Hi everyone! Thanks so much for being here. This was such a huge job for me. The narration goes dodgy at times when I had to re-record certain bits and I may get a little repetitive from time to time as it was hard to edit my 28 page script! But I hope you like the video!
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To many contradictions for me to believe that it was the Egyptians that built the pyramids, no wall art or hieroglyphs in any of the pyramids no sut on the roofs or the walls to indicate burning torches which is what the Egyptians supposedly used, no pharaoh or body ever found in the pyramids and why are the near enough impossible to make granite bowls and vases only found in one pyramid and nowhere is in Egypt? To think that a fledgling civilisation would build there greatest monuments at the beginning of there dynasty and then not build anything bigger and better throughout another dozen dynasties is ludicrous..
In 45 years of interest I've never heard such a well summarized analysis, with open mind and following of the facts, of the Great Pyramid. Well done sir!
Hi, Matt. This is my favorite coverage of the great pyramid. No sugar coating. No pretense hiding the flaws and irregular stonework. Great photos that I have never seen before. Thanks so much, Matt. This has been very refreshing. Kudos!
Hats off A2! Your work is exceptional. Here is what puzzles me: The Great Pyramid 1. It weighs 6 million tons 2. It’s footprint is 13 acres 3. It’s more than 755.9 feet along each side 4. It’s 480.6 feet high 5. More than 2.5 individual blocks of stone 6. It is locked into the Cardinal dimensions of our planet 7. It is targeted on true North within 360th of a single degree 8. It incorporates into its dimensions, the dimensions of our planet 9. I you take the height and multiply it by 43,200 you get the polar radius of the Earth 10. If you measure the base perimeter of the pyramid accurately and multiply that measurement by 43,200 you get the equatorial circumference of the Earth. 11. The scale is not random, the number 43,200 is derived from a key motion of the Earth, which is called the precession of the Earth’s axis. 12. The Earth wobbles on its axis very slowly at the rate of 1 degree every 72 years. 13. 43,200 is a multiple of 72; 600 times 72 14. So; they’ve given us the dimensions of the planet on a scale defined by the planet itself 15. There are 70 ton blocks of stone raised 300 feet above the ground 16. It has eight sides 17. It has expansion joints 18. It is located at the exact intersection of the longest line of latitude and the longest line of longitude 19. The builders possessed highly sophisticated knowledge of mathematics and geometry. 20. Had knowledge of the true dimensions of the earth to extreme precision. 21. Possessed exceptionally advanced technical instrumentation to site The Great Pyramid.
Just to be clear: the reason average lifespans we so low in the past was almost entirely due to high infant mortality. Its not that "life was short". Odds were, if you didn't die in childbirth or as a young child then you'd probably have lived to be elderly...and there was lots of old people around back then to prove it. Its a common misconception that an "average lifespan of 35" means that people didnt make it past that age very much which just isnt true. They could basically live just as long as us. In the modern age we've slightly extended the limits at the end of life, but not a lot. Increasing lifespans are mostly due to massively decreasing infant mortality.
Much of what you say is true but increasing exploration of Egyptian Mummies from all eras of antiquity shows up that while some people lived into their eighties and occasionally even into their nineties most died between thirty and fifty.
@@carolfranklin758 If those mummies were for prominent people perhaps their life span would be skewed lower by the 'next in line' giving the incumbent a 'push' ?
I have been looking at the pyramids for 30 years and that was the first actual explanation for the unfinished Queens chamber shafts, that makes true sense. Well done, that was exceptional.
I think that being willing to change one's mind is one of the most admirable traits of a true researcher. Far too many become bogged down in career and remain fixed and unmoved even in the face of the blindingly obvious. It is a strength, that can not to be over valued :-)
I agree, in this age of delusion where people only believe what they think and call everyone else wrong, it is refreshing to see someone actually mentally astute enough to change their mind based on facts.
I really think this sounds like it is pretty much nailing it. It makes sense and evidence is supporting theory. Why do you think 8 sides are more stable and strong for the extension?
I hear any videos claiming it to be otherwise or there being cheating using slave labor ancient aliens or high tech in its construction will result in the video being immediately removed.
The egyptians were working in some gnarly conditions to get those pyramids built. Almost no light or oxygen and with copper tools. edit: 01:14:14 wheres the proof of that was their method of choice? where is any provable method of precise cutting edit#2: where are the hieroglyphs depicting the pyramids construction or a timeline. they just seem to appear in the documented timeline regardless of which egyptian ruler had them constructed.
Please watch "The Great Pyramid Movie K 2019" on TH-cam and every question will be answered on how they built the pyramids (and every other unexplainable ancient sites) with 100% proof and evidence. Literally CASE CLOSED
@@RockNRollJeezus Not 100% evidence. That video is assuming the Egyptians used a gigantic solar lens to heat up and melt granite and other very hard stone to pour it into shape. There is not a shred of evidence for this hypothesis, not to mention the problems that would arise from it, e.g. the heat itself, and the material for the molds.
@Anessen Did you say you can't cut limestone with a copper saw? Ha! That'z actually halarious, I am so glad I get outside. Would you like me to link a video of two guys sawing through limestone like butter?
You are a brave man Matt! I for one have always appreciated your unbiased and clinical approach to your hypotheses. Bravo! You are going to get a lot of flack from various "experts", but I'd wager that there will be even more experts, who in their open-mindedness, will side with your thoughts. Well done Matt. Fine work. PS: You know you're a member of Matt's followers, when you ask yourself what Matt has to offer today. I've watched this video once before, but Matt's work is so detailed that it takes a couple of viewings to get most of it, and it's always worth it. Thanks Matt!
@@disgruntledwookie369 I don't agree with your point of view, but I respect it. It's your truth. Those of us who appreciate Matt's efforts to open discussion and further investigation of history, really enjoy his efforts to elucidate the facts. Perhaps, you need a TH-cam channel of your own, to "debunk" everyone else with whom you find fault. I wouldn't mind watching what you've got to say if you really do have something to say. Cheers!
C’mon... are you trying to tell me those ancient aliens didn’t build a super sophisticated space ship out of unimaginably high tech materials so they could fly all the way to earth to construct some giant pyramids out of big stone blocks ???
@@jasoncox7257 I don't know, can we? What would the questions be? Who asks these questions? Is there some lost ancient knowledge that could explain these questions?
@@adamjd7645 of course we can not know. We've been doing it for centuries. Of course there is some lost ancient knowledge that could explain these questions. The problem is that it's either being misinterpreted, ignored, hidden my intent, or simply remains, as you say, lost. are the answers to these questions available? Possibly. Does anyone in the modern world have the answers to these questions, the true and viable answers not based on anything but hard cold facts? I suspect so... Don't you?
Did the camera looking through the door on the queens chamber air shaft turn around to see the handles? This is a very good theory. Everything seems to fit.
interesting theory with some great interpretation of existing anomolies , however i have a couple of issues with it , firstly the underground unfinished chamber doesn't seem to fit exactly with your theory . If it was contingency plan one ,i would have expected it to be finished and ready to accept the Pharoh should his life be cut short before the second contingency plan , the queens chamber was available , this might sound like a small issue but your theory suggests they were mining the tunnels and building overhead at the same time . Block 23 ,the longest block , doesn't seem to be placed far enough into the proto pyramid to have been used as a structural member , all the extra weight of the exterior pyramid is using block 23 as a lever more than a structural support , agin a small point , but if they were clever enough to remove the tura limestone blocks to extend the shaft then they would have used the longest block as a proper conection . The saw cut marks in the floor blocks are also a strange thing to do , if you know the blocks are going to be used at the end of the shaft and could be visible , you certainly wouldn't use them as supports to cut other blocks on , this adds a weak point to the block right in the middle of the floor between the wall and roof block , right where all the extra weight from above would be concentrated . i also find it strange that the shafts , one of the most important pieces of the Pharos last journey would not have been straight , it seems unbelievable that they wouldn't factor that into the original design , also i would have expected the shafts to be hermetically sealed throughout their length . Finally ,Gantenbrinks door and it's lowering handles , if the handles were there to remove the block should it be necessary , it would be hard to remove as the handles are not central and pulling on them would cause the block to wedge in the shaft ..... sorry if i seem to be dismissing your idea ,i actually find it fascinating and entirely possible that you could have come up with a solution to the mystery they were just a few points i noticed . thanks for the upload ,
That is exactly what I was thinking. Plus, the King's Chamber and its shafts still are within the supposed proto-pyramid, so I wonder why they would do that...it is a lot of extra work, also avoiding the grand gallery. And, at what point one decides to go to the next step? Quite risky. Plus this would be an unicum, as far as I know.
@@marcoscorsolini8803 READ THE BOOK, THE SECRETS OF BUILDING THE GREAT PYRAMID OF EGYPT, which has completely new theories about this subject ( WITHOUT MONEY) on the website www.thegreatpyramidofegypt.com, accessing „Read fragments” ; ( 1 - MENU / Menu ; 2 - ENGLISH / Română ; 3 - FRAGMENTS OF THE BOOK / Fragmente din carte ; 4 - Comments / Comentarii ; NO MONEY ) I'm open to hearing new ideas and new arguments. Pragmatic people always cling to the popular proverb, burning those on the "Galileans" who claim that the world isn't flat ,or that the universe revolves around it ; so I prefer to give everyone a chance to present something new; YOU NEVER KNOW ?, (what if one of the 78 novelties proposed in the book on page 57 , is finally accepted ? ). Have a nice day. Thanks for watching! Hănțulie Ionel.
It wouldn't half put the cat amongst the pigeons if they found Khufus tomb in among those of all his relatives and that he had spent the entire time of his pharoahship (is that a word?) associating himself with the past glories of Egypt and the pyramid builders and even the ancient Egyptians didn't know how or who built it, I bow to your superior knowledge and extensive research, but I am always baffled by the fact that the kings chamber isnt covered in artwork extolling Khufus life and achievements, the ancient (to us) Egyptians did love a bit of colourful artwork and the pharaohs weren't known for their humility, love your honest hard work though and your excellent videos always provide food for thought.
Mad respect for the passion, detail, analysis, and honesty. This channel is so good. Thank you for deepening my knowledge of this great mystery…and helping me fall asleep some nights, and for helping keep my awe for this mystifying structure still alive at 50yrs old. I appreciate you.
Can’t watch anymore sorry. You are so so far off the mark. I believe that the Great Pyramid is over 10000 years old. The location and precision took a higher intellect than Kufu. The Sumerians mention the pyramid, in fact, Enki Ea took refuge there from Enlil. The Sumerians predated the Egyptians by thousands of years.
I don't know if you've visited the pyramids now but you totally should. The amount of research you've put into this is mind boggling! I visited Egypt in 2019 but after watching your videos, I want to visit this place again. Fantastic work mate!
