0:02 ground penetrating radar, VLF, just so
0:04 many different techniques. The Geoscan
0:05 and Milan Burrow's satellite
0:06 technologies, I mean, they're vastly
0:08 different techniques. They seem to be
0:10 aligned. They're telling you the same
0:11 things. So, they found something like
0:13 there's something down there. What is
0:16 down there seems to be also quite a
0:18 mystery. The central object is hard to
0:21 classify. It appears metallic, not stone
0:24 or wood.
0:27 A freestanding 40 m long metallic tic
0:30 tac-shaped object. approximately what 50
0:33 60 m below the ground in a huge big open
0:36 corridor or an atrium. Come on. Like th
0:45 [Music] [Applause]
0:46 [Applause] [Music]
0:56 Welcome back to Uncharted X. This is Ben
0:59 and I hope everyone is doing well. Today
1:01 I want to share a story with you. A
1:03 story about what I think is one of the
1:06 most important ancient sites in the
1:08 world. Something that legitimately could
1:10 represent the discovery of the
1:12 millennium. Something that, at least in
1:14 my opinion, represents the biggest and
1:18 best opportunity for real archaeology
1:20 and offers a chance to truly unravel the
1:22 past and reveal details and the truth of
1:26 our own faristant history. Yet, despite
1:28 this tantalizing opportunity, the site
1:31 goes mostly unacknowledged or even worse
1:33 seems to have been subjected to a
1:35 deliberate cover up with researchers
1:37 being threatened and others actually
1:39 being jailed for their involvement with
1:41 this place.
1:43 However, as you'll see if you stick with
1:45 me in this video, the truth is beginning
1:47 to be told. And with the advent of new
1:49 technologies being developed in recent
1:51 years, including some that have made
1:53 quite a stir in just relatively recent
1:55 months, new discoveries have been made
1:57 surrounding this site that will, I
2:00 assure you, blow your mind with their
2:02 claims and implications.
2:05 So, strap in, grab a beverage, and let
2:06 me tell you about one of the greatest
2:10 historical stories never told.
2:12 Before we get started, a quick bit of
2:14 context. This is a version of the
2:16 presentation that I shared for the first
2:19 time at the Cosmic Summit in June 2025.
2:21 And it's something that I've been
2:22 wanting to talk about at a venue like
2:25 that for some years now. I chose this
2:27 year because, well, as you'll see, this
2:29 topic is closely related to the main
2:32 theme of the summit and indeed that of
2:34 the whole ancient Egyptian news cycle
2:36 that's been blowing up all the way into
2:37 mainstream media recently, the
2:40 space-based synthetic aperture radar and
2:42 Doppler tomography, deep earth scans.
2:44 particularly of the Middle Pyramid at
2:46 Giza. I happened to be in Egypt when
2:48 that news broke and I had a lot of
2:50 people reaching out to me about it. In
2:53 fact, I was even invited to that Pierce
2:54 Morgan kathuffle with all the other
2:56 YouTubers and good old Flint Dibble,
2:58 which was an opportunity that I
3:00 declined. I really didn't feel like I
3:01 had a lot to offer on the topic at the
3:04 time, and well, I just don't like
3:06 mainstream media, and I generally want
3:07 nothing to do with it or with its
3:10 pundits. While I'm certainly less
3:12 skeptical now than I originally was on
3:15 this new satellitebased tech, hey, I
3:16 definitely want to believe. I'm
3:18 certainly no expert on the technical
3:20 details, and I still think it's a bit of
3:23 a black box, but it's definitely
3:25 promising. Here's something that few
3:27 people interested in this technology
3:29 really know about that. The Italian
3:30 scientists with their synthetic aperture
3:32 radar and Doppler approach are certainly
3:35 not the only ones using space-based tech
3:37 to scan beneath the ground. and we'll
3:39 explore some of the other somewhat
3:42 similar efforts in this video. I do
3:43 think that the claims from Beyond and
3:46 May and particularly all of the media
3:47 attention that they've received are
3:50 opening up some incredible opportunities
3:52 and possibilities, but as you'll see, I
3:54 think we're skipping over some of the
3:55 true potential for groundbreaking
3:58 exploration and discovery in the field
4:00 as it were. It'll all make sense once we
4:02 get into it. Trust me, the Italian
4:04 scientists behind the cuff scan work
4:06 were at the cosmic summit when I was
4:08 there, and they were deservingly build
4:10 as the headliners. But as I learned
4:12 after the event, apparently my little
4:13 related topic, the presentation that
4:15 we're about to get into, won the award
4:17 for the most mind-blowing presentation
4:19 at the summit, as voted by its
4:21 attendees. So, thank you to everyone for
4:22 that. I'm glad that the people there
4:24 enjoyed catching it live. Uh,
4:26 personally, I've never felt much more
4:28 than dread when it comes to public
4:29 speaking at those events, but hey, I
4:31 think it actually went pretty well. When
4:33 I got home, I really wanted to share
4:35 this topic with everybody else out there
4:37 who might be interested in it. And I
4:39 wanted to do so in a medium that I'm a
4:40 bit more comfortable in, which happens
4:43 to be here on YouTube or Spotify or
4:44 Rumble or wherever it is that you're
4:46 watching this.
