not for this section, so if you can point me in the right directon for accurate mesurements I can build it.
Great channel, I love your work. You are correct, it's not about treasure or grave robbing. It's about learning what we have lost. Our ancestors were much smarter spiritually and technically. Thank you for your videos, I love history
I can't help but find myself considering this small corridor in these terms: Had it not existed, the giant void further up in the pyramid would likely remain unexplored for all time, because of the old guard's reticence to place credence in anything not specifically researched by themselves. And while that still may remain the case, the fact that the muon tech led first to discovery and then, happily, an easy, *non-destructive* verification at least opens the door to a possible future exploration of the more important, probable second Grand Gallery. I can say with some confidence that there would be 0% chance of that ever happening without the smaller corridor providing an almost perfectly convenient "test case".
That sounds about right to me as well, which is just so disappointing. The old guard is too scientifically illiterate to hold power. They don't understand the physics involved or the 5.8σ confidence given to the findings.
5:51 Is that staining on the ceiling and back wall that bats typically leave behind? I so, then how are the getting in.
@@MJIZZEL Gonna say extremely doubtful. If bats could have ever gotten in and out of that space, they had thousands of years to do more damage than anything we might today find ourselves questioning yea/nay.
@@MJIZZEL maybe the corridor was left open for several years before final sealing..
I.e. the time between completion of the pyramid and death of the pharaoh.
@@douginorlando6260 exactly what I was thinking. If it is organic, and it's still datable, it could point to the time the corridor had been finally sealed.
However if it is from the bats and has recently started to accumulate, that would point to there being another access point that either isn't visible from the scope or it is and it hasn't been shared but by those few in charge.
I'm would bet on it that the footage from the scope that we all first saw isn't the first time hawass had seen inside!
I really hope to get a glimpse of the big void within my lifetime
Don't worry if you don't manage that in your lifetime. There's a MUCH bigger void waiting for you on the other side.
Excellent coverage! Subbed! 💪
Super!
When the news hit I almost ran down the street screaming "Houdin was right!!!" hahahaha, then I saw 2 feet of snow and turtled back into my hole :)
The more we discover the less we seem to know. Open up a space like this and all we get are more questions. We all have our hypotheses, I imagine, mine being that this was probably the "official" way into the 2 chambers. But I suppose we'll have to wait another 10 years or so to get the next clue......Thanks for posting, btw, these are great videos and one of the few I really trust on the topic.....
Your videos are brilliant sir - very interesting indeed
I believe that your interpretation of this corridor is the best explanation. Throughly enjoy your videos ❗️👍
Great analysis as always. The delays I think are so a clear out can happen, they don't want people to know as there is too much money to be made out of keeping secrets, just saying.
It's so bizarre and ludicrious to think they could have put a camera thru a hole at anytime, and figured this out, but they waited this long (due to the paranoid gatekeeping of Zahi & crew). At this point, i wouldn't blame anyone for doing their own 'on site research' and making findings of their own.
I love your depth of knowledge!! And the gentle nudges to get some good information out of silly people
Thanksfor doing this
People seem to forget that the pyramids were bolt from the ground up, there was no tunnelling involved. When every space was built there was nothing above it. With that said, i see no reason for this to be a construction aid tunnel, as there would be no construction to be done below it and there would be nothing above it.
It's too close to the outside to be needed for weight relief as there is little weight above it. The side walls seem to widen out where the raised floor stone is and my bet is that this raised stone is a drop in blocking stone to a passage below.
You forgot that they needed a way to get all that material up. One of theories is that they intentionally left tunnels which allowed less steep slopes for material hauling to the top as it was built.
@@MarkoKraguljac Then why vault the ceiling when they had finished with it? Why not just fill it in.
@@General_Confusion This too was built by imperfect human beings, so who knows. We can only guess. Following perfect logic and optimal way to do it (from our standpoint) would be misleading IMO. I was just questioning elements of what you said.
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