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.

Wayman Dixon was actually the one who discovered these shafts in the chamber of the Queen and decided to check if there were still rooms behind the walls. They checked both the north and the south shafts for any artifacts that may have turned up. Their discovery was indeed amazing because both shafts yielded two different kinds of results.

So basically, Dixon first dug up the southern shaft because he felt a chill and eventually found a metal hook that was found there underneath all the rubble. With this, he also tried digging up the northern shaft in which he was able to find a granite ball and also a cedar like wood piece. Of course they took back these relics to England and these relics were named the Dixon relics which eventually disappeared when they were both returned to mister 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.

Until now, no one really knows why these chambers existed in the first place. Many believed that they existed for a symbolic purpose while others believed that they were there for religious purposes. Probably the only thing that could give some answers would be the red hieroglyphs that are written there.




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