As one who has indulged in in-depth research of a subject, I know what an incredible piece of work this video is: I am in awe; it is astounding. It explains so much, and still leaves the potential for a wonderful future discovery - alas, probably not in my lifetime! I doff my cap to you, sir. The Great Pyramid seems a little less mysterious now, but just as fascinating as it ever was.
It is always refreshing to experience people who are interested in the real truth and willing to discard their own beliefs in the process. No matter how painful that can be to oneself, when looking for knowledge, one should always want the raw truth. An open logical mind running a working skeptical thinking process. This, is the essence of science. Carl Sagan would be proud of you :)
@Anessen look, the difference between them and us is that we nowadays sit on our soft chairs and leave the high tech do everything for us. Back then, these people had to be creative with the stuff they had and they had to work hard for it. We forgot these things and now, we are vastly arrogant to accept that these people did amazing things with a lower tech level than us.
this is the best explanation I've seen and it lends it's self to further research which will support or unseat it . Well done. Worthy of more experiments.
This documentary should be shown to all egyptologists concerned with the great pyramid. It’s brilliant. You put in more thought than they ever bother to do.
I can't help feeling I have just witnessed a groundbreaking, almost moment of genius and the unlocking of one of the greatest mysteries or modern mankind. In terms of our history anyway. This is an absolutely stunning piece and I am so glad I found your channel all that time ago. Thank You, Matt! I sincerely hope you get the recognition your work deserves.
I still can't buy the length of construction being only a single generation or the complex mathematics built into the structure. There is something else more complicated involved.
I agree. Matt's theory doesn't refute that part. I think maybe the pyramid was already constructed and Kufu just put on the outer layer. But his idea of intermediate tomb stages is a good one. Cheers
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@@TheSmithDorian Quarrying, shaping, hauling and placing one 2 1/2 ton block every 4-5 minutes 24 7 365 for twenty years doesn't sound unreasonable?? And that doesn't include the planning or all the intricate granite super heavy blocks. Remind me never to work for you.
🔸Studies have shown avarage age was only 30-40 because the chance of dying between 0-5 was very high. After that, one could get "old". 🔸This is not explaining any of the amazing mathematics (phi etc), and why any of the texts never talk about that or demonstrate if it was so important and they could master it in such a beautiful way. 🔸This is not explaining any of the amazing tool marks, how they worked with so large stones, neither how they moved stones. 🔸There is 0 evidence that they had any other evidence than primitive tools at that time. That is accepted in science based on what we know of the time period. 🔸They have tried to move smaller stones on boats of the time. Was not successful. 🔸They have tried to build a small pyramid with modern tools. Not successful, and broke down. 🔸How the egyptians did it is not explained in detail anywhere, not in text nor pictures. 🔸The perfect stones are not explained. 🔸Water marks on the sphinx is not explained. 🔸This is not explaining the perfect 8 sides. 🔸Just because someone is taking credit for building something, does not mean its true. Look at Trump. Or any of the other history in egypt (they where known to remove names, replacing it with their own) 🔸Air shaft theory/increasing size theory was interesting. But does not in anyway connect the pyramid to Khufu, neither date the pyramid. 🔸Testing of organic material just demonstrate that it was in use at that time. Its not possible to date stone. 🔸Wood passing trough stones (cast theory) is not explained. Just some examples of the mysteries. I do not believe in the power plant theory, neither the water plant theory. But there is no other evidence than small amounts of text that supports Khufu building it. Do we believe everything we read on Trumps twitter account? No. We need "hard evidence". And we simply does not have that. And never have anyone been able to demonstrate how they did it. If anything, I feel this video raises even more questions. 🙂
Well put. Unfortunately matt cannot comprehend your points. He admits his "views" change with every book he reads. He has stated that he makes these vids for a living.
It left me also with more questions than answers...if the grotto was the initial burial chamber then why put so much effort in building such a complex pyramid, they could've used the grotto and make this a beautiful burial chamber and build a way simpler pyramid above it and make sure it was finished before the pharaohs death...
This is absolutely excellent, I wish I could give it a hundred likes! Imagine if the Egyptian Dept of Antiquities authorised a probe into the possible antechambers - they may well find Khufu's grave goods, and that, as Matt says, would be a huge find, an incredible advance in our knowledge of Ancient Egypt and the Fourth Dynasty in particular. I only hope that this brilliant presentation gets a fair hearing by the academic establishment and the powers that be in Egypt, so that its thesis becomes more widely known and more research can follow. I'm sold! It's the best theory for explaining the three main chambers I've seen and makes perfect sense. So well done - over to you, other Egyptologists!
Why there's no single hyerogliphic sign, symbols, characters, design, drawing inside those pyramids ? How could I believe it was made by ancient egyptian pharaonic cicvilisation and that its purpose was to be a king's tomb ?
@@ulysse21 I used to think same thing.... but its because at the time of the pyramids and Khufu, plastering hieroglyphs on the walls wasn't a thing.... it was not until much later that tombs became so extravagantly decorated
This is huge Matt, clearly tons of hours and days to make this video happen, as usual, your narrative makes a lot of logic, this is a groundbreaking video, unique by itself. Thank you for what you do Matt.
this video doesn't bring anything new to light. based on old fascion assumptions and clearly aimed at giving a comfortable solution it doesn't addresses the impossible task of cutting, trasporting (900km distance), placing of the blocks or the flattening of the area beneath the pyramids not to mention the machine like precision cutting/smoothing of blocks and granite slubs and tool marks or the incredible mathematical knowledge and geometry in the pyramids that emreged in many studyings. what about the erosion of the sphinx that you dismiss? how someone with an open mind can even dream to explain such an enigmatic structure and the incredible high level of technology without taking into account any of the aboves?
And this comment only brings up old myths by Sitchin and von Däniken, which have proven wrong dozens of times. 1) Transportation of stone for 900 km is not impossible. If you can load the boat, it doesn't matter if the distance is 50 or 900 kilometers. There are documented cases in Egypt of moving far larger (even a 1000 ton!) stones than the ones used in the pyramid. There's even an unfinished obelisk cut from granite where you can easily see how it was done step-by-step. I recommend the book by Dieter Arnold titled “Building in Egypt; Pharaonic Stone Masonry.” 2) It has been demonstrated several times that granite can be cut by using flat copper saws and quartz sand. See above. 3) Why the flattening the foundation is "impossible"? This was done for every single palace and temple. It the case of pyramids, the area is just larger. Giza plateau is just soft limestone, and it was not even flattened completely. 4) Glad that you said machine-like and not machine. The techniques for polishing granite (and other hard stones such as diorite) are well documented and experimentally tested. Only thing it takes is some time and patience. 5) It is well known that the Egyptians were capable of doing the calculations required to build the pyramid. There are several books about the subject (Richar 1972, Couchoud 1993, and especially Wirsching 2009 which focuses on the pyramids of Giza). The tool for making practically perfect angles is even known by its ancient name: "merkhet". Also the north-south alignment is well studied and understood. Only thing it needs is careful observation of stars from several vantage points. 6) Are you talking about the erosion hypothesis or Schoch's version of it? Because several other geologists have observed the same weathering (see papers by Punuru et al., 1990; Chowdhury et al., 1990; Guari et al., 1990; and Guari et al., 1995) and none of them ended up in the same conclusion with Schoch. Heavy precipitation is just only ONE of the many possible causes of the weathering. Most geologists do not share Schoch's view, but instead explain them as exfoliation caused by salt crystals due to hydrostatic pressure. This phenomenon is well documented in similar environments as in Giza and it does not require heavy rainfall. I'm really disappointed in people who still in 2021 do not understand the difference between science and fairy tales. Literally hundreds of peer-reviewed papers are just a few clicks away, and yet you cling on these fringe theories and claims that make absolutely no sense. Please.
I love this video. Brilliant. But I still think your theory about a 2nd, yet still undiscovered, subterranean chamber as Khufu's final resting place, and the king's chamber being a good decoy, are the best ever posited. Luckily, one theory doesn't necessarily preclude the other. Love your work!
Stand strong, chin up. People with a history of knowing they have been wrong tend to be some of the best thinkers in the world. I have shaken my head during your videos before, many times, but I could always sense your commitment. After only 7 minutes of this video, I am writing this, as I am just like you thinking outside the box, but willing to change my mind as I learn more. Thank you for helping me learn more as you progressed.
Commendable . However, your hypothesis of tools used to cut and work the different types of used stones doesn't make any sense, especially in the +-20 year time frame. There are numerous examples where they (lehner and others) try and cut stone using sand and saws. It's just not possible to do all the work in the proposed time frame. Also, the human hand is not as steady and as a result cannot create the conditions to make cuts with very flat surfaces. I hope you are open minded enough to work together with engineers who can assist in trying to create a more viable explanation for the creation of the stonework we see before our eyes, especially in the Kings Chamber. Final point, what is your perspective and idea about how they raised all those blocks?
It always bothers me when academics try to run experiments on tools and labor to find out how long something takes. they normally miss a key point. a laborer who does that work with those tools day in and day out is going to be significantly more productive that people trying to figure it out on their own. also don't underestimate what can be achieved with simple tools and the human eye and hand when it comes to shaping objects. most of the pyramid is made of blocks that are very rough, probably had only a minimum of shaping before being put in place.
take a look at "sacred geometry decoded"'s channel, he explains how they could use heat and other basic tools to shape rocks, he also makes good use of various grinding materials to help do it relatively fast, much faster than what most archeologists that have tried to replicate it... as for raising the blocks, most of that could have been done by using a counter weight in the grand gallery and up various ramps made around the pyramid (as noted by the external corner inserts)
I just posted similar thoughts on another reply. The corner inserts was quite interesting but there do seem to be machining evidence on humongous, hard stones especially.
The first plausible explanation, brilliant! I still cannot come to terms with preparing and transporting the stone though in a 25 year time span and I’ve worked in quarrying all my life. Keep up the good work
Hi Matt, I am a Patreon supporter of yours and always appreciate your throughout nature. However, I disagree with your Khufu's tomb hypothesis for the following reasons: The evidence that this was a tomb does not satisfy the burden of proof and is flimsy at best. Especially the explanation for the shafts. Why don't we see these in the mud brick burial mounts that you say the pyramids evolved from? What about the structures incredible alignments, like the fact that it is 3/60th of a degree of true north and is 8 sided and clearly has solstice alignments? Why would Khufu go to the enormous trouble of making the pyramid 8 sided? Why would Khufu place it in the geographical center of the earth's landmass? How could he have surveyed the planet, designed the pyramid and then have it built all in 20 years? How could any civilization advance that quickly in their knowledge of math, engineering, physics, stone masonry, megalithic transport in just 4 short dynasties? I think you are forgetting just how impossible this structure and a project of this magnitude really is, for then and now. Where are the precision tools from Khufu's time that can logically be said to have built the pyramids and responsible for the cut, core, saw and polish of the stones that match the saw marks, drill cores and other tool marks that are left to this day? Finally, why would Khufu bother encoding so many measurements of the earth and also mathematical formulas into the very structure itself? I know you have written off most other theories of the pyramid not being a tomb, through your research, but don't default to the tomb theory just because you have proven other theories wrong. You have failed to satisfy the burden of proof needed to call the Great Pyramid a tomb.
