ANCIENT CRUMBLING PYRAMID REVEALS HIDDEN CHAMBERS 200 YEARS AFTER MYSTERIOUS PREDICTION

Mon 23 October 2023:

The Pyramid of Sahure is a pyramid complex built in the late 26th to 25th centuries BC for Egyptian Fifth Dynasty king Sahure. It is located just south of Giza in the Abusir Pyramid complex.

Sahure was a pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty who lived around 2400 BCE. Sahure was said to be the son of the Sun god Ra rather than having royal ancestry. Like the pyramids of the other pharaohs, his was a monument to his reign.

It was discovered in 1836 by egyptologist John Perring while excavating the Pyramid of Sahure and discovered a debris-filled path.

He was the only one who could break off and clean both the entrance and the descending. After analyzing the floor patterns based on his expertise, Perring concluded that there could be storage rooms beyond the pyramid’s hallway.

Egyptologist John Shae Perring first suspected there could be some hidden rooms when excavating the site in 1836Credit: Mohamed Khaled / Uni Würzburg

Now almost 200 years after his prediction, secret chambers have been discovered in this ancient crumbling pyramid.

Over a period of time, certain parts of the pyramid collapse due to temperature changes, high humidity, and windy conditions.

After Perring, a second egyptologist, Ludwig Borchardt, also excavated the site in the early 1900s, but he dismissed Perring’s allegations and failed to search for the hidden chambers.

Now, Perring’s analysis are proven to be true by a joint Egyptian-German team working to restore the pyramid.

Two centuries later, a team working to restore the pyramid proved that Perring was correct all alongCredit: Mohamed Khaled / Uni Würzburg

The researchers scanned the exterior and inner corridors and chambers using lidar, a tool that uses laser pulses to pierce obstructions such as tree canopies or walls to discover what lies beyond.

According to Egyptologist Mohamed Ismail Khaled of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, who supervised the restoration team, the newly discovered chambers are likely storage rooms for burial artefacts belonging to royal monarchs.

As quoted by The Sun, the team said: “This groundbreaking project represents a significant milestone in the understanding of the Sahura pyramid and its historical significance.”

The team’s investigation uncovered a number of storage rooms that had not been documented beforeCredit: Mohamed Khaled / Uni Würzburg

“Although the northern and southern parts of these magazines, especially the ceiling and the original floor, are badly damaged, remnants of the original walls and parts of the floor can still be seen.

“During restoration, a balance between preservation and presentation was pursued to ensure the structural integrity of the rooms while making them accessible for future study and potentially the public.

“The discovery and restoration of the storerooms is expected to revolutionise the view of historical development of pyramid structures and challenge existing paradigms in the field,” they added.

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