Is there a giant underground structure system deep underground in the Menkaure pyramid area (Egypt)? - Photo: LIVE SCIENCE
A team of Italian and Scottish scientists studying ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data claim to have discovered underground pillars and shafts more than 600m deep underground, thousands of metres long, potentially connecting the three main pyramids at Giza: Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure.
This discovery follows a controversial announcement in March 2025, when a group of scientists claimed to have discovered an "underground city" under the Khafre pyramid.
Filippo Biondi, a radar expert at the University of Strathclyde (Scotland), said: "We believe that the pyramids are just the tip of a huge underground infrastructure system. Measurement data shows a 90% probability that Menkaure possesses pillars similar to those under Khafre."
Radar images revealed long, spiral-shaped columns of stone, similar to those found at Khafre’s base. These structures are thought to extend more than 2,000 feet (about 600 meters).
However, the findings have not yet been officially published in a scientific journal and are facing much criticism. Dr. Zahi Hawass, a famous Egyptian archaeologist, dismissed the information, saying that radar technology could not probe at such depths.
However, the Italian research team asserted that the data is objective and scientifically based, built on tomographic analysis with many overlapping measurement layers.
Not stopping at the structure, the research team also put forward a bold hypothesis: this underground tunnel system could have been built by an ancient civilization about 38,000 years ago, completely different from the official timeline that the pyramids are only about 4,500 years old.
They believe the civilization was wiped out by a global event, possibly a comet impact, around 12,800 years ago. This fits with a theory being considered by many geologists that there was a major cultural collapse in North America at the time, as was the case with the Clovis people.
Interestingly, many details in the ancient text on the Edfu temple (southern Egypt) seem to match the research team's hypotheses. Researcher Andrew Collins points out that these characters describe a "sacred land" submerged by a great flood caused by a "giant serpent", an image often used to describe astronomical phenomena such as comets.
The texts also mention the hiding of sacred objects in a structure called the "Lower World of the Soul", which may have been the underground tunnel system beneath Giza.
This information still makes the world's scientists skeptical, believing that the ancient texts are symbolic and have no direct archaeological value. However, Collins and his team believe that details such as precise architecture, astronomical observation capabilities and ancient construction techniques suggest the possibility that a more advanced civilization once existed than we think.
“We need to broaden our view of human history,” Collins said. “The more data we analyze, the more we can ask: Is what we know about the past just a tiny tip of the iceberg?”
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/phat-hien-gay-tranh-cai-mot-thanh-pho-ngam-duoi-kim-tu-thap-20250610104816711.htm
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