OK, There are 4 constants that have not changed and will never change. Example: 1. Time - One second today was one second 4,000 years ago. 2. Weight - 1 ton today was 1 ton 4,000 years ago. 3. Gravity - Gravity is the same today as it was 4000 years ago, 4. Force - The same amount of force to move any same object today is the same amount of force required 4000 years ago. And force is really the missing piece to our equation. What force was used to move objects 4000 years ago? Best example to use is; sending a rocket ship to the moon. We calculated how much force it will take to lift a certain amount weight and to overcome gravity. And then we built the right mechanical device to make the force happen. Back 4,000 years ago, someone understood the calculations of force. We need to discover their understanding of force. The reasons why so many people say Alien technology. Is because the force required to move large heavy objects back then does not make since. Using 500 - 1000 people pulling ropes, just does not jive with creating a mammoth structure requiring precision engineering. And this goes for any ancient mammoth structure. Time - Weight - Gravity - Force - What device was created to generate enough force to move weight and to overcome gravity?
So this still all relies on copper tools cutting millions of stones? Watched a long way through for very little. Shouldn't the grotto be finished if it was the 1st contingency plan built?
This is really good, Matt. I think this is a significant contribution to this subject. I'm no expert, just a mechanical engineer who enjoys this stuff, but this appears to be well-reasoned and consistent. Makes me excited for someone to look into those voids!
Having watched this video straight through last evening, I found your explanation of the great pyramid mystery to be cogent and plausible; well-done! A theory for the tooling used in such a project would be most interesting. If the ceiling stains in the King's Chamber were indeed from iron buttressing, it suggests that steel tools may have been available for the stonework, including polishing.
Oooook, so much to discuss. First, so happy you found my video usefull. Looks like it was a big part of building up this theory. Also you pronounced my first name very well. My last name you simply pronounce it Guðnason 😂 I liked your theory. Im also very interested in the idea for the copper nails in the "door". That there was a rope tied to it to fit it in place. Where did that idea come from? Regardin the queens chamber being a "backup" it doesnt explain one thing. Why didnt they just expand the pyramid with the queens chamber as the burial chamber? Was there anything about the kings chamber that was superior? Any thoughts.
Great work as always Matt! Some reasonable questions still to be answered in the comments, but I know you’ll follow the evidence. One thing about the shafts that strikes me; aren’t the copper rings on the wrong side of the blocks (the interior) to have set the blocks down in the shaft with a rope?
Was being closer to the sky meaningful in their culture in some way? The main thing is the Kings chamber is higher. Is higher better for some reason for ancient Egyptians?
I question the fallback plan idea also, but I believe the king's chamber having a flat ceiling may have been the superior feature that also required the wait displacing chambers above it. Although the unforeseen death argument does seem reasonable to me, it seems like a lot of extra work to make fallback chambers--work that could have been dedicated to getting the primary chamber done faster. It also seems weird that the lowest chamber was so unfinished compared to the queen's if it was a fallback for the queen's chamber. it's as if the builders weren't making an effort to get it done first, so could it have really been a fallback for the king to use if he died before the queen's chamber was finished? The tunnel to nowhere out the back of the bottom chamber also is unexplained and I feel like contradicts the theory.
Wow, can't believe I missed this presentation! Great work as always! Little bummed but that's alright, it's discoveries like this that keep us grounded, I got a lot more if your content to check out, thank you for your hard work, Matt! You're the best!
@@Bill-xx2yh In this case you are lucky not to have to listen to him. Matt please will you just talk normally and not do that repetitive pitch descent thing in every sentence. It's difficult to listen to for more than a couple of minutes. Thanks.
@@blacklodgecooper9328 , his way of speaking is as built into him as yours is with you. He's well aware. We get used to temperature changes and keep on working. If we want the paycheck.
I am in complete awe of your research and hypothesis. You have outdone yourself. It is a wish of mine to journey to the Giza Plateau one day and look upon these ancient wonders that you so eloquently describe . WELL DONE.
I respect that you acknowledge your opinion has changed with time. We all grow, and should strive to be flexible enough to form new opinions and humble enough to admit when we are wrong
Already you have dismissed others wiews on the graffiti. Not tested under proper conditions etc etc. Not seen your views on the causeway yet and the enormous 120 ton blocks. To build that excavating cutting levelling etc getting flatness using bronze chisels is a mammoth task yet building the pyramid. OK will see it through as you may cover this. Perhaps you can explain the jigsaw blocks which are identical in construction to those in Peru and elsewhere were made by Kufus workers who obviously if you are correct sailed the seas to construct the massive walls in Peru. What about the 1000s of pyramids found all over the world did Kufu build those as well.? You also ignore the geologists who state that Kufu couldn't have built the Sphinx. Have you not considered that the Egyptians found these Pyramids and adopted them is that beyond your thoughts. What about the Serapeum? Your next project should be to prove the Egyptians built them to house sacred bulls. Anyway it seems you feel its all about the God's I remain unconvinced and where the hell is Kufu. Why build that bloody great heap of stone and not be buried in it. Why call it the Kings and Queens chamber.? Who named it? My optiion is Kufu adopted it as it was there and that would explain the mastabas around it. You can always fit your belief in the religion to answer anything. After all God formed the earth in 6 days and a lot of people believe that. Finally are you saying that the pyramid isn't a mathematical scale model of the earth's dimensions. The Egyptians scrawled their writing over everything where does it satly anything about the construction. Have a thesis and build everything about that. I am not convinced.
This only proves that it was built with other purpose then to show off. For example: "Thanks to this pile of rocks I will become immortal and travel to stars. Do I need to give a shit if the next generations will know that it was me, who ordered it to be built?"
I had heard of heavy water erosion on the base course of the GP. Water erosion that is similar (if not identical) to the western outcrop of the Sphinx. I cannot remember where I heard it. I admit that I haven't researched it. How can anyone make any claims about how long it took when the construction process itself is so much in question.
@@johnnyalucard9704 Do you know anything about his accomplishments? You might want to look him up before making any more comments unworthy of a six-year-old.
Thanks for a clear-eyed assessment of the available facts. I spent my whole life marveling and imagining about the great pyramid and ancient Egypt. When I finally got there and crawled/climbed to where the sarcophagus was, I never questioned for one second that I was in a tomb. The alternative theories are intriguing BUT the GP is obviously the crown jewel of a huge graveyard. That's astounding enough for me. The whole experience of the ancient monuments of Egypt was more mind-blowing than I ever imagined.
I love the interpretations about the shafts being a symbolic entrance for the cosmic waters and an exit for the soul back to the abyss. Great video! Thanks, again.
PLEASE DO WRITE A BOOK! Preferably about the Pyramids of Egypt, especially the Great Pyramid. I'd love to peruse all you know about these Ancient Egyptian marvels in book form (more than I love your videos. The disadvantage of video is that you can't really skim or skip through to find the info you want as you can in a book. This book is much needed. Please write it immediately!
Matt you know I’ve been watching you since you started over three years ago and I have to say this video. you killed it man. it’s amazing you covered so much extensively you should win an award for it seriously. Great job 👏👏👏👏👏
It's solved.. All ancients followed the Sun West to see where it was going and then as far as possible East to find where it was coming from.. Eventually they all settled on the longest East West land in their location and built structures based on the angles of light to contemplate the Sun further. Stonehenge is in the center of the longest East West in England. The great pyramids are on the longest East West of the entire planet. The Mexico pyramids are also on the longest East West once we include the scattered island and anywhere people can travel. Stonehenge faces their summer solstice sunrise, and the great pyramids face their winter solstice noon Sun. The very moment the Sun crosses the horizon line was the most important moment in time. The loop on the ancient handbags is a depiction of the Sun crossing the horizon. The rectangle bag is the same shape as cartouches, doorways, and the sarcophagus. The three handbags at Gobekli Tepe face East and depict the Sun rising on the line summer, equinox and winter. The key to solving ancient symbols and metaphors is to know lower light shines higher and higher light shines lower. The Sun near the horizon is bent due to refraction into a special oval matching the oval sun disks with wings and also relates to squaring the circle. Place a rectangle around half of this oval Sun and it is the same rectangle again matching the sarcophagus. In other words, when the Sun is equally divided in half on the horizon.. if we place a rectangle around it, it will match the shape of the sarcophagus which is also facing East and West. And when the Sun is crossing the line its light is shining higher, which is why the kings sarcophagus is higher inside the pyramid.. its the light of the Sun crossing the line. You can also see this effect as the Sun is setting you will see its light rise higher and higher on your wall until it crosses the line.
Just an idea: what if the Pyramid was meant to be shared among descendants of it's primary builder/owner? If they believed that pharaoh soul goes after death to heavens, they could put the deceased body into the sarcophagus, do prayers etc. and when they believed the soul ascended and became another celestial body, they could move the "empty corpse" to a grave, possibly in a hidden, secret place, so no one could never desecrate it? This would explain why the interior of the "Kings Chamber" has no cartouche, inscriptions, hieroglyphs etc. and looks very different from the known king's graves. Could it be meant as a reusable construction or appliance, like a bathtub, a space shuttle, or a palace?
Absolutely brilliant work ... This is actually farrr more interesting than UFO theories or whatnot. This explains it in so much depth and they way you tell it makes me wish I had you as my history teacher when I was younger
You haven’t looked very deep LOL this is just mainstream bs. Zawi obv bought this dude; he went from questioning things to just accepting the mainstream trash whatever dude lost all respect for this guy he doesn’t even explain the issues he had with much more likely scenarios “not hermetically sealed” is his reasoning….😂😂😂😂
I guess it's more complicated than this. "Chnum Chufu" means "may (the god) Chnum protect you" and it was something that was written all over Egypt as a kind of lucky charm (like over doors and such) - so "Chufu" is much older and can allude to a lot of things, depending on the context. The Giza plateau - for example - was known as "achet chufu" - which means "protected area". You could also say "chufu" instead of goodbye, which means "be safe/be protected" - so yeah, it may take even some more research.
33k views 1,2k comments so far. Proof that it is a great video, that turns gears in people's brain. Thank you for keeping your feet on the ground. That is the only place where we can make a leap of belief from.
Great work, thanks for making this available for those of us who lack the tenacity to dig this deeply AND understand what we're looking at. 🤣❤ Great job!
I've tried to fault this my friend and I've been with you all the way on this journey and my 3 words up to now are "You've Nailed It". Your tireless research and reasoning has paid off and I sincerely feel comfortable now to a level I've previously never reached. Brilliant process and I admire your methodology. Deepest thanks and I look forward to continuing on with you on this EPIC journey...Charlie Ward..Australia
I'm really happy to see the culmination of all your research. Really eye opening stuff. I'm proud to have helped finance it in a small way! Keep it up my guy!