4:48 Before we get started, a quick update on
4:50 the channel and some upcoming stuff. If
4:51 you want to skip ahead, use the chapters
4:54 shown down below. But I'm happy to say
4:57 that the 2026 Uncharted X Egypt tour is
4:59 all set and now available for booking if
5:01 you want to come and see the amazing
5:03 sites of Egypt with myself as well as my
5:06 good friends Ysef Awin and Kyle and Russ
5:09 Allen in March of next year. The last
5:11 few years of running these annual trips,
5:13 it's really been epic. They've always
5:14 been great groups. And in the last
5:16 couple of years, I think we did 10
5:18 special permission private access visits
5:21 on each tour, which is way more than
5:23 anybody else touring in Egypt. And I
5:25 think 2026 is going to be no different.
5:27 I haven't even announced this publicly
5:29 until now, and it's already halfway sold
5:31 out. So, do take a look if you're
5:32 interested. All of the dets, they're up
5:35 on my website at unchartedex.com/
5:38 Egypt 2026.
5:39 If March doesn't work for you or if the
5:41 tour's a little bit too long, then I
5:44 will also be in Egypt this December of
5:47 2025 co-hosting with Ysef A1 on his
5:50 annual Primordial Egypt tour. It is a
5:52 few days shorter than the Uncharted X
5:54 tour. It has less special permissions
5:57 and as such has a lower price tag. And
5:58 all of the details for the Primordial
6:00 Tour are also up on my website. It's uncharted.com/primordial.
6:03 uncharted.com/primordial.
6:05 Lastly, and this is something I've been
6:06 meaning to do for a long while now, but
6:08 I've got new merch. A bunch of new
6:10 designs and a whole new merch store that
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6:30 I'd prefer to focus on the value for
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6:35 do check out all of the options over at unchartedex.com/support.
6:38 unchartedex.com/support.
6:41 Let's get into the video. [Music]
6:48 So, as I said in the intro, this is a
6:50 topic that I've wanted to get into for
6:53 several years now. And I chose this year
6:55 at the cosmic summit to present and talk
6:58 about this because I think it is closely
7:00 related to what has been the major theme
7:03 of certainly the cosmic summit and
7:04 pretty much of the news cycle
7:07 surrounding you know the ancient world
7:09 particularly ancient Egypt and that is
7:12 the uh the cuff scan uh project. So the
7:14 the Italian scientists who came out with
7:16 their claims and their method of using
7:18 synthetic aperture radar from satellites
7:20 uh combined with Doppler tomography and
7:23 seismic data to peer below the earth at
7:25 the Giza plateau and and make these
7:27 extraordinary claims that there are all
7:29 of these massive structures and objects
7:31 deep beneath the ground. These huge, you
7:33 know, hundreds of meters of shafts and
7:35 80 meter wide cubes and all of these
7:38 things being connected by tunnels and
7:40 other subterranean infrastructure. This
7:42 topic that I'm going to get into is is
7:44 quite closely related to that. But
7:47 that's by no means the only use of new
7:50 technology that's happened in 2025 or
7:52 indeed in in the last several years.
