The book of death and the Pyramid.
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is the oldest and most intact of the ancient wonders of the world. Constructed between 2584 and 2561 BCE, during the reign of Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, it used to be the tallest structure built by human hands for over 3000 years. It measured up to 146 meters at the time of construction and was made with over 2 million stones.
Since there is no written record on how the Great Pyramid was constructed, various theories and claims were established. One of the most famous claims is that it was built with alien technology. Believers of ancient astronauts or aliens pointed out that the pyramid’s precisely cut stones weigh two tons each, which seems impossible to lift manually.
Regarding its location, some pointed out that the Great Pyramid, along with the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure line up with Orion’s belt. Its position also aligns with the North Magnetic Pole. One even highlighted that its geographic co-ordinates 29.9792458°N is related to the speed of light that is 299,792,458 m/s. He claimed that the only way to time travel is through the speed of light and suggested that aliens could have visited the ancient civilization to build the pyramids.Archaeologists investigate the mysterious Kings of Egypt's Pyramid Age, and discover a lost temple, buried for more than four thousand years. To learn more and join the hunt for clues, shedding light on the new legacy of the most powerful rulers in the history of Ancient Egypt, tune into Lost Treasures of Egypt, Sundays at 7pm, on National Geographic UKPyramid of Unas
Monument in Saqqara, Memphis & Dahshur
To the southwest of Zoser’s funerary complex is the Pyramid of Unas, last pharaoh of the 5th dynasty (2375–2345 BC). Built only 300 years after the inspired Step Pyramid, this unassuming pile of loose blocks once stood 43m high, and its interior marked the beginning of a significant development in funerary practices. For the first time, the royal burial chamber was decorated, its ceiling adorned with stars and its white alabaster-lined walls inscribed with beautiful blue hieroglyphs.
The aforementioned hieroglyphs are some of the earliest examples of the funerary inscriptions that are now known as the Pyramid Texts (later compiled into the Egyptian Book of the Dead). Covering the walls of a number of the pyramids at Saqqara, the hieroglyphs are ‘spells’ to protect the soul of the deceased. Of the 283 separate phrases in Unas’ tomb, most are prayers and hymns and lists of items, such as food and clothing the pharaoh would require in the afterlife.
The 750m-long causeway running from the east side of Unas’ pyramid to his valley temple (now marked by little more than a couple of stone columns at the side of the road leading up to the site) was originally roofed and decorated with a great range of painted relief scenes, including a startling image of people starving, thought to be due to a famine during Unas’ reign. A portion of the relief is on display in the Imhotep Museum.
The two 45m-long boat pits of Unas lie immediately south of the causeway, while on either side of the causeway are numerous tombs – more than 200 have been excavated. Of the several better-preserved examples usually open to visitors are the tombs of one of Unas’ queens, Nebet, and that of Princess Idut, who was possibly his daughter. There are also several brightly painted tombs of prominent 5th- and 6th-dynasty officials. These include the Tomb of Mehu, the royal vizier (minister), and the Tomb of Nefer, the supervisor of singers.
Several beautiful tombs have been cleared in the area east of the Pyramid of Unas. Although not quite as famous as the tombs north of the Step Pyramid, this set includes a number of interesting Pharaonic attendants. These include the joint Tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep, overseers of the royal manicurists to Pharaoh Nyuserra; the Tomb of Neferherenptah, the overseer of the royal hairdressers; and the Tomb of Irukaptah, overseer of the royal butchers.
Around the sides of the Pyramid of Unas are several large shaft tombs built much later, in the Saite era (664–525 BC) and the Persian period (525–404 BC). These are some of the deepest tombs in Egypt, although as with just about everywhere else in the country, precautions against grave robbers failed. However, the sheer size of the tombs and the great stone sarcophagi within, combined with their sophisticated decoration, demonstrate that the technical achievements of the later part of ancient Egyptian history were equal to those of earlier times.
Published 6 Feb 2018 by lonely planetIn Bosnia in 2005, an amateur archeologist named Semir Osmanagich announced that he had discovered a pyramidal complex at the foot of a the hill now known as the Pyramid of the Sun which is some 1,180 feet high. Over time, he discovered three more pyramids and proposed that they were built by the same people who created the pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica. Osmanagich has claimed the pyramids to be 34,000 years old.Not only were they found to be more precise in orientation than the pyramids of Giza but blocks made of some type of concrete were found at the Sun pyramid's base. Futhermore, physicists surprisingly measured an electromagnetic energy of 28khz emanating from the tip of the pyramid.In 2008, a conference of 50 scientists from countries including Egypt, Russia, UK, Poland, was conducted. The experts supported the claim that the hills were actually pyramids. Subsequent annual conferences concluded that the Bosnian pyramid complex is the oldest in the world.Not surprisingly, in 2006 the Bosnian government decided to fund a site excavation but there was stiff opposition. The European Association of Archaeologists wrote a manifesto demanding the government avoid funding the project as it was a "hoax".
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