I've been researching the pyramid(s) for many years. I was actually convinced that they were power plants and that they were built way before than we are taught, until your video. I must admit that this is the best video I've seen, even though I did not like the idea in the beginning. I wanted to have more evidence otherwise. But here everything is. And it all makes sense. My mind is truly blown. Thank you and have a great day.
@@AncientArchitects I have been sceptical in the past of some of your more alternative ideas and we have spared on these pages at times. As the son of an archaeologist I am always wary of a common view by alternative thinkers that they are close-minded and/or protective. Some are of coarse but there are good reasons to be skeptical about alternative theories though non should ever be discounted. I have never believed aliens or power stations were involved, not because that's an impossibility but simply due to the lack of credible evidence. I have never though questioned your commitment to discovering the truth, a path that does necessitate the exploration of alternative ideas or we never move forwards right? I have followed your from the start and I commend you on the journey you have and continue to take through this endlessly fascinating and mysterious period of our history. Keep up the good work.
Thanks. I’m just making a video on the geology of the Sphinx and I again come to a conclusion that it isn’t 7-10,000 years old. The evidence simply doesn’t stack up.
@@AncientArchitects I look forward to that. I hope Bright Insight watched that video. The Sphinx could be really old but I'm it convinced. And since that precipitation study came out, many have run with the idea that it's really really ancient as it is such a compelling notion.
This theory is almost exactly the same theory Zahi Hawass and the mainstream has been putting forward forever. That's fine if you agree, but it just seems so weird to me when I read all the comment talking about how groundbreaking this is
This video is a really masterpiece of research and how to apply logic to the mysteries of the egyptian history! I studied ancient history and let me tell you that your channel is amazing! Thank you for sharing your work!
Its so mind blowing to think that thousands of years ago a civilization was so advanced they would leave this behemoth of a mystery for us to solve thousands of years later...
As the saying goes "when the facts change, I change my mind" This is a very impressive piece of research and your findings do seem to show that the great pyramid was a tomb all along and as much as I would like to believe some of the alternative theories this has convinced me for now. That being said, the mystery is still not over. Having been fortunate enough to have been to Giza twice and seen the great pyramid in person the scale of its construction as well as the craftsmanship of the stone work still looks beyond the technology the Old Kingdom Egyptians are believed to have had. It just doesn't seem possible that a copper age people could have done this. I was intrigued by your previous video showing evidence of iron mining at Giza. Would the use of iron or steel tools (which would have long rusted away) be the best explanation in your opinion?
Did the facts ever change? Or did Matt just change his mind? I’ve been listening to this channel for a few years and it’s pretty disappointing hearing Matt completely going mainstream on us. It must be very hard to want to be taken seriously tho so I do understand. I’ve been to Giza once and it was completely life changing, and maybe seeing it in person is what makes me certain it wasn’t the latter dynasties
As a newcomer I have to say this is the best explanation for the layout of the great pyramid. Like most, my thoughts have always been towards a power plant. To be honest I’m exhilarated yet deflated by your hypothesis. I agree with you yet also find it hard to believe of the ancient Egyptians capabilities. They were truly amazing.
I so admire your willingness to state your revised beliefs. It says so much about your character. The clarity and the inclusion of such painstaking detail is tremendous! I think you mentioned possibly providing a transcript? It seems unfair to ask you to do even more work, but every bit of what you’ve covered here is so valuable, I’d sure like to focus on pieces of it at a slightly slower pace. Thank you for all you’ve done for us now and in all your past works.
25:00 There's also an interesting document from 1100 BCE where a grave robber named Amenpanufer confesses robbing a pyramid (a tomb), and even explains how he got away with it without any punishment. This text is discussed in Lewis, J. E. 2003. "The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Egypt". Running Press. 52:00 That's a very nice theory! I have a very similar idea to this, but I think the pyramid was not extended, as it would have been extremely difficult afterwards. The reason why the shafts of the queen's chambers do not reach the outer layer of the pyramid was probably just that the builders decided not to continue them when the king's chamber was finished. That's why their ends coincidence in height with the roof of the king's chamber. The blocks with copper handles may simply have been covers that prevent rubble falling into the shaft and blocking them, as they would have been impossible to clean. I think that the blocks were placed there always as soon as a new portion of the shaft was constructed. When the shafts were extended, the blocks were moved. Ultimately theywere just left on their place when the building of the lower shafts were canceled. 1:23:00 This theory about the hidden ceremonial passages is absolutely fascinating. It would be a discovery of the century if we actually could find these passages.
Probably the most logically thought out explanation of the great pyramid I have seen, nice work well done. I have been inside the pyramid and it held me in awe.
I enjoy that your true purpose is to tell the truth. Science and scientific method are there to allow us to change our minds when the findings differ from previous thoughts. Searching for the truth is key when basing your hypothesis on the all available evidence. I keep watching because you always have the bravery try to get to the truth of it. You have my total support, even if you change your mind yet again. Keep it going. Love your videos and I know it’s not easy to make, edit and put it out there.
Thank you. I have always liked your changing ideas because you back them up, and also explain why you are changing. It gives me hope that research it always useful as long as you keep an open mind and go where the evidence leads.
I was honest when I said it was a water pump and I’m honest now too. With increased knowledge comes an evolving mind. You can’t learn more and stick to an idea that simply can’t be right.
To increase the size of a pyramid you don't need to extend all sides, two or three sides suffices. Fitting the incremental build hypothesis, this might have been done at first. They would have extended the south side, and then, looking from the east (like in most diagrams of the pyramid) the king's chamber seems to be exactly in the middle! To complete the pyramid they extended either the east or the west side, leaving the king's chamber off-center looking from the north or the south, but they also could have extended both sides, leaving the king's chamber exactly in the middle! In both cases, the north side could be left untouched, with the added benefit of not needing to reconstruct the entrance!
Very good work and indeed a very solid attempt to document and justify your claims. One thing is left, though..... and that would be an explanation on how they did it. I mean technically. I was towards the idea that there is more in the Great Pyramid that meets the eye (not aliens), perhaps an earlier but since long lost period of Egyptian history. Still your video today brings things (for me) back to what mainstream has been saying all along. Regardless, though, it seems rather unlikely that the Egyptian did it with the knowledge and technology we are giving them credit for. They must have been far more capable with techniques and / or tools we cannot imagine.
@@williamkeith8944 I do not think so and even if this is the case, they must have been combining them in a way we cannot think today. I am not referring to any kind of power tool or so. I am referring to things that we say they did not had or know, but the Great Pyramid proves (at least to a degree) that they did. An example being Π & Φ number.
@@williamkeith8944 The materials used to make such tools are where the friction lay. And the anomalous tool marks on many stones, quarries, etc don't support their use of such primitive stone/copper/bronze age implements in the construction.
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for being here. This was such a huge job for me. The narration goes dodgy at times when I had to re-record certain bits and I may get a little repetitive from time to time as it was hard to edit my 28 page script! But I hope you like the video!
This is great mate, love these long form essays. Keep em coming
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What a great post Matt 👍 thank you for sharing your personal journey mate it's been illuminating to say the least ❤ also WRITE THAT BOOK 👍👍👍
How about a new mystery of the pyramids that I discover 🙏Dear Matt, I'm looking forward to watching this video. I folow and admire your work since long time. Now I'm ready to share my discoveries and hopefully give my contribution to researching our past. My channel is new so I would be grateful if you would be interested to take a look and perhaps something more if you like it. Let me know Matt.
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Man, I've watched months worth of videos on these structures... This is by far the best explanation I've seen. Thanks Matt.
Agree it's better than Nothing. 🤯
except it isnt. huge flaws.
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@@colkilgore100 Glad I could be of service!
@@JoeBLOWFHB - that was a weird response from Mr Kelly. I liked your quote.
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Agreed
The two things I love most about you: Its never aliens, and your opinion changes with new facts
Oh trevorhmason I couldn't agree more. This channel is very refreshing.
Anyone that never brings up aliens obviously has something to hide...
Definitely aliens
I never trust someone who's too quick to change their mind, but I absolutely trust no one who's too set in their ways to ever change their mind.
To many contradictions for me to believe that it was the Egyptians that built the pyramids, no wall art or hieroglyphs in any of the pyramids no sut on the roofs or the walls to indicate burning torches which is what the Egyptians supposedly used, no pharaoh or body ever found in the pyramids and why are the near enough impossible to make granite bowls and vases only found in one pyramid and nowhere is in Egypt? To think that a fledgling civilisation would build there greatest monuments at the beginning of there dynasty and then not build anything bigger and better throughout another dozen dynasties is ludicrous..
In 45 years of interest I've never heard such a well summarized analysis, with open mind and following of the facts, of the Great Pyramid. Well done sir!
Hi, Matt. This is my favorite coverage of the great pyramid. No sugar coating. No pretense hiding the flaws and irregular stonework. Great photos that I have never seen before.
Thanks so much, Matt. This has been very refreshing. Kudos!
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Hiii
"except aliens, it was never aliens"
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History channel is a joke
Best sentence of the whole video!! So "stargate" movie was not based on facts i guess =)
Saying "it's aliens" is equivalent to saying "I don't know", as it doesn't explain anything.
It was totally aliens. This one time, on history channel......
Hats off A2! Your work is exceptional. Here is what puzzles me: The Great Pyramid
1. It weighs 6 million tons
2. It’s footprint is 13 acres
3. It’s more than 755.9 feet along each side
4. It’s 480.6 feet high
5. More than 2.5 individual blocks of stone
6. It is locked into the Cardinal dimensions of our planet
7. It is targeted on true North within 360th of a single degree
8. It incorporates into its dimensions, the dimensions of our planet
9. I you take the height and multiply it by 43,200 you get the polar radius of the Earth
10. If you measure the base perimeter of the pyramid accurately and multiply that measurement by 43,200 you get the equatorial circumference of the Earth.
11. The scale is not random, the number 43,200 is derived from a key motion of the Earth, which is called the precession of the Earth’s axis.
12. The Earth wobbles on its axis very slowly at the rate of 1 degree every 72 years.
13. 43,200 is a multiple of 72; 600 times 72
14. So; they’ve given us the dimensions of the planet on a scale defined by the planet itself
15. There are 70 ton blocks of stone raised 300 feet above the ground
16. It has eight sides
17. It has expansion joints
18. It is located at the exact intersection of the longest line of latitude and the longest line of longitude
19. The builders possessed highly sophisticated knowledge of mathematics and geometry.
20. Had knowledge of the true dimensions of the earth to extreme precision.
21. Possessed exceptionally advanced technical instrumentation to site The Great Pyramid.
This comment is so ridiculous for so many reasons
Just to be clear: the reason average lifespans we so low in the past was almost entirely due to high infant mortality. Its not that "life was short". Odds were, if you didn't die in childbirth or as a young child then you'd probably have lived to be elderly...and there was lots of old people around back then to prove it. Its a common misconception that an "average lifespan of 35" means that people didnt make it past that age very much which just isnt true. They could basically live just as long as us. In the modern age we've slightly extended the limits at the end of life, but not a lot. Increasing lifespans are mostly due to massively decreasing infant mortality.