7:54 There's been a lot of projects that I
7:56 think are showing that new technology is
7:59 helping us to uncover hidden details and
8:01 learn more about these structures and
8:03 artifacts that come to us throughout
8:05 history. Another great example of this
8:08 is of course the scan pyramids project
8:10 which has been running for I think 10
8:12 years or more now at this point. They
8:14 they were using muon detection or cosmic
8:17 ray detection techniques to discover and
8:19 and and show that there are in fact
8:21 hidden voids within structures like the
8:22 great pyramid. This has been an
8:24 experiment that's been ongoing for many
8:26 years. In fact, you know, a bunch of the
8:28 times pretty much over the last five or
8:30 six years that I've been going into the
8:32 Great Pyramid on a fairly regular basis,
8:33 I've always found a lot of their
8:35 equipment that's being set up and used
8:37 as part of this experiment inside the
8:39 pyramid. Uh down in the subterranean
8:41 chamber, you'll find server racks full
8:43 of gear. The Queen's Chamber at times
8:45 has been just packed full of, you know,
8:46 workshop equipment as well as server
8:48 racks and other infrastructure. And then
8:49 there's been all these detection panels
8:52 that have been laid up and down uh the
8:54 Grand Gallery. I'm happy to say that at
8:55 the moment, at least the last time I was
8:57 in there, all of this equipment has
8:58 since gone because they've they've spent
9:00 the time, they've had the several years
9:03 of collecting their data. But the data
9:04 is showing that there are in fact hidden
9:06 passages and chambers within the Great
9:08 Pyramid that we really never knew about.
9:10 In fact, that's one of the ways that we
9:13 know that this technology uh it really
9:15 does work because they not only did they
9:17 find the big void, the big space that's
9:18 near the Grand Gallery about the same
9:20 size of it, but they also found a
9:22 smaller chamber that was right behind
9:25 the chevrons, the the chevron shaped
9:28 blocks that sit above the main entrance,
9:30 the descending passageway uh in the
9:32 Great Pyramid. Uh nobody knew there was
9:33 a chamber there. Nobody even suspected
9:35 it. But the scan showed that it was
9:37 there. And we, you know, that they
9:39 drilled a hole. Zahi was got up on the,
9:40 you know, on a press release and talked
9:41 about, hey, we've discovered a new
9:43 chamber and we all got to see pictures
9:44 of it. So, we know the technology works.
9:46 They found something that nobody
9:48 suspected was there and they drilled
9:49 into it and they figured it out and
9:50 they're like, hey, here's this new
9:53 chamber. Now, while this experiment's
9:54 been going on for a long time, there is
9:57 new technology now being used to explore
9:59 the great void. In fact, Matt Bell, a
10:01 good friend of mine, the guy who owns a
10:02 lot of these ancient Egyptian hardstone
10:05 vases that I talk about on this channel,
10:06 he is helping to fund a robotic
10:09 exploration of that great void that
10:10 should be happening towards the end of
10:12 this year, if not early into next year.
10:14 So, we we're seeing examples of new
10:17 technology really being used to uncover
10:19 these hidden mysteries and and hidden
10:22 aspects and characteristics of this
10:24 architecture from our past. I mean I
10:26 have to throw in here also another good
10:28 example of this is really the vasecan
10:31 project. All of the new technology the
10:34 LAR scans the CT X-ray scans the use of
10:36 modern metrology software and modern
10:39 engineering techniques to deconstruct
10:41 some of these ancient hardstone
10:43 artifacts is is only showing us that
10:44 we're learning more and more and more
10:46 about the precision engineering and
10:48 design that went into these things. And
10:50 it's I think it's pro proving to be
10:52 quite a conundrum uh for the standard
10:55 model of history. But again, this is the
10:57 effect of using new technology and using
11:00 our ability to its fullest to try and
11:02 explore these topics. And so, it's been
11:03 an interesting year for that. And I
11:05 think we're only going to keep going
11:07 forward. However, despite all of the
11:09 news cycle really focusing on this and
11:12 the the amazing claims that were made by
11:14 the the cuff scan team about these
11:17 structures below the Giza plateau, what
11:20 if I told you that a massive ancient
11:22 underground structure in Egypt had
11:25 already been discovered?
