Scientists claimed to have used Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology to detect five small, room-like structures within the pyramid.
A team of scientists has claimed to have discovered a “vast underground city” beneath Egypt’s iconic pyramids in Giza. Using radar technology, researchers reportedly captured high-resolution images of structures thousands of feet below the surface, which they believe to be the legendary “Halls of Amenti,” according to a study. However, several archaeological experts have dismissed these claims, labeling them as “fake news.” They argue that no credible evidence supports the existence of such an underground network.
The alleged discovery
Filippo Biondi from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa in Italy led the expedition, which uncovered what they claim is the second-largest pyramid on the Giza Plateau. The project, named the Khafre Project, was part of their study using radar technology to explore underground structures beneath the pyramids.
The researchers claim their “groundbreaking study has redefined the boundaries of satellite data analysis and archaeological exploration.”
According to their findings, eight distinct vertical cylinder-shaped artifacts were detected more than 2,100 feet beneath the pyramids. Additionally, various unidentified structures were reportedly discovered at a depth of 4,000 feet, GB News reported.
The scientists claimed to have used Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology to detect five small, room-like structures within the pyramid. They further stated that a sarcophagus found in one of the buildings had been mistakenly identified as the Pharaoh’s Tomb, The New York Post reported.
Skepticism from experts
The Giza pyramid complex includes the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Menkaure, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Great Sphinx. Each pyramid was built and named after a ruler of the ancient civilization.
The Halls of Amenti are said to include the legendary Hall of Records, a secret chamber believed to be hidden beneath the Great Sphinx or the pyramid complex. This chamber is thought to contain records detailing the history and knowledge of the ancient civilization.
However, Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s former minister of antiquities and a renowned expert on the pyramids, has outright dismissed these claims. He stated that the techniques used were “neither scientifically approved nor validated” and labeled the findings as “completely wrong” and “fake news.”
He stressed that decades of research using gravimetry, muon tomography, and traditional radar have found no evidence of such massive subterranean structures. “The claim of using radar inside the pyramid is false,” Hawass told The National.
Radar specialist Professor Lawrence Conyers dismissed the findings as “a huge exaggeration,” stating that such equipment could not generate images of structures located thousands of feet below the surface.
However, he acknowledged that the site was once “special to ancient people” and suggested that smaller constructions, such as chambers, may have existed before the pyramids were built.
Conyers highlighted that cave or cavern entrances held “ceremonial meaning” for “Mayans and other people in ancient Mesoamerica,” who often constructed pyramids over these entrances.
Meanwhile, the study’s findings have yet to be reviewed by an independent team of experts and scholars.