@Trade Bum Simmons No. Its not even up for debate. High infant mortality IS the reason. Im not just making that up. That IS WHAT TJEHE EXPERTS SAY!!!
Much of what you say is true but increasing exploration of Egyptian
Mummies from all eras of antiquity shows up that while some people lived into their eighties and occasionally even into their nineties most died between thirty and fifty.
@@carolfranklin758 If those mummies were for prominent people perhaps their life span would be skewed lower by the 'next in line' giving the incumbent a 'push' ?
For an average age of 45, for every infant that dies in their first year, two people have to make it to 70.
For an average age of 45, for every infant that dies in their first year, two people have to make it to 70.
I have been looking at the pyramids for 30 years and that was the first actual explanation for the unfinished Queens chamber shafts, that makes true sense. Well done, that was exceptional.
I think that being willing to change one's mind is one of the most admirable traits of a true researcher. Far too many become bogged down in career and remain fixed and unmoved even in the face of the blindingly obvious. It is a strength, that can not to be over valued :-)
He can do it because he’s not motivated by racist beliefs of a super ancient white master race.
I agree, in this age of delusion where people only believe what they think and call everyone else wrong, it is refreshing to see someone actually mentally astute enough to change their mind based on facts.
@@RandomUserX99 So what's wrong with being ''motivated by racist beliefs of a super ancient white master race'' already?
K19 documentary is the only real explanation to its simple!!
I really think this sounds like it is pretty much nailing it. It makes sense and evidence is supporting theory. Why do you think 8 sides are more stable and strong for the extension?
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Well played 😆
@Ritzy Ritz Audit* There's a difference. In a recount they'll just read Khufu on the wall again and call it for Khufu.
This is the greatest thread in history. Ancient or otherwise!
@@tdub7130 This is rich coming from the right. 😂
I hear any videos claiming it to be otherwise or there being cheating using slave labor ancient aliens or high tech in its construction will result in the video being immediately removed.
The egyptians were working in some gnarly conditions to get those pyramids built. Almost no light or oxygen and with copper tools. edit: 01:14:14 wheres the proof of that was their method of choice? where is any provable method of precise cutting
edit#2: where are the hieroglyphs depicting the pyramids construction or a timeline. they just seem to appear in the documented timeline regardless of which egyptian ruler had them constructed.
Please watch "The Great Pyramid Movie K 2019" on TH-cam and every question will be answered on how they built the pyramids (and every other unexplainable ancient sites) with 100% proof and evidence. Literally CASE CLOSED
@@RockNRollJeezus Not 100% evidence. That video is assuming the Egyptians used a gigantic solar lens to heat up and melt granite and other very hard stone to pour it into shape.
There is not a shred of evidence for this hypothesis, not to mention the problems that would arise from it, e.g. the heat itself, and the material for the molds.
@Anessen Did you say you can't cut limestone with a copper saw? Ha! That'z actually halarious, I am so glad I get outside. Would you like me to link a video of two guys sawing through limestone like butter?
they have said they are so old. no one knows who built them and they were found as they are
I watched a carpenter on his channel for some time. And he too cut the joints for more precise fitting. Not that it has to corelate.
You are a brave man Matt! I for one have always appreciated your unbiased and clinical approach to your hypotheses. Bravo! You are going to get a lot of flack from various "experts", but I'd wager that there will be even more experts, who in their open-mindedness, will side with your thoughts. Well done Matt. Fine work.
PS: You know you're a member of Matt's followers, when you ask yourself what Matt has to offer today. I've watched this video once before, but Matt's work is so detailed that it takes a couple of viewings to get most of it, and it's always worth it. Thanks Matt!
Well said *Stephi* he hypotheses sets comfortably with me.
Unbiased? Are you kidding? This guy makes so much stuff up and cherry picks from the evidence to support fringe ideas. He is incredibly biased.
@@Ron4885 Shame most of them are easily debunked by the available evidence.
@@disgruntledwookie369 I don't agree with your point of view, but I respect it. It's your truth. Those of us who appreciate Matt's efforts to open discussion and further investigation of history, really enjoy his efforts to elucidate the facts. Perhaps, you need a TH-cam channel of your own, to "debunk" everyone else with whom you find fault. I wouldn't mind watching what you've got to say if you really do have something to say. Cheers!
@@StephiSensei26 Good reply. At least someone (Matt) has some good ideas instead of (nothing).
This is one of those "I see immediately click" videos
It better be worth it we’re relying on you
and before even watching you smash the like button
Same here pal, The 3 Pyramids of Giza totally grab my imagination they are without doubt the greatest structure built by man.
@@davidcorbett1713 India!
Yup I did that too
Ancient Aliens: "I'm not saying it was aliens, but-"
Ancient Architects: "It was never aliens."
Lol 😂
Ancient Aliens," Can we make a documentary completely out of questions?"
C’mon... are you trying to tell me those ancient aliens didn’t build a super sophisticated space ship out of unimaginably high tech materials so they could fly all the way to earth to construct some giant pyramids out of big stone blocks ???
@@jasoncox7257 I don't know, can we? What would the questions be? Who asks these questions? Is there some lost ancient knowledge that could explain these questions?
@@adamjd7645 of course we can not know. We've been doing it for centuries. Of course there is some lost ancient knowledge that could explain these questions. The problem is that it's either being misinterpreted, ignored, hidden my intent, or simply remains, as you say, lost. are the answers to these questions available? Possibly. Does anyone in the modern world have the answers to these questions, the true and viable answers not based on anything but hard cold facts? I suspect so... Don't you?
I got TH-cam premium just so I can listen to this over and over while offline. Thanks for all the amazing work!
You put so much into this one, hope it flies Matt. Rock on brother 🤩
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My heart legitimately skipped a beat when I saw that this was back up. Be still my beating heart. Been looking forward to it for a while.
Did the camera looking through the door on the queens chamber air shaft turn around to see the handles? This is a very good theory. Everything seems to fit.
interesting theory with some great interpretation of existing anomolies , however i have a couple of issues with it , firstly the underground unfinished chamber doesn't seem to fit exactly with your theory . If it was contingency plan one ,i would have expected it to be finished and ready to accept the Pharoh should his life be cut short before the second contingency plan , the queens chamber was available , this might sound like a small issue but your theory suggests they were mining the tunnels and building overhead at the same time . Block 23 ,the longest block , doesn't seem to be placed far enough into the proto pyramid to have been used as a structural member , all the extra weight of the exterior pyramid is using block 23 as a lever more than a structural support , agin a small point , but if they were clever enough to remove the tura limestone blocks to extend the shaft then they would have used the longest block as a proper conection . The saw cut marks in the floor blocks are also a strange thing to do , if you know the blocks are going to be used at the end of the shaft and could be visible , you certainly wouldn't use them as supports to cut other blocks on , this adds a weak point to the block right in the middle of the floor between the wall and roof block , right where all the extra weight from above would be concentrated . i also find it strange that the shafts , one of the most important pieces of the Pharos last journey would not have been straight , it seems unbelievable that they wouldn't factor that into the original design , also i would have expected the shafts to be hermetically sealed throughout their length . Finally ,Gantenbrinks door and it's lowering handles , if the handles were there to remove the block should it be necessary , it would be hard to remove as the handles are not central and pulling on them would cause the block to wedge in the shaft ..... sorry if i seem to be dismissing your idea ,i actually find it fascinating and entirely possible that you could have come up with a solution to the mystery they were just a few points i noticed . thanks for the upload ,
That is exactly what I was thinking. Plus, the King's Chamber and its shafts still are within the supposed proto-pyramid, so I wonder why they would do that...it is a lot of extra work, also avoiding the grand gallery. And, at what point one decides to go to the next step? Quite risky. Plus this would be an unicum, as far as I know.
@@marcoscorsolini8803 READ THE BOOK, THE SECRETS OF BUILDING THE GREAT PYRAMID OF EGYPT, which has completely new theories about this subject ( WITHOUT MONEY) on the website www.thegreatpyramidofegypt.com, accessing „Read fragments” ; ( 1 - MENU / Menu ; 2 - ENGLISH / Română ; 3 - FRAGMENTS OF THE BOOK / Fragmente din carte ; 4 - Comments / Comentarii ; NO MONEY )
I'm open to hearing new ideas and new arguments. Pragmatic people always cling to the popular proverb, burning those on the "Galileans" who claim that the world isn't flat ,or that the universe revolves around it ; so I prefer to give everyone a chance to present something new; YOU NEVER KNOW ?, (what if one of the 78 novelties proposed in the book on page 57 , is finally accepted ? ). Have a nice day. Thanks for watching!
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It's made to create steam for some reason
It wouldn't half put the cat amongst the pigeons if they found Khufus tomb in among those of all his relatives and that he had spent the entire time of his pharoahship (is that a word?) associating himself with the past glories of Egypt and the pyramid builders and even the ancient Egyptians didn't know how or who built it, I bow to your superior knowledge and extensive research, but I am always baffled by the fact that the kings chamber isnt covered in artwork extolling Khufus life and achievements, the ancient (to us) Egyptians did love a bit of colourful artwork and the pharaohs weren't known for their humility, love your honest hard work though and your excellent videos always provide food for thought.
Mad respect for the passion, detail, analysis, and honesty. This channel is so good. Thank you for deepening my knowledge of this great mystery…and helping me fall asleep some nights, and for helping keep my awe for this mystifying structure still alive at 50yrs old. I appreciate you.
Can’t watch anymore sorry. You are so so far off the mark. I believe that the Great Pyramid is over 10000 years old. The location and precision took a higher intellect than Kufu. The Sumerians mention the pyramid, in fact, Enki Ea took refuge there from Enlil. The Sumerians predated the Egyptians by thousands of years.
Why would Kufu want the coordinates of the pyramid to represent the speed of light I’m mps? Honestly pal, dig deeper.
@@hugecahunas in what document(s) do the Sumerians mention the pyramid?
@@hugecahunas as Matt says: please supply the evidence for your belief with links.
I don't know if you've visited the pyramids now but you totally should. The amount of research you've put into this is mind boggling! I visited Egypt in 2019 but after watching your videos, I want to visit this place again. Fantastic work mate!
You did an amazing job on this. This makes the most sense. You deserve major recognition for this. You basically solved it for me. Well done.
As one who has indulged in in-depth research of a subject, I know what an incredible piece of work this video is: I am in awe; it is astounding. It explains so much, and still leaves the potential for a wonderful future discovery - alas, probably not in my lifetime! I doff my cap to you, sir. The Great Pyramid seems a little less mysterious now, but just as fascinating as it ever was.
