Of all the man- made structures at Giza and Egypt generally, the Great Pyramid is the oldest and largest. In fact, it is the oldest among the Seven Wonders of the old world and was built as the final resting place for Pharaoh Khufu. Recently, there has been speculation about the discovery of secret chambers of the Great Pyramid. They are believed to house the remains of Khufu whose final resting place has not been discovered yet.
For starters, there are already three known chambers. The first is known as the base and acts as the support for the giant structure. The other two are upper and are known as the Kings and Queens Chambers. The lower section known as the Queens because it is smaller than the Kings has two tunnels that are blocked by stone doors. Word is that the two tunnels lead to a secret chamber.
The Great Pyramid was built with four shafts, two extending from the Kings Chambers while the others are in the Queens. Those from the Kings side lead to the exterior while no one knows where the Queens shafts lead to. Since no other pyramids have shafts, it is difficult to solve this mystery, at least for now. The shafts are important as they provide a way into the almost solid structure.
Pyramid explorers employ the use of robots to explore these giant structures as shafts are too small for a person to get into. The first robot to explore began work in 1992 and discovered a door with two copper handles in the Southern shaft of Queens section. This was 200 feet up the shaft and was unusual, because other pyramids in Egypt have not been found to have such doors.
There is no consensus on what lay behind the door. Some believe that there is a secret chamber which houses the remains of Khufu. Still others speculate that the doors were built to trick anyone trying to steal treasures buried with Khufu. Yet others believe that the mystery of these doors is a puzzle to solve and reveal the exact spot where the remains of Pharaoh are.
In 2002, a newly developed robot drilled a hole on the door found by the previous robot along the Southern shaft. A camera inserted showed another door, this one was 20 centimeters from the first. This was truly mysterious considering there are no other pyramids with doors. Also, the shafts in the Kings section do not have any hidden doors.
In 2014, another robot went up the tunnels and discovered hieroglyphs made in red paint as well as carvings in the stone. The carvings and the hieroglyphs are almost 4,500 years old made during the construction of chambers. Scientists think that if the hieroglyphs are deciphered, more information about the shafts would be uncovered.
The truth is we are not even close to solving all the mysteries in the structure despite being the most advanced people in terms of technology. We still do not know the purpose of the structures, even though it was built 4,500 years. However, we hope that with time we can understand more of this magnificent building.
For starters, there are already three known chambers. The first is known as the base and acts as the support for the giant structure. The other two are upper and are known as the Kings and Queens Chambers. The lower section known as the Queens because it is smaller than the Kings has two tunnels that are blocked by stone doors. Word is that the two tunnels lead to a secret chamber.
The Great Pyramid was built with four shafts, two extending from the Kings Chambers while the others are in the Queens. Those from the Kings side lead to the exterior while no one knows where the Queens shafts lead to. Since no other pyramids have shafts, it is difficult to solve this mystery, at least for now. The shafts are important as they provide a way into the almost solid structure.
Pyramid explorers employ the use of robots to explore these giant structures as shafts are too small for a person to get into. The first robot to explore began work in 1992 and discovered a door with two copper handles in the Southern shaft of Queens section. This was 200 feet up the shaft and was unusual, because other pyramids in Egypt have not been found to have such doors.
There is no consensus on what lay behind the door. Some believe that there is a secret chamber which houses the remains of Khufu. Still others speculate that the doors were built to trick anyone trying to steal treasures buried with Khufu. Yet others believe that the mystery of these doors is a puzzle to solve and reveal the exact spot where the remains of Pharaoh are.
In 2002, a newly developed robot drilled a hole on the door found by the previous robot along the Southern shaft. A camera inserted showed another door, this one was 20 centimeters from the first. This was truly mysterious considering there are no other pyramids with doors. Also, the shafts in the Kings section do not have any hidden doors.
In 2014, another robot went up the tunnels and discovered hieroglyphs made in red paint as well as carvings in the stone. The carvings and the hieroglyphs are almost 4,500 years old made during the construction of chambers. Scientists think that if the hieroglyphs are deciphered, more information about the shafts would be uncovered.
The truth is we are not even close to solving all the mysteries in the structure despite being the most advanced people in terms of technology. We still do not know the purpose of the structures, even though it was built 4,500 years. However, we hope that with time we can understand more of this magnificent building.
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