10 amazing discoveries under the egypt
pyramids
the great pyramids of giza are some of
the oldest megastructures on the planet
in this video we'll be taking a deep
look inside these magnificent structures
and show you 10 amazing discoveries
under the egypt pyramids
number 10 ancient waterfront waterfronts
were a common sight throughout many
ancient civilizations
such as the persian civilization or the
greek civilization
a lot of the time the look of a massive
monument wouldn't be complete without
one
while old waterfronts in other regions
of the world have been discovered
in egypt mainly because of hot desert
conditions it has been quite a rare
discovery to find ancient waterfronts
there
however a recent discovery might prove
that the great pyramid complex we all
know of today
might have just looked spectacularly
different all those years ago
about one kilometer away from the
closest channel of the nile river
archaeologists discovered a massive
basin that either may have been a harbor
for small boats bringing materials to
the pyramids
or a waterfront that was meant to
enhance the grandeur of the pyramids
themselves
it really makes you wonder what these
pyramids would have looked like in their
original state
number 9 grand gallery the grand gallery
located under the great pyramids of giza
might have been one of the main
attractions of the ancient complex
it was the most secured lavishly
decorated
and restricted part of the entire
complex as it was the passageway that
connects the two main chambers located
in the pyramids
the queen's chamber and the king's
chamber slaves cooks and other trusted
workers
also probably needed some sort of
special access to enter this chamber
but no route is found yet it's also
possible that this could have been a
more
intimate passageway where the king and
queen could have had more privacy
without the workers at least
number eight workers quarters the lives
and living conditions of the ancient
egyptian workers that actually built
these pyramids
has always been a topic that has piqued
the curiosity of archaeologists
and historians for hundreds of years for
a long time
it was believed that the workers were
likely mistreated slaves who were
whipped for bad behavior
poorly fed and highly dispensable but
that is not true
discoveries made under the pyramids show
the workers quarters were actually quite
luxurious
when taking ancient egypt into account
the workers that were uncovered also
showed very little signs of abuse and
were quite healthy
being fed some of the most expensive
food in the world that even people in
developed countries today
may not be able to afford this is
probably because only the best workers
in the empire were even considered for
the construction
of this mega-project so these workers
were considered very valuable to the
rulers of the time
number 7 black pharaohs there's a lot of
dispute over who actually ruled over all
of egypt
and whether the ancient egyptians were
black white or some sort of native race
that no longer exists
while these disputes might go on forever
there was evidence of black pharaohs
found in the sudanese nubian pyramids
to access the burial chamber of these
nubian rulers archaeologists had to
excavate an ancient staircase which led
to an underground chamber of sorts that
was filled with water
the tombs of these nubian kings are
usually submerged underwater for most of
the year
and there have been recent efforts to
drain the water out and preserve these
tombs
number six exotic types of meat
while ancient egyptians ate many of the
same meats we eat today
sometimes even better like the
equivalent of prime cuts of beef
there has also been some evidence
pointing towards the ancient egyptians
eating some rather exotic cuts of beef
there have been traces of veal having
been found in the area under the
pyramids
probably because they've been cooked
there but aside from simply expensive
meats
there were also some traces of meats
belonging to hippos and even leopards
these were usually found in the royal
kitchens of the super rich
which gives you an idea of exactly what
it meant to be a royal
if you were fed animals like leopards
probably caught thousands of miles away
from home
the bones of these animals were also
later given as offerings to various
egyptian gods
as is depicted in some of the art found
around the area
number five bakery one thing you can
find in almost every country and culture
in the world
without fail today is a bakery at the
corner of a neighborhood
some recent archaeological discoveries
in ancient egypt show that things
might have been the same thousands of
years ago
this is one of the signs that the great
pyramids of giza
might not have just been any old labor
camp but its own massive city
that according to some estimates housed
up to 200 000 people
the bakery is key to giving the pyramids
a societal element
as most other discoveries related to the
construction of the pyramids of the
lives and deaths of the rulers around
them
number four construction details
numerous discoveries were made
around and under the pyramids that
showed us more about the lives of
workers and how the pyramids themselves
were constructed
one of the biggest discoveries about the
construction of these pyramids were the
post holes that were discovered there
which means that the job may not have
been as manual
as we previously thought it also means
that the pyramids were probably
constructed at a much faster pace than
we previously estimated
and that with the decline of the
egyptian civilization we lost
access to advanced methods of
engineering and construction that
wouldn't again be discovered or reused
for thousands of years
the post holes ramps and stairways all
lead to the possibility
that the workers may have been able to
easily haul blocks of the pyramid
rather than just collectively drag the
blocks on their backs
this explains why the workers bones
didn't seem as damaged as they should
have been
considering the extreme annual labor
that would have been required
number three world's oldest papyrus
papyrus is the material that almost all
ancient civilizations used to write text
on
it has been in use in egypt at least as
far back as the first dynasty
and if it weren't for the discoveries
made on this ancient material
we wouldn't even know half the things
about ancient egypt that we know about
now
what's interesting about the pyramids is
that the world's oldest papyrus
might have been found there in the 1950s
and through the stories deciphered from
that papyrus we are getting to know more
and more about the ancient empire
some of these stories might just be
tales while others might be a reflection
of society
as more scrolls are found our knowledge
about ancient egypt is
only going to get stronger
number 2 secret tunnels one consistent
discovery in most ancient monuments has
always been
secret tunnels or passageways and the
giza pyramid complex is no different
located underneath some of the world's
most well-known pyramids
a vast network of tunnels was uncovered
and a part of it is
actually now open with archaeologists
working day and night to uncover the
tunnels
the part that's open is called the
osiris shaft
and entry to the tunnel is heavily
restricted with tourists
needing approval years in advance with
thousands of dollars in fees
as well as a bunch of papers you need to
sign there are three levels to the
tunnels that have
already been discovered with the lowest
level being the water tunnel
which is just one of the many examples
of ancient egyptians
using advanced water boring techniques
thousands of years ago
number one an empty void about 50 feet
above the grand galleries of giza that
we've already talked about
there is a long empty uncovered space
that archaeologists
so far have no idea how to get into and
also no idea what it even is
getting a permit for exploration into
this void would be next to impossible
yet this thought to be empty void has to
have the answers to
some of our long-standing questions
about the ancient pyramid complex
the ancient egyptians were known to not
let any open space inside their
structures go to waste
even when there were no artifacts inside
spaces there was almost
always artwork that would detail the
story behind the building it's in
since so little is known about the
actual history of the pyramids
these empty voids might just tell us the
actual story about how
and why the pyramids came into being
those were the 10 amazing discoveries
under the egypt pyramids
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