It is always refreshing to experience people who are interested in the real truth and willing to discard their own beliefs in the process. No matter how painful that can be to oneself, when looking for knowledge, one should always want the raw truth.
An open logical mind running a working skeptical thinking process.
This, is the essence of science. Carl Sagan would be proud of you :)
@Anessen look, the difference between them and us is that we nowadays sit on our soft chairs and leave the high tech do everything for us. Back then, these people had to be creative with the stuff they had and they had to work hard for it.
We forgot these things and now, we are vastly arrogant to accept that these people did amazing things with a lower tech level than us.
this is the best explanation I've seen and it lends it's self to further research which will support or unseat it . Well done. Worthy of more experiments.
This documentary should be shown to all egyptologists concerned with the great pyramid. It’s brilliant. You put in more thought than they ever bother to do.
I can't help feeling I have just witnessed a groundbreaking, almost moment of genius and the unlocking of one of the greatest mysteries or modern mankind. In terms of our history anyway. This is an absolutely stunning piece and I am so glad I found your channel all that time ago. Thank You, Matt! I sincerely hope you get the recognition your work deserves.
Totally agree!
I still can't buy the length of construction being only a single generation or the complex mathematics built into the structure. There is something else more complicated involved.
I agree. Matt's theory doesn't refute that part. I think maybe the pyramid was already constructed and Kufu just put on the outer layer. But his idea of intermediate tomb stages is a good one. Cheers
It took about 3 times as long to build as the Colosseum in Rome - that doesn't sound unreasonable.
The math really isn't very complex at all
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@@TheSmithDorian Quarrying, shaping, hauling and placing one
2 1/2 ton block every 4-5 minutes 24 7 365 for twenty years doesn't sound unreasonable?? And that doesn't include the planning or all the intricate granite super heavy blocks. Remind me never to work for you.
Nothing wrong with changing your mind based on new information , more people should do it :)
Here it is boys, it's the long one we've all been waiting for..👍😊
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@@Steve-mg8it #nohomo 👌
🔸Studies have shown avarage age was only 30-40 because the chance of dying between 0-5 was very high. After that, one could get "old".
🔸This is not explaining any of the amazing mathematics (phi etc), and why any of the texts never talk about that or demonstrate if it was so important and they could master it in such a beautiful way.
🔸This is not explaining any of the amazing tool marks, how they worked with so large stones, neither how they moved stones.
🔸There is 0 evidence that they had any other evidence than primitive tools at that time. That is accepted in science based on what we know of the time period.
🔸They have tried to move smaller stones on boats of the time. Was not successful.
🔸They have tried to build a small pyramid with modern tools. Not successful, and broke down.
🔸How the egyptians did it is not explained in detail anywhere, not in text nor pictures.
🔸The perfect stones are not explained.
🔸Water marks on the sphinx is not explained.
🔸This is not explaining the perfect 8 sides.
🔸Just because someone is taking credit for building something, does not mean its true. Look at Trump. Or any of the other history in egypt (they where known to remove names, replacing it with their own)
🔸Air shaft theory/increasing size theory was interesting. But does not in anyway connect the pyramid to Khufu, neither date the pyramid.
🔸Testing of organic material just demonstrate that it was in use at that time. Its not possible to date stone.
🔸Wood passing trough stones (cast theory) is not explained.
Just some examples of the mysteries. I do not believe in the power plant theory, neither the water plant theory. But there is no other evidence than small amounts of text that supports Khufu building it. Do we believe everything we read on Trumps twitter account? No. We need "hard evidence". And we simply does not have that. And never have anyone been able to demonstrate how they did it.
If anything, I feel this video raises even more questions. 🙂
I was just positing some of these questions elsewhere. It's still quite unexplained.
We Advance thru Questioning the Obvious.
Well put. Unfortunately matt cannot comprehend your points. He admits his "views" change with every book he reads. He has stated that he makes these vids for a living.
It left me also with more questions than answers...if the grotto was the initial burial chamber then why put so much effort in building such a complex pyramid, they could've used the grotto and make this a beautiful burial chamber and build a way simpler pyramid above it and make sure it was finished before the pharaohs death...
This is absolutely excellent, I wish I could give it a hundred likes! Imagine if the Egyptian Dept of Antiquities authorised a probe into the possible antechambers - they may well find Khufu's grave goods, and that, as Matt says, would be a huge find, an incredible advance in our knowledge of Ancient Egypt and the Fourth Dynasty in particular. I only hope that this brilliant presentation gets a fair hearing by the academic establishment and the powers that be in Egypt, so that its thesis becomes more widely known and more research can follow. I'm sold! It's the best theory for explaining the three main chambers I've seen and makes perfect sense. So well done - over to you, other Egyptologists!
Modern Egyptians can't possibly be descended purely from the people who built the ancient structures in Egypt.
Why there's no single hyerogliphic sign, symbols, characters, design, drawing inside those pyramids ? How could I believe it was made by ancient egyptian pharaonic cicvilisation and that its purpose was to be a king's tomb ?
@@ulysse21 I used to think same thing.... but its because at the time of the pyramids and Khufu, plastering hieroglyphs on the walls wasn't a thing.... it was not until much later that tombs became so extravagantly decorated
@@Bob-Sacamano314 But how come the older small pyramids were decorated, like the one od Djoser at Saqqarah ?
This is huge Matt, clearly tons of hours and days to make this video happen, as usual, your narrative makes a lot of logic, this is a groundbreaking video, unique by itself. Thank you for what you do Matt.
this video doesn't bring anything new to light. based on old fascion assumptions and clearly aimed at giving a comfortable solution it doesn't addresses the impossible task of cutting, trasporting (900km distance), placing of the blocks or the flattening of the area beneath the pyramids not to mention the machine like precision cutting/smoothing of blocks and granite slubs and tool marks or the incredible mathematical knowledge and geometry in the pyramids that emreged in many studyings. what about the erosion of the sphinx that you dismiss? how someone with an open mind can even dream to explain such an enigmatic structure and the incredible high level of technology without taking into account any of the aboves?
And this comment only brings up old myths by Sitchin and von Däniken, which have proven wrong dozens of times.
1) Transportation of stone for 900 km is not impossible. If you can load the boat, it doesn't matter if the distance is 50 or 900 kilometers. There are documented cases in Egypt of moving far larger (even a 1000 ton!) stones than the ones used in the pyramid. There's even an unfinished obelisk cut from granite where you can easily see how it was done step-by-step. I recommend the book by Dieter Arnold titled “Building in Egypt; Pharaonic Stone Masonry.”
2) It has been demonstrated several times that granite can be cut by using flat copper saws and quartz sand. See above.
3) Why the flattening the foundation is "impossible"? This was done for every single palace and temple. It the case of pyramids, the area is just larger. Giza plateau is just soft limestone, and it was not even flattened completely.
4) Glad that you said machine-like and not machine. The techniques for polishing granite (and other hard stones such as diorite) are well documented and experimentally tested. Only thing it takes is some time and patience.
5) It is well known that the Egyptians were capable of doing the calculations required to build the pyramid. There are several books about the subject (Richar 1972, Couchoud 1993, and especially Wirsching 2009 which focuses on the pyramids of Giza). The tool for making practically perfect angles is even known by its ancient name: "merkhet". Also the north-south alignment is well studied and understood. Only thing it needs is careful observation of stars from several vantage points.
6) Are you talking about the erosion hypothesis or Schoch's version of it? Because several other geologists have observed the same weathering (see papers by Punuru et al., 1990; Chowdhury et al., 1990; Guari et al., 1990; and Guari et al., 1995) and none of them ended up in the same conclusion with Schoch. Heavy precipitation is just only ONE of the many possible causes of the weathering. Most geologists do not share Schoch's view, but instead explain them as exfoliation caused by salt crystals due to hydrostatic pressure. This phenomenon is well documented in similar environments as in Giza and it does not require heavy rainfall.
I'm really disappointed in people who still in 2021 do not understand the difference between science and fairy tales. Literally hundreds of peer-reviewed papers are just a few clicks away, and yet you cling on these fringe theories and claims that make absolutely no sense. Please.
@@Usumgallu What is the best source for those peer-reviewed papers? Are they free?
I love this video. Brilliant. But I still think your theory about a 2nd, yet still undiscovered, subterranean chamber as Khufu's final resting place, and the king's chamber being a good decoy, are the best ever posited. Luckily, one theory doesn't necessarily preclude the other. Love your work!
Thank you
If the kings chamber in the great pyramid is a decoy, why would they so effectively plug it's only known access point with giant blocks of granite?
Stand strong, chin up. People with a history of knowing they have been wrong tend to be some of the best thinkers in the world. I have shaken my head during your videos before, many times, but I could always sense your commitment. After only 7 minutes of this video, I am writing this, as I am just like you thinking outside the box, but willing to change my mind as I learn more. Thank you for helping me learn more as you progressed.
If people want to find truth they have to adapt and admit when they were wrong.
Commendable . However, your hypothesis of tools used to cut and work the different types of used stones doesn't make any sense, especially in the +-20 year time frame. There are numerous examples where they (lehner and others) try and cut stone using sand and saws. It's just not possible to do all the work in the proposed time frame. Also, the human hand is not as steady and as a result cannot create the conditions to make cuts with very flat surfaces. I hope you are open minded enough to work together with engineers who can assist in trying to create a more viable explanation for the creation of the stonework we see before our eyes, especially in the Kings Chamber. Final point, what is your perspective and idea about how they raised all those blocks?
I'm joining to the question.
It always bothers me when academics try to run experiments on tools and labor to find out how long something takes. they normally miss a key point. a laborer who does that work with those tools day in and day out is going to be significantly more productive that people trying to figure it out on their own. also don't underestimate what can be achieved with simple tools and the human eye and hand when it comes to shaping objects. most of the pyramid is made of blocks that are very rough, probably had only a minimum of shaping before being put in place.
take a look at "sacred geometry decoded"'s channel, he explains how they could use heat and other basic tools to shape rocks, he also makes good use of various grinding materials to help do it relatively fast, much faster than what most archeologists that have tried to replicate it...
as for raising the blocks, most of that could have been done by using a counter weight in the grand gallery and up various ramps made around the pyramid (as noted by the external corner inserts)
I just posted similar thoughts on another reply. The corner inserts was quite interesting but there do seem to be machining evidence on humongous, hard stones especially.
Leaner is a paid propagandist and hawass Azz kisser.
The first plausible explanation, brilliant!
I still cannot come to terms with preparing and transporting the stone though in a 25 year time span and I’ve worked in quarrying all my life.
Keep up the good work
Watching your documentary reminded me of why I love TH-cam. Great work I hope this video get millions of views.
YT is FASCIST...
be careful
Hi Matt, I am a Patreon supporter of yours and always appreciate your throughout nature. However, I disagree with your Khufu's tomb hypothesis for the following reasons:
The evidence that this was a tomb does not satisfy the burden of proof and is flimsy at best. Especially the explanation for the shafts. Why don't we see these in the mud brick burial mounts that you say the pyramids evolved from?