11:27 Discovered but not yet explored. But it
11:30 has been discovered. Not only that, but
11:32 this structure has been scanned using
11:34 several different techniques, including
11:36 space-based deep earth penetrating
11:38 techniques several times, also with
11:41 other techniques, and it is 100%
11:42 confirmed through all of these
11:45 techniques to actually exist.
11:47 Not only that, but this is something
11:49 that I'm talking about that is not you
11:50 can't really consider it wildly
11:53 speculative or something new. And now
11:55 this isn't a criticism of the cuffray
11:58 scan claims or the the claims they made
12:00 about the the Kufu pyramid, but they are
12:02 for sure speculative and they are for
12:04 sure new. There's really no other no one
12:06 else has really claimed that there are
12:09 80 foot cubic rooms and shafts that are
12:11 dozens of meters wide running down 6 or
12:13 700 meters below the Giza Plateau.
12:15 Nobody's talked about those existing.
12:17 For sure there there are tunnels and
12:19 there are passages in the ground at the
12:21 Giza plateau but nobody has really
12:23 talked about them in the context of the
12:25 or the scale of the claims that have
12:34 it has been documented not only in
12:37 fairly recent times but also throughout
12:39 antiquity. uh there are a few people in
12:41 our modern era who are who who know
12:43 about this who who are actively trying
12:46 to pursue this and find out more and to
12:49 to push the exploration of this site
12:51 further forward. These claims that have
12:53 been made about it too and the way that
12:55 this structure and this thing has been
12:58 talked about in antiquity is also quite
12:59 amazing and we're going to get into some
13:02 of those examples. It's said to exceed
13:04 in grandeur all of the wonders of the
13:06 ancient world and that includes the
13:09 pyramids. In fact, specifically, it is
13:13 said to ex to exceed the grandeur of the
13:16 pyramids of Egypt. And if that's true,
13:19 then the uncovering, the discovery, the
13:21 uncovering, and the exploration of a
13:23 site like that that is said to exceed in
13:25 grandeur and spectacle the pyramids of
13:28 Egypt, it really should represent the
13:30 discovery of the 21st century, probably
13:32 of the entire millennium in the field of
13:35 archaeology. However, what's really
13:37 crazy about this is that the the
13:39 discovery, this discovery of it that's
13:41 happened has quite honestly been
13:43 suppressed. There has actually been a
13:45 cover up and we're going to get into
13:47 some of the details of that. But I think
13:49 and one of the great things about this
13:50 new technology and particularly the fact
13:52 that it's a lot of this stuff is is
13:54 really in space which is difficult uh
13:56 for one particular government or entity
13:58 or person you might wonder who I'm
14:01 talking about here. I am not a scientist
14:03 to control is that they they can't
14:05 control it, right? It's in space. So the
14:07 there are opportunities here to to
14:10 explore this uh this site and to get
14:11 this information out and hopefully to
14:14 move forward with its exploration. So
14:16 I'm sure some of you know exactly what
14:18 I'm talking about. Some of you may not
14:19 have heard of this, but I am of course
14:22 talking about the great labyrinth of
14:25 ancient Egypt. Now, when I say
14:28 labyrinth, the word, I don't think the
14:30 the great lost labyrinth of ancient
14:32 Egypt is the one that comes to mind. Uh,
14:34 if you're of my age, and I might be
14:36 dating myself a little bit here when I
14:37 talk about labyrinth, you the first
14:39 thing you might think about is this
14:42 movie, the the David Bowie movie with
14:43 all the Henson puppets with Jennifer
14:45 Connelly. Fantastic movie from back in
14:48 the day. It's one from the the childhood
14:49 that probably sticks in a lot of
14:50 people's brains these days back when
14:52 they made pretty good movies and
14:54 Hollywood was doing its its thing. The
14:56 ancient Egyptian labyrinth might still
14:58 not be the one that you think about when
15:01 you think of real labyrinth. In fact,
15:02 most people I suspect when you say
15:04 labyrinth think that it probably
15:06 originated from the ancient Greek
15:08 labyrinth, the one on the island of
15:11 Cree. Now, this is one of those ancient
15:14 Greek myths or legends or stories that's
15:16 part of their mythology. Most people
15:18 probably have a passing understanding or
15:20 awareness of this with the Minotaur. It
15:22 was built for King Minos by a guy named
15:24 Dalus who was the father of Icarus.
