A discovery beneath Egypt’s Great Sphinx has further fuelled the theory of there being an ancient ‘underground city’ beneath the pyramids.
Those still obsessed with Ancient Egyptian history after it filled their little brains in primary school had their worlds rocked earlier this year when a team of Italian researchers made some pretty bold claims.
Professor Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa; Filippo Biondi from the University of Strathclyde; and Egyptologist Armando Mei had been examining the Giza site near Cairo when they made a potentially groundbreaking discovery.
They claimed there were ‘vertical cylinders 2,000 feet below the ground, giving potential for an ‘underground city’.
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Scientists have widely rubbished the claims, but the team have now claimed more findings below the famous Sphinx.
They say they have identified a vertical shaft surrounded by a spiral-like staircase going down from the centre of the Sphinx’s base as well as two square structures - one at 2,000 feet underground and the other at 4,000 feet.
Scientists globally have said the team’s findings are ‘fake news’ and that the suggestion there was a ‘hidden city underground’ is, well, essentially BS.
Egypt’s former Minister of Antiquities, Dr Zahi Hawass, previously told The National that the techniques used were ‘neither scientifically approved nor validated’, explaining that in all the decades of studies undertaken, no evidence of anything more than ‘small voids’ has been revealed.
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But radar expert Biondi has told DailyMail.com: “These findings strongly support the hypothesis that the Giza Plateau conceals a vast subterranean complex, potentially indicative of an extensive underground city.”
Dr Hawass has, however, said that it’s impossible for the ground-penetrating radar to see this many thousands of feet below the surface.
While scientists slam them and they continue to claim more findings, the research team say they have a ‘confidence level well above 85 percent’ that what they’ve found is the real deal.
“I would like to make a statement regarding the news that was published all over the world by a group of amateurs. The news was under the pyramid of Khafre at Giza they found a platform topped with pillars,” Dr Hawass said previously.
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“All this information is completely wrong and has absolutely no scientific basis.
“In addition, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquity did not give permission to any individuals or institutions to work inside or outside the second pyramid.”
But the team truly reckon they’re onto something, with Mei having said that they’ve now found similar underground features below all three major pyramids.
He said: “The discovery proves that the Giza Plateau was engineered long before the dynastic era, possibly around 36,400 BCE, as my research suggests.”
This new Sphinx finding was presented at the Cosmic Summit in North Carolina, known for exploring alternative theories.
Topics: Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Science, Conspiracy Theory
Jess Battison