What about the structures incredible alignments, like the fact that it is 3/60th of a degree of true north and is 8 sided and clearly has solstice alignments?
Why would Khufu go to the enormous trouble of making the pyramid 8 sided?
Why would Khufu place it in the geographical center of the earth's landmass? How could he have surveyed the planet, designed the pyramid and then have it built all in 20 years?
How could any civilization advance that quickly in their knowledge of math, engineering, physics, stone masonry, megalithic transport in just 4 short dynasties? I think you are forgetting just how impossible this structure and a project of this magnitude really is, for then and now.
Where are the precision tools from Khufu's time that can logically be said to have built the pyramids and responsible for the cut, core, saw and polish of the stones that match the saw marks, drill cores and other tool marks that are left to this day?
Finally, why would Khufu bother encoding so many measurements of the earth and also mathematical formulas into the very structure itself?
I know you have written off most other theories of the pyramid not being a tomb, through your research, but don't default to the tomb theory just because you have proven other theories wrong. You have failed to satisfy the burden of proof needed to call the Great Pyramid a tomb.
OK,
There are 4 constants that have not changed and will never change. Example:
1. Time - One second today was one second 4,000 years ago.
2. Weight - 1 ton today was 1 ton 4,000 years ago.
3. Gravity - Gravity is the same today as it was 4000 years ago,
4. Force - The same amount of force to move any same object today is the same amount of force required 4000 years ago. And force is really the missing piece to our equation. What force was used to move objects 4000 years ago? Best example to use is; sending a rocket ship to the moon. We calculated how much force it will take to lift a certain amount weight and to overcome gravity. And then we built the right mechanical device to make the force happen.
Back 4,000 years ago, someone understood the calculations of force. We need to discover their understanding of force. The reasons why so many people say Alien technology. Is because the force required to move large heavy objects back then does not make since. Using 500 - 1000 people pulling ropes, just does not jive with creating a mammoth structure requiring precision engineering.
And this goes for any ancient mammoth structure.
Time -
Weight -
Gravity -
Force - What device was created to generate enough force to move weight and to overcome gravity?
So this still all relies on copper tools cutting millions of stones? Watched a long way through for very little. Shouldn't the grotto be finished if it was the 1st contingency plan built?
This is really good, Matt. I think this is a significant contribution to this subject. I'm no expert, just a mechanical engineer who enjoys this stuff, but this appears to be well-reasoned and consistent. Makes me excited for someone to look into those voids!
Having watched this video straight through last evening, I found your explanation of the great pyramid mystery to be cogent and plausible; well-done! A theory for the tooling used in such a project would be most interesting. If the ceiling stains in the King's Chamber were indeed from iron buttressing, it suggests that steel tools may have been available for the stonework, including polishing.
All the experts agree on copper and stones tools.
OUTSTANDING WORK !!!!!!! THIS IS FANSTASTIC, Thank you so much for this.
Oooook, so much to discuss. First, so happy you found my video usefull. Looks like it was a big part of building up this theory. Also you pronounced my first name very well. My last name you simply pronounce it Guðnason 😂
I liked your theory. Im also very interested in the idea for the copper nails in the "door". That there was a rope tied to it to fit it in place. Where did that idea come from?
Regardin the queens chamber being a "backup" it doesnt explain one thing. Why didnt they just expand the pyramid with the queens chamber as the burial chamber? Was there anything about the kings chamber that was superior? Any thoughts.
Great work as always Matt! Some reasonable questions still to be answered in the comments, but I know you’ll follow the evidence. One thing about the shafts that strikes me; aren’t the copper rings on the wrong side of the blocks (the interior) to have set the blocks down in the shaft with a rope?
@@taylorpepper5278 Andrew is correct, the hook is on the correct side and you can see it in the Djedi video.
Was being closer to the sky meaningful in their culture in some way? The main thing is the Kings chamber is higher. Is higher better for some reason for ancient Egyptians?
I question the fallback plan idea also, but I believe the king's chamber having a flat ceiling may have been the superior feature that also required the wait displacing chambers above it.
Although the unforeseen death argument does seem reasonable to me, it seems like a lot of extra work to make fallback chambers--work that could have been dedicated to getting the primary chamber done faster. It also seems weird that the lowest chamber was so unfinished compared to the queen's if it was a fallback for the queen's chamber. it's as if the builders weren't making an effort to get it done first, so could it have really been a fallback for the king to use if he died before the queen's chamber was finished? The tunnel to nowhere out the back of the bottom chamber also is unexplained and I feel like contradicts the theory.
Wow, can't believe I missed this presentation! Great work as always! Little bummed but that's alright, it's discoveries like this that keep us grounded, I got a lot more if your content to check out, thank you for your hard work, Matt! You're the best!
Could you perhaps turn on the closed captioning for those of us who have hearing issues? Thanks.
Agree completely. Turn the words on, it helps everyone to have opinions.
@@Bill-xx2yh In this case you are lucky not to have to listen to him. Matt please will you just talk normally and not do that repetitive pitch descent thing in every sentence. It's difficult to listen to for more than a couple of minutes. Thanks.
@@blacklodgecooper9328 , his way of speaking is as built into him as yours is with you. He's well aware. We get used to temperature changes and keep on working. If we want the paycheck.
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 or we employ a fan/heater (subtitles) and keep on working ;)
I am in complete awe of your research and hypothesis. You have outdone yourself. It is a wish of mine to journey to the Giza Plateau one day and look upon these ancient wonders that you so eloquently describe . WELL DONE.
This video is why I finally decided to visit Egypt. I got back on 3/20/21. It was the single most amazing thing I’ve ever experienced. Thank you!
I respect that you acknowledge your opinion has changed with time. We all grow, and should strive to be flexible enough to form new opinions and humble enough to admit when we are wrong
Already you have dismissed others wiews on the graffiti. Not tested under proper conditions etc etc.
Not seen your views on the causeway yet and the enormous 120 ton blocks. To build that excavating cutting levelling etc getting flatness using bronze chisels is a mammoth task yet building the pyramid.
OK will see it through as you may cover this. Perhaps you can explain the jigsaw blocks which are identical in construction to those in Peru and elsewhere were made by Kufus workers who obviously if you are correct sailed the seas to construct the massive walls in Peru.
What about the 1000s of pyramids found all over the world did Kufu build those as well.?
You also ignore the geologists who state that Kufu couldn't have built the Sphinx.
Have you not considered that the Egyptians found these Pyramids and adopted them is that beyond your thoughts.
What about the Serapeum?
Your next project should be to prove the Egyptians built them to house sacred bulls.
Anyway it seems you feel its all about the God's I remain unconvinced and where the hell is Kufu. Why build that bloody great heap of stone and not be buried in it.
Why call it the Kings and Queens chamber.? Who named it? My optiion is Kufu adopted it as it was there and that would explain the mastabas around it.
You can always fit your belief in the religion to answer anything. After all God formed the earth in 6 days and a lot of people believe that.
Finally are you saying that the pyramid isn't a mathematical scale model of the earth's dimensions. The Egyptians scrawled their writing over everything where does it satly anything about the construction.
Have a thesis and build everything about that.
I am not convinced.
Build a history changing structure of immense and mind boggling proportions. Then scribble your name on it in marker pen ?
This only proves that it was built with other purpose then to show off. For example: "Thanks to this pile of rocks I will become immortal and travel to stars. Do I need to give a shit if the next generations will know that it was me, who ordered it to be built?"
@@Alex-qf2lb Yep, we don't see the outer stuff or capstone.
I had heard of heavy water erosion on the base course of the GP. Water erosion that is similar (if not identical) to the western outcrop of the Sphinx. I cannot remember where I heard it. I admit that I haven't researched it.
How can anyone make any claims about how long it took when the construction process itself is so much in question.
I mean what a fantastic analysis. It’s not guaranteed 100% but it’s the best explanation I’ve ever read. Well done!
"apart from Aliens. It was Never Aliens!" haha Perfect I love it.
I just took a huge zahi, and now my hawass really hurts!
Great comment🤣 Appreciated😊
I love TH-cam 😹😹
@James Stewart Your Caps Lock appears to be stuck. Dr. Zahi Hawass is an acclaimed expert on Egypt, not the Devil Incarnate.
@@librarylu he's nothing but a doo doo head.
@@johnnyalucard9704 Do you know anything about his accomplishments? You might want to look him up before making any more comments unworthy of a six-year-old.
Thanks for a clear-eyed assessment of the available facts. I spent my whole life marveling and imagining about the great pyramid and ancient Egypt. When I finally got there and crawled/climbed to where the sarcophagus was, I never questioned for one second that I was in a tomb.
The alternative theories are intriguing BUT the GP is obviously the crown jewel of a huge graveyard. That's astounding enough for me. The whole experience of the ancient monuments of Egypt was more mind-blowing than I ever imagined.
Wow, this is an incredible video!! So interesting, thank you for creating this!!
Cheers
I love the interpretations about the shafts being a symbolic entrance for the cosmic waters and an exit for the soul back to the abyss. Great video! Thanks, again.
PLEASE DO WRITE A BOOK! Preferably about the Pyramids of Egypt, especially the Great Pyramid. I'd love to peruse all you know about these Ancient Egyptian marvels in book form (more than I love your videos. The disadvantage of video is that you can't really skim or skip through to find the info you want as you can in a book. This book is much needed. Please write it immediately!
Matt you know I’ve been watching you since you started over three years ago and I have to say this video. you killed it man. it’s amazing you covered so much extensively you should win an award for it seriously. Great job 👏👏👏👏👏
It's solved.. All ancients followed the Sun West to see where it was going and then as far as possible East to find where it was coming from.. Eventually they all settled on the longest East West land in their location and built structures based on the angles of light to contemplate the Sun further. Stonehenge is in the center of the longest East West in England. The great pyramids are on the longest East West of the entire planet. The Mexico pyramids are also on the longest East West once we include the scattered island and anywhere people can travel. Stonehenge faces their summer solstice sunrise, and the great pyramids face their winter solstice noon Sun. The very moment the Sun crosses the horizon line was the most important moment in time. The loop on the ancient handbags is a depiction of the Sun crossing the horizon. The rectangle bag is the same shape as cartouches, doorways, and the sarcophagus. The three handbags at Gobekli Tepe face East and depict the Sun rising on the line summer, equinox and winter. The key to solving ancient symbols and metaphors is to know lower light shines higher and higher light shines lower. The Sun near the horizon is bent due to refraction into a special oval matching the oval sun disks with wings and also relates to squaring the circle. Place a rectangle around half of this oval Sun and it is the same rectangle again matching the sarcophagus. In other words, when the Sun is equally divided in half on the horizon.. if we place a rectangle around it, it will match the shape of the sarcophagus which is also facing East and West. And when the Sun is crossing the line its light is shining higher, which is why the kings sarcophagus is higher inside the pyramid.. its the light of the Sun crossing the line. You can also see this effect as the Sun is setting you will see its light rise higher and higher on your wall until it crosses the line.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_centre_of_Earth
Pretty convenient all that lands it right at the geographical centre of the earth then
Etymology of the word Horizon. The question was always" where is Horus ?"(on the .. ) They could figure positions of opposites.
