Thursday, 4 December 2014

All About The Secret Chambers Of The Great Pyramid

By Claudine Hodges


The great pyramid is definitely a sight to behold as it is one of the wonders of the world. This magnificent architectural structure was created by none other than the mighty Pharaoh Khufu. What made this structure very special was that the interior was actually very complex in design. There are actually a number of secret chambers of the great pyramid that were built in this structure.

The one who started out these expeditions was none other than engineer Wayman Dixon who discovered a couple of air shafts in the chamber of the Queen. His discovery in the north and south section made him famous as he found artifacts in both parts. These artifacts were even placed in a museum as they contributed greatly to Egyptologists.

Now they first found a metal hook in the southern shaft that was buried there in the dirt. Of course if they were able to find a relic in the southern shaft, they also went to see the northern shaft in which they were able to find two relics namely a granite ball and a cedar like piece of wood. These two artifacts were then brought back to their homeland in England wherein they were named after Dixon as the Dixon relics and were soon lost after they were returned to sir Dixon.

Now since the discovery of these shafts, there were many people who followed the path of mister Dixon and did their own expeditions. A team was able to find two tunnels that were found in the north and south walls in this room. However, the problem here was that these tunnels were blocked off and needed to be drilled.

Now it was because of this blockade that a robot with the ability to drill was made to that they could proceed further. When they were able to drill the blocks off, they eventually found another room at the end but they noticed that the room was totally empty. Eventually, another group of archaeologists made another robot that this time, had a micro snake camera that could detect all the smallest details that could be found there in the empty room.

After much inspection, what the archaeologists found was rather intriguing. With the use of this robot, they were able to find some small red hieroglyphic symbols that dated back to as far as four thousand years ago. There were also some carvings that were found in the stone block there as well which were probably made during the initial construction of this secret room.

Egyptologists believe that these symbols denote a certain symbolical meaning as to why the shafts were built in the first place. Many speculated that these symbols were actually related to the sun. However, many also believed that this chamber had an astronomical significance for its existence.

Now these chambers are still there until today but nobody knows why. The reason as to why they are still there is a mystery to everyone who studies Egyptian culture. The answer would probably lie in those hieroglyphs that were written.




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