Two years ago, Egyptian archaeologists inspected the north-south passage of the "Queen's Room" pyramid of Khufu through the "Pyramid Rover" robot and found two "middle doors". Since then, pyramid of khufu's old riddle has not been solved, but a new one has been added.
A few days ago, two French amateur Egyptian antiquarians wrote a book after studying pyramid of khufu for 20 years with ground penetrating radar, claiming that they had detected a previously unknown secret corridor under the "Queen's Room". They believe that this secret corridor leads to the third unknown "grave" besides the "king's room" and "queen's room"-if the "grave" really exists, then it will exist. However, when the two French researchers tried to apply for further exploration inside the pyramids, they were flatly rejected by the Supreme Council of Egyptian Cultural Relics.
Recently, the British "Guardian" disclosed this news exclusively.
Ground Penetrating Radar Discovers pyramid of khufu's "Secret Corridor"
Pyramid of khufu in Egypt is one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" and is said to be the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu. However, so far, the mummy of Pharaoh Khufu (also known as King kipps) has not been found. Some archaeologists suspect that Khufu's mummy may have been stolen by ancient grave robbers.
It is understood that there are currently three rooms in pyramid of khufu. "The King's Room"-There is a huge granite sarcophagus in it, which is considered to be the burial place of Khufu's mummy. But actually, it's empty now. Under the "King's Room", there is a slightly smaller tomb called "Queen's Room", although scientists tend to think that it is not arranged for the queen. In addition, there is a small basement that has never been used under the pyramid.
However, a few days ago, two French amateur experts in Egyptology, after years of on-the-spot investigation, put forward a breakthrough new view: under the "Queen's Room" in pyramid of khufu, there is also a "mysterious tomb" that is still unknown, which may be the final burial place of Pharaoh Khufu! Now, they have detected a secret corridor leading to the chamber of secrets through ground penetrating radar!
"The Queen's Room" hides a secret room? Suspected burial place of Khufu's mummy
The two amateur egyptologists are French architect Ghiles Domien and retired French real estate agent Jean-Eus Fordette, who have been studying Egyptian pyramids for 20 years. In 2000, when they used ground penetrating radar to analyze a pyramid in Maiden, Egypt, they successfully discovered two secret rooms that had never been discovered before.
A few days ago, Ghiles Domien and Jean-Euss Fordhat announced that they had discovered a secret corridor in the pyramid of khufu under the Queen's room, using the same radar detection technology. They think it leads to the "last secret room" in the pyramid-this secret room is probably the last burial place of Pharaoh Khufu!
"To prove this, just put a fiber-optic camera cable through the existing hole in the pyramid and reach the secret corridor to see if there is a suspension braking device in the corridor. Next, it needs to reach the first half of the corridor and penetrate the secret room to ensure that it is not polluted by the outside world. " Fordhart said.
He said that if sluices did exist, they should be huge granite slabs. When Khufu's funeral was held, ancient Egyptian engineers would gradually lower granite slabs from above to the corridor leading to Pharaoh's tomb through a rope system to block the passage, prevent outsiders from breaking in and disturb the peace of Pharaoh's soul.
Ford Hart also said that although they have detected the "secret corridor", only through further detection can we finally prove whether the "last secret room" really exists.
Khufu built three graves for himself? One didn't finish writing, and the other cracked it.
One of the most popular theories about how pyramid of khufu was built is that all the internal structures of the pyramids were designed in advance and the workers built them according to the design drawings. However, Dominion and Fordhat believe that the design idea has changed repeatedly in the process of building pyramids. When ancient Egyptian architects found that the original "king's room" might not be able to bear the weight of the boulder above, they began to return to the drawings.
It is understood that the roof of the "King's Room" is fixed by several granite Liang Shi, each weighing 50 tons, which divides the roof into four small spaces. Geoffrey Spencer, deputy director of the ancient Egyptian Sultan Pavilion of the British Museum, said: "This design is to spread the weight of the boulder in the center of the pyramid to the side." However, it is obvious that cracks can be seen on these granite Liang Shi. Spencer explained that archaeologists usually think that these cracks were cracked in an earthquake long after the pyramids were built.
However, Damien doesn't think so. He believed that the cracks in Liang Shi appeared during the construction of the pyramids, and ancient Egyptian architects knew all about it. Dominion's evidence is that in some cracks, some 4500-year-old plaster was daubed. Dominion believes that this is evidence that ancient Egyptian architects tried to repair and strengthen the roof.
Damian wrote in his new book "The Tomb of Hops", "All the problems in pyramid of khufu can be summed up in the following theories. Khufu built three tombs for himself that year, but the first tomb (Queen's Room) was not completed. Tomb No.2 (undiscovered secret room) can be put into use; There is a crack in the third tomb (the king's room). Therefore, Khufu was finally buried in the second tomb. " Daoming said that he didn't think the "Queen's Room" was the cause of Khufu's tomb because its entrance was too narrow to be carried into Khufu's big sarcophagus.
The "mysterious tomb" is in the "heart" of the whole pyramid?
Jean pierre Huang Fengying Gini, a famous ancient Egyptian scientist of the French Oriental Archaeological Association in Cairo, Egypt, was deeply impressed by the pyramid research of Domien and Faldat from the beginning.
According to Huang Fengying Ghianni, he was interested in their research because he provided their radar detection data to a French ground radar data expert for analysis, and the expert's explanation confirmed their guess. Huang Fengying Ginny said, "This expert works for a big company. One of the company's projects is to design the track line of the express train from Paris to Strasbourg in the future. If the expert says it is safe to lay tracks here, it is because he found that there are no holes in the ground. I don't think he can make mistakes, otherwise there will be a big car accident in the future. "
Huang Fengying Gini said that the second reason that interested him was that the location of the "mysterious tomb" imagined by two amateur archaeologists was just to the west of the bottom of the "Queen's Room". Structurally, it was "the heart of the whole pyramid", so it was probably the symbolic final resting place of Pharaoh Khufu.
Once confirmed, it will become "one of the greatest discoveries of ancient Egyptian archaeology"
According to the latest discovery, Domien's new book "The Tomb of kipps" will be published in France. Nicholas Grimal, an expert in the study of ancient Egypt at the French Academy, wrote a preface to the new book. He said that if Dominion and Fordhart's discovery is proved to be true, then "there is no doubt that it will be one of the greatest discoveries of ancient Egyptian archaeology".
However, the "new discovery" of Domien and Fordhart may be bombarded and questioned at the World Congress of Egyptian Archaeologists in Grenoble, France. Aidan dodson, an expert on Egyptian funeral archaeology at Bristol University, told reporters: "Khufu's grave has not been found yet? This idea is unbelievable. From an architectural point of view, there is no reason to have a corridor under the queen's room. The location of Khufu's tomb, the king's room, is well known. "
The "amazing discovery" has not been proved. In order to determine the "last tomb" of Khufu, it is necessary to explore the interior of the pyramid.
In order to prove the existence of Khufu's "last tomb", Domien and Fordhart must use high technology to explore the interior of the pyramid more deeply and comprehensively. However, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities refused to authorize them to conduct more tests. Egypt's Supreme Antiquities Committee did not give any explanation for its refusal, nor did it comment on the reporter's interview. In fact, pyramids have always been a sensitive topic in Egypt, and Egypt's Supreme Council of Cultural Relics has rejected similar requests from other researchers in the past.
The "amazing discovery" cannot be proved. Damien and Fordhart are obviously unhappy. Ford Hart described his feelings as "absolute disappointment".