Just an idea: what if the Pyramid was meant to be shared among descendants of it's primary builder/owner?
If they believed that pharaoh soul goes after death to heavens, they could put the deceased body into the sarcophagus, do prayers etc. and when they believed the soul ascended and became another celestial body, they could move the "empty corpse" to a grave, possibly in a hidden, secret place, so no one could never desecrate it? This would explain why the interior of the "Kings Chamber" has no cartouche, inscriptions, hieroglyphs etc. and looks very different from the known king's graves. Could it be meant as a reusable construction or appliance, like a bathtub, a space shuttle, or a palace?
Absolutely brilliant work ... This is actually farrr more interesting than UFO theories or whatnot. This explains it in so much depth and they way you tell it makes me wish I had you as my history teacher when I was younger
How do you feel about the whole geopolymer theory, and pouring the casing stones in place?
As someone who has studied the pyramids for 55 years I can say without doubt this video is the best theory I have yet come across. Well done indeed!
You haven’t looked very deep LOL this is just mainstream bs. Zawi obv bought this dude; he went from questioning things to just accepting the mainstream trash whatever dude lost all respect for this guy he doesn’t even explain the issues he had with much more likely scenarios “not hermetically sealed” is his reasoning….😂😂😂😂
Man, I love following your learning curve
you read my mind!
Are you then also saying that all the math encoded in the pyramid design is just coincidence? Or did they incorporate that into the tomb?
I guess it's more complicated than this. "Chnum Chufu" means "may (the god) Chnum protect you" and it was something that was written all over Egypt as a kind of lucky charm (like over doors and such) - so "Chufu" is much older and can allude to a lot of things, depending on the context. The Giza plateau - for example - was known as "achet chufu" - which means "protected area". You could also say "chufu" instead of goodbye, which means "be safe/be protected" - so yeah, it may take even some more research.
33k views 1,2k comments so far. Proof that it is a great video, that turns gears in people's brain. Thank you for keeping your feet on the ground. That is the only place where we can make a leap of belief from.
Great work, thanks for making this available for those of us who lack the tenacity to dig this deeply AND understand what we're looking at. 🤣❤ Great job!
This helped me fill a few gaps between the symbolic and rational. Thanks
I've tried to fault this my friend and I've been with you all the way on this journey and my 3 words up to now are "You've Nailed It". Your tireless research and reasoning has paid off and I sincerely feel comfortable now to a level I've previously never reached. Brilliant process and I admire your methodology. Deepest thanks and I look forward to continuing on with you on this EPIC journey...Charlie Ward..Australia
I'm really happy to see the culmination of all your research. Really eye opening stuff. I'm proud to have helped finance it in a small way! Keep it up my guy!
Thank you so much for the support
This video deserves an Oscar for best documentary
wow, thanks
Te be 100% honest. we will never know until Zahi Hawass is completely out of the picture. There are to many secrets to make a definitive answer imo..
Exactly
I've been researching the pyramid(s) for many years. I was actually convinced that they were power plants and that they were built way before than we are taught, until your video. I must admit that this is the best video I've seen, even though I did not like the idea in the beginning. I wanted to have more evidence otherwise. But here everything is. And it all makes sense. My mind is truly blown. Thank you and have a great day.
Christopher Dunn is a liar & a shill.
Coming back to this 1 year Later and it’s still amazing. Truly applaud you my friend
Congratulations. You've come a very long way. Wow. What a compelling theory. The best I've heard.
Thank you so much
@@AncientArchitects I have been sceptical in the past of some of your more alternative ideas and we have spared on these pages at times. As the son of an archaeologist I am always wary of a common view by alternative thinkers that they are close-minded and/or protective. Some are of coarse but there are good reasons to be skeptical about alternative theories though non should ever be discounted. I have never believed aliens or power stations were involved, not because that's an impossibility but simply due to the lack of credible evidence. I have never though questioned your commitment to discovering the truth, a path that does necessitate the exploration of alternative ideas or we never move forwards right? I have followed your from the start and I commend you on the journey you have and continue to take through this endlessly fascinating and mysterious period of our history. Keep up the good work.
Thanks. I’m just making a video on the geology of the Sphinx and I again come to a conclusion that it isn’t 7-10,000 years old. The evidence simply doesn’t stack up.
@@AncientArchitects I look forward to that. I hope Bright Insight watched that video. The Sphinx could be really old but I'm it convinced. And since that precipitation study came out, many have run with the idea that it's really really ancient as it is such a compelling notion.
This theory is almost exactly the same theory Zahi Hawass and the mainstream has been putting forward forever. That's fine if you agree, but it just seems so weird to me when I read all the comment talking about how groundbreaking this is
This video is a really masterpiece of research and how to apply logic to the mysteries of the egyptian history! I studied ancient history and let me tell you that your channel is amazing! Thank you for sharing your work!
Its so mind blowing to think that thousands of years ago a civilization was so advanced they would leave this behemoth of a mystery for us to solve thousands of years later...
As the saying goes "when the facts change, I change my mind"
This is a very impressive piece of research and your findings do seem to show that the great pyramid was a tomb all along and as much as I would like to believe some of the alternative theories this has convinced me for now.
That being said, the mystery is still not over. Having been fortunate enough to have been to Giza twice and seen the great pyramid in person the scale of its construction as well as the craftsmanship of the stone work still looks beyond the technology the Old Kingdom Egyptians are believed to have had. It just doesn't seem possible that a copper age people could have done this. I was intrigued by your previous video showing evidence of iron mining at Giza. Would the use of iron or steel tools (which would have long rusted away) be the best explanation in your opinion?
Did the facts ever change? Or did Matt just change his mind? I’ve been listening to this channel for a few years and it’s pretty disappointing hearing Matt completely going mainstream on us. It must be very hard to want to be taken seriously tho so I do understand. I’ve been to Giza once and it was completely life changing, and maybe seeing it in person is what makes me certain it wasn’t the latter dynasties
missed it the first time, glad to see it's back. perfect for sunday morning viewing! thanks Matt, love your work.
As a newcomer I have to say this is the best explanation for the layout of the great pyramid.
Like most, my thoughts have always been towards a power plant. To be honest I’m exhilarated yet deflated by your hypothesis.
I agree with you yet also find it hard to believe of the ancient Egyptians capabilities. They were truly amazing.
powerplant 😂 🤡
The best video you’ve ever done. Great job! I appreciate your efforts!
I so admire your willingness to state your revised beliefs. It says so much about your character. The clarity and the inclusion of such painstaking detail is tremendous! I think you mentioned possibly providing a transcript? It seems unfair to ask you to do even more work, but every bit of what you’ve covered here is so valuable, I’d sure like to focus on pieces of it at a slightly slower pace. Thank you for all you’ve done for us now and in all your past works.
25:00 There's also an interesting document from 1100 BCE where a grave robber named Amenpanufer confesses robbing a pyramid (a tomb), and even explains how he got away with it without any punishment. This text is discussed in Lewis, J. E. 2003. "The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Egypt". Running Press.
52:00 That's a very nice theory! I have a very similar idea to this, but I think the pyramid was not extended, as it would have been extremely difficult afterwards. The reason why the shafts of the queen's chambers do not reach the outer layer of the pyramid was probably just that the builders decided not to continue them when the king's chamber was finished. That's why their ends coincidence in height with the roof of the king's chamber. The blocks with copper handles may simply have been covers that prevent rubble falling into the shaft and blocking them, as they would have been impossible to clean. I think that the blocks were placed there always as soon as a new portion of the shaft was constructed. When the shafts were extended, the blocks were moved. Ultimately theywere just left on their place when the building of the lower shafts were canceled.
1:23:00 This theory about the hidden ceremonial passages is absolutely fascinating. It would be a discovery of the century if we actually could find these passages.
Probably the most logically thought out explanation of the great pyramid I have seen, nice work well done. I have been inside the pyramid and it held me in awe.
Drone on and on and on.... Snooze
I felt the same reading your comment. Just another dull pointless comment… Snooze.
I enjoy that your true purpose is to tell the truth. Science and scientific method are there to allow us to change our minds when the findings differ from previous thoughts. Searching for the truth is key when basing your hypothesis on the all available evidence. I keep watching because you always have the bravery try to get to the truth of it. You have my total support, even if you change your mind yet again. Keep it going. Love your videos and I know it’s not easy to make, edit and put it out there.
Great job Matt! This was just as interesting as one of the other hypotheses about the Great Pyramid, and it makes a great deal of sense.
Thank you. I have always liked your changing ideas because you back them up, and also explain why you are changing. It gives me hope that research it always useful as long as you keep an open mind and go where the evidence leads.
I was honest when I said it was a water pump and I’m honest now too. With increased knowledge comes an evolving mind. You can’t learn more and stick to an idea that simply can’t be right.
To increase the size of a pyramid you don't need to extend all sides, two or three sides suffices. Fitting the incremental build hypothesis, this might have been done at first. They would have extended the south side, and then, looking from the east (like in most diagrams of the pyramid) the king's chamber seems to be exactly in the middle! To complete the pyramid they extended either the east or the west side, leaving the king's chamber off-center looking from the north or the south, but they also could have extended both sides, leaving the king's chamber exactly in the middle! In both cases, the north side could be left untouched, with the added benefit of not needing to reconstruct the entrance!
Very good work and indeed a very solid attempt to document and justify your claims. One thing is left, though..... and that would be an explanation on how they did it. I mean technically.
I was towards the idea that there is more in the Great Pyramid that meets the eye (not aliens), perhaps an earlier but since long lost period of Egyptian history. Still your video today brings things (for me) back to what mainstream has been saying all along. Regardless, though, it seems rather unlikely that the Egyptian did it with the knowledge and technology we are giving them
credit for. They must have been far more capable with techniques and / or tools we cannot imagine.
These people had knowledge and use of simple tools: wedge, lever, screw, pulley, ramp
@@williamkeith8944 I do not think so and even if this is the case, they must have been combining them in a way we cannot think today. I am not referring to any kind of power tool or so. I am referring to things that we say they did not had or know, but the Great Pyramid proves (at least to a degree) that they did. An example being Π & Φ number.
@@williamkeith8944 The materials used to make such tools are where the friction lay. And the anomalous tool marks on many stones, quarries, etc don't support their use of such primitive stone/copper/bronze age implements in the construction.
Appreciate the time and energy that went into this video, everything is well thought out ! Thanks for posting
3 minutes in and I already know this isn’t going to be a dumb conspiracy theory. Thank you!