5 Revealing Facts About Pyramids In Egypt That Had Archaeologists Lose Their Minds

We all know about mysterious pyramids in Egypt and that they are one of 7 world wonders. However, how much do we know about them actually?

For some of us, the pyramids of Egypt are already no more than a tourist attraction. However, with scientific progress comes new and fascinating discoveries which pose even more questions.

1. In 1993, the crawler robot Upuaut 2 discovered a small door in the southern shaft of the pyramid, behind which an empty space and another door was later found. In 2010, the modernized robot Djedi took photos from beyond the first door that showed copper handles and red ocher paintings.

2. The Inventory Stela found in Giza in the 19th century says that Khufu ordered the Sphinx to be restored, not built. That, along with the furrows on its body which are the result of erosion that took about 8,000 years.

3. Infrared thermographic research of 2016 showed inexplicable hollows underneath the Great Pyramid as well as near the top of it. The lower hollows are supposed to be either some yet un-found chamber or an underground passage.

4. Pyramid construction technology. Chemist Joseph Davidovits states the blocks were made right on top of one another, and this would explain their weight and the lack of gaps between them.

5. Studying the tomb in 1922, Howard Carter and his expedition found a plaque with text about a dire punishment that would follow opening the sealed tomb. Carter didn’t believe it himself, but by 1930, there were reports of 22 deaths among those who’d been present when the tomb was opened, as well as their family members.