From National Geographic: Great Pyramid Mystery to Be Solved by Hidden Room?
A sealed space in Egypt’s Great Pyramid may help solve a centuries-old mystery: How did the ancient Egyptians move two million 2.5-ton blocks to build the ancient wonder?
The little-known cavity may support the theory that the 4,500-year-old monument to Pharaoh Khufu was constructed inside out, via a spiraling, inclined interior tunnel—an idea that contradicts the prevailing wisdom that the monuments were built using an external ramp.
The inside-out theory’s key proponent, French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin, says for centuries Egyptologists have ignored evidence staring them in the face. [continue].
This is fabulous- thanks sooo much!!! I love Egyptology and can’t wait to see this show!
Ultra cool article. I’ll watch the program tonight. I wonder if they did the infra-red scan.
I don’t have a television; please let me know if the show has any earth-shattering information.
I read this just in time to watch the show tonight. Your article lead me to the panoramic views of some of the sites in Egypt that I wish I could see and I got lost for a while imagining I was there! Fabulous. Thank you so much for your blog, it’s great!