15:26 Icarus being the guy who, you know, flew
15:28 a little too close to the sun and his
15:31 the wax on his wings melted and they
15:32 fell to the death. I think Dalus was
15:34 supposed to be with him at the time, but
15:36 yeah. So, you also have Thesius who went
15:37 into the labyrinth. There's a whole
15:39 story of him following and unraveling
15:41 his his cotton thread so he wouldn't get
15:43 lost in the labyrinth. He was going down
15:44 there to save the maiden because they
15:46 were sacrificing maidens to this beast
15:48 that lived in the labyrinth, the minur
15:51 who was a halfbull halfman creature and
15:53 the the the minotaur was killed by
15:56 Thesus. And this whole story, I mean, if
15:57 it's kind of a funny one if you want to
15:59 look into the origins of it,
16:00 particularly the origins of the
16:01 minotaur. If you want to find out how
16:03 sort of twisted some of the ancient
16:05 Greek myths and stories and legends will
16:07 get, you can look into where the um
16:09 where the minotaur came from. I'll let
16:10 everyone look that one up in their own
16:13 time. Has to do with Poseidon and King
16:14 Minos and King Minus' wife and a big
16:16 white bull. And yeah, you don't really
16:18 want to know the rest of it. However,
16:20 this whole story and this whole legend,
16:22 even though the word labyrinth does come
16:24 from the Greek, like labyrinthus, the
16:27 entomology of the word does come to us
16:30 from the Greeks. The whole idea of the
16:31 labyrinth, it's said that this whole
16:34 concept was inspired and built because
16:36 the Greeks knew about the ancient
16:39 Egyptian labyrinth. And we can go back
16:41 to early Greek writers during the period
16:44 to find out that this is the case. In
16:45 fact, let's look at a guy called Diodoriculus
16:47 Diodoriculus
16:48 who was a ancient Greek historian
16:51 originated from Sicily in his histories
16:53 volume 1 in around the 1st century BCE
16:55 and he wrote this about the Creian
16:58 labyrinth. He said it is even said by
17:00 some that Datalus crossed over to Egypt
17:03 and in wonder at the skill shown in the
17:05 building built for Minos king of Cree a
17:08 labyrinth like that in Egypt in which so
17:10 the tales go the creature called the
17:14 minur was kept. He goes on to explain a
17:16 little further that be that as it may,
17:18 the Creian labyrinth has completely
17:19 disappeared either through the
17:21 destruction wrought by some ruler or
17:23 through the ravages of time. But the
17:25 Egyptian labyrinth remains absolutely
17:28 perfect in its entire construction down
17:31 to my time. Now, Diodora Siculus lived
17:33 and obviously visited Egypt in the 1st
17:36 century BC. So, he's talking about the
17:38 Creian labyrinth at that point seems to
17:40 have been destroyed. It was a figure
17:42 from his own history, but he evidently
17:45 visited the labyrinth and he wrote more
17:46 about it. One of the other things he
17:48 talked about it, it was this complex and
17:51 and crazy undulating
17:53 set of passages and chambers. He says
17:55 that quote, "For once in, it is
17:57 impossible to find one's way out again
17:59 without difficulty, unless one lights
18:01 upon a guide who is perfectly acquainted
18:04 with it." So, Deodorich actually visited
18:07 this ancient Egyptian labyrinth, and he
18:09 certainly wasn't the only one. Probably
18:11 the earliest historical figure that we
18:14 know of who wrote about his account of
18:15 visiting the labyrinth and probably one
18:17 of the most famous people to have ever
18:18 visited the labyrinth was of course
18:20 Heroditus. Now Herodotus lived several
18:23 centuries before Diodor Siculus. He
18:26 lived around the you know 5th century BC
18:29 484 to 430 BC and he wrote extensively
18:31 about the mysteries and wonders of Egypt
18:33 including the labyrinth. Now what he
18:35 wrote about the labyrinth is quite
18:38 revealing in terms of its grandeur and
18:41 its scale. Quoting Heroditus, "This I
18:43 saw myself, and I found it greater than
18:46 words can say. For if one should put
18:47 together and reckon up all of the
18:49 buildings and all of the great works
18:51 produced by the Helenis, they would
18:54 prove to be inferior in labor and
18:56 expense to this labyrinth. Though it is
18:58 true that both the temple at Aphysos and
19:01 that at Samos are works worthy of note."
