Uncovering the secrets of the pyramids
The excavation of the Egyptian Queen's Pyramid and the mysterious tomb, which attracted worldwide attention, yielded a surprising discovery: a mummy believed to be the Egyptian high priest 4,500 years ago, A never-used Queen's Pyramid, a skull, a mysterious palace and many magical ancient Egyptian murals...
At 20:00 pm local time on March 2, Egypt, March 3, Beijing time , the excavation of mysterious ancient tombs in the tomb complex to the west of the pyramids on the Giza Plateau has entered the final stage.
The oldest mummy discovered
In fact, excavation of this ancient tomb began as early as November 1998, when the ace reporter Povich of the American Fox TV station and the authoritative Egyptian archaeological When scientist Dr. Hawass walked into the tomb passage 30 meters underground, the first thing that caught his eye was the many murals and ancient Egyptian texts on the walls on both sides of the tomb passage. These ancient Egyptian texts and murals record a high priest named "Kai" in ancient Egypt. The content on the murals is very rich: some people look like butchers, some people are holding a bundle of cloth, and some people seem to be dancing. Dr. Hawass said: "The murals we saw today are very exciting, but what is even more interesting is what lies behind. No one has ever set foot on Kay's cemetery in the past 4,500 years."
In the past, archaeological work in Egypt often required explorers to hire hundreds of laborers to work day and night, but this time only strictly trained archaeologists and experts worked attentively in the cemetery. Since the cultural relics in the cemetery have been buried in the sand for a long time, they must be sprayed with a special chemical agent immediately after being unearthed for protection. Archaeologists said that some handicrafts and stone vessels can be found in ancient tombs every day. Finally one day, they made a major discovery in the history of Egyptian archaeology - an inscription engraved with ancient Egyptian writing. The content of the inscription is still about the record of the high priest "Kai". Based on these clues, Dr. Havas concluded that this mysterious ancient tomb was the cemetery of the Kay family.
Immediately afterwards, the archaeologists made another exciting discovery: a female skeleton. Dr. Hawass concluded that she was one of the wives of High Priest Kai. Her remains were well preserved, with her hands folded on her chest. Of course, if you want to determine the exact age, identity, and other circumstances of the female remains, you have to take X-rays. According to Dr. Hawass's personal judgment, the remains should be 4,500 to 4,600 years old.
After descending another section of the passage about 30 feet deep, Dr. Havas and the reporter came to what is said to be "Kay's" tomb. There is a wooden coffin in the empty tomb. The coffin is 2 feet high and 4 feet long. Dr. Hawass carefully studied the ancient Egyptian writings and family symbols on the coffin and said ecstatically: "This is the tomb of Kay himself!" Since the wooden coffin was buried more than 30 meters underground and the climate in the desert area is dry, so The wood remains incorruptible after thousands of years. After searching around the coffin, Dr. Havas found two clay pots that looked like today's beer glasses. These two clay pots were prepared for the rebirth of the tomb owner.
The most exciting moment has arrived: Dr. Havas is ready to lift the lid of the wooden coffin! What can you find inside? As soon as he uncovered one of the pieces, he couldn't help shouting: "There's a mummy, there's a mummy! It's a very complete mummy!" Dr. Havas then carefully brushed away the dust on the mummy with a small brush, and then excitedly He told reporters: "This may be the oldest mummy discovered by mankind so far, with a history of more than 4,500 years ago." The most amazing thing is that even the cloth wrapped around the mummy is intact. .
The Queen's Pyramid sang "The Empty City Strategy"
The female host of Fox Company entered the pyramid of Queen Camontanabiti II at the same time. The workers carefully removed the large stones at the entrance of the pyramid. The archaeologist told the hostess of Fox Company: "The purpose of our excavation of the past is to better face the future. This is why the Egyptian government has unprecedentedly agreed to let foreign countries The purpose of the live broadcast by the news media. "What is very interesting is that the carving on the doorway shows Queen Carmontanabiti II holding hands and being very affectionate with King Havre. This is very rare among the ancient Egyptian pharaoh statues that have been discovered, because usually the pharaoh statues are very serious and show extremely majestic appearance.
When the large stones at the entrance to the pyramid were removed, what was revealed to people was a narrow downward vertical passage with a size of only 19 inches. Only one person could barely pass through and climb down the passage. You still have to crawl through a small hole to reach the tomb. However, what is displayed in front of people is a mess of stones and stones. Archaeological experts said: "This is obviously not completed yet. If it is completed, then the tomb chamber of the pyramid is generally very complete and clean. Maybe Queen Camontanabiti II died before the completion of the project." In fact, in the pyramid, Nothing was found inside, once again confirming the fact that nothing was found during excavations of the pyramids in the past. According to visual inspection by Egyptian archaeologists, this pyramid was built about 2,500 years ago. After careful search, they found a human skull in the sand pit next to the sarcophagus. Judging from the condition of the skull, the history is at least 2,500 years old. It seems that Queen Carmontanabitti II sang an "empty city strategy" to future generations.
The mysterious palace under the Sphinx
Standing under the Sphinx, Dr. Hawass said that the bottom of his feet was indeed like the prophet’s legend. He discovered a huge three-story underground palace. This was also the greatest discovery in his life. It was the first time that the Egyptian government disclosed this secret to the world!
Long before this, many experts and scholars believed that the Sphinx was left behind by an ancient civilization 12,000 years ago. A famous American prophet once said that if humans find records under the Sphinx, then humans can know who we are? What is life about? Some scientists at that time also used radar to prove the theory of underground temples.
Hawass made an astonishing statement: "There is indeed a huge building under the Sphinx, which belongs to the god Osiris. Osiris specializes in measuring right and wrong in the world. Passed."
This "Osiris" underground temple, which was unveiled to the world for the first time, has three floors. The real temple is the third floor deep underground. The most amazing third level was once flooded. There are four huge sacred pillars in the temple, surrounding a flooded sarcophagus. Although no one can see the secrets about human beings mentioned by the prophets here, such a grand underground building makes people amazed. Moreover, the excavation work of the underground engineering is far from over, and perhaps the real secrets are hidden there.
In addition, Egyptian archaeologists also revealed something that has never been shown to people before. Several of the exquisite murals even show some high-tech shadows, such as some that look very much like spaceships and helicopters. The most surprising thing is that the appearance of the "helicopter pattern" is exactly the same as the appearance of the most advanced "Apache" helicopter currently used by the US Air Force.
We study the past in order to better face the new century. Some researchers even assert that when humans land on Mars in the 21st century, they will suddenly find that what we are facing is nothing more than the past of humanity.