A groundbreaking radar study has caused a stir online by revealing an extensive underground complex beneath the Pyramids of Giza, challenging the traditional view that these structures were purely royal tombs. Using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) tomography, researchers Corrado Malanga and Filippo Biondi scanned the Khafre Pyramid and unveiled an underground network, as deep as the Eiffel Tower, spanning two kilometers beneath all three main pyramids.
Their findings, detailed in a recent scientific paper and press release on March 15, describe five identical multi-level structures interconnected by geometric passages near the Khafre Pyramid’s base. Particularly notable are eight vertical cylindrical wells, surrounded by spiral pathways descending 648 meters underground, leading to two massive cube-shaped chambers each side measuring 80 meters.
This discovery has sparked speculation, suggesting these pyramids might have had a mechanical or energy-producing function, challenging the conventional belief of them serving solely as tombs. While some theories propose they could harness Earth’s natural energy, others draw parallels to potential advanced technologies or pre-flood civilisations.
However, scholars like Dr Sara Schrader from the University of Leiden argue that skeletal evidence suggests the involvement of laborers, not just elites, in pyramid construction. Despite mainstream Egyptologists maintaining that the pyramids were built around 2500 BCE using ramps and basic tools, these newfound anomalies and the structures’ precise design have reignited interest in alternative historical interpretations.
Although the Khafre Project team has shown interest in further excavation, Egypt’s government remains cautious about endorsing digs that challenge established views on the pyramids’ purpose. Thus, the mysteries beneath Giza remain both literally and figuratively buried for now.