19:04 So he's here explaining that the work of
19:06 all of the Greeks, the the Heleners, the
19:08 Helenis, the that's he's talking about
19:10 the Greek civilization, his own
19:12 civilization. Of course, Herodotus was a
19:15 Greek historian as well. He wrote this
19:17 particular passage in his book two of
19:19 his histories. He's saying that all of
19:21 the works of the Greeks and everything
19:24 that's impressive and amazing about the
19:26 ancient Greek civilization pad into
19:29 comparison than simply just the
19:31 labyrinth. the amount of labor it would
19:32 take to do everything that the ancient
19:34 Greek civilization did would be less
19:36 than that required to build the
19:38 labyrinth. He also compared the
19:40 labyrinth to the other parts of Egypt.
19:42 Quoting Heroditus, the pyramids were
19:45 also greater than words can say, and
19:47 each one of them is equal to many works
19:50 of the Helenis, great as they may be,
19:52 but the labyrinth surpasses even the
19:55 pyramids. Now, this is an incredible
19:56 claim because if you if you're like me
19:59 and you've ever been to the Giza
20:02 Plateau, you've been to Egypt, I go all
20:03 the time. I mean, I must have been 15
20:05 times now. I mean, just at least to the
20:06 Giza Plateau, you know, you go multiple
20:09 times on a on a particular trip, but I
20:11 every time I this doesn't get old. I've
20:15 stood in front of these incredible stone
20:17 triangles in the desert, these these
20:19 amazing pieces of architecture of
20:21 ancient work, and you just marvel at
20:22 their size and scale. It's really hard
20:25 to comprehend uh until you're actually
20:28 there and you see them in person. It's
20:30 phenomenal and it never gets old. So,
20:30 every time you go there and you see
20:32 them, you're like, "Oh my god, they just
20:33 they're so massive. They're so
20:35 impressive." And then the more you learn
20:36 about them, their attributes, the
20:37 precision, everything that goes into
20:39 them, that makes them incredibly
20:40 impressive. And for somebody like
20:42 Heroditus to say that this labyrinth
20:45 exceeds the pyramids in grandeur, that
20:48 is an astonishing claim. But that's not
20:50 all we have to to go on in the labyrinth
20:52 either. We we have a number of
20:54 historical authors who actually got
20:57 pretty p specific about how it was built
20:59 and what it was made up of. Let's
21:01 continue with Heroditus and learn a
21:03 little bit more about the structure of
21:05 the labyrinth. This is what he wrote
21:08 about that. It has 12 courts covered in
21:11 with gates facing one another, six upon
21:13 the north side and six upon the south,
21:15 joining on one to another, and the same
21:18 wall surrounds them all outside. And
21:20 there are in it two kinds of chambers.
21:22 The one kind below the ground and the
21:26 other kind above these, 3,000 in number.
21:30 Of each kind 1500. Heroditus here is
21:31 telling us a little bit about the
21:33 structure of the labyrinth. He's talking
21:35 about the fact that there are a are 12
21:37 great courts that have gates that face
21:39 each other. So there's at least 12 large
21:41 courtyards as part of this structure.
21:45 There is one single wall surrounding the
21:47 entire thing and at least two levels
21:49 that he knows of with something like
21:52 1500 rooms I assume you know that is in
21:55 addition to these great courts that are
21:58 in the labyrinth. Now Herodotus was also
21:59 being quite honest with us in the next
22:01 passage that he says in that he never
22:03 visited the lower layers. He only heard
22:05 about them. And what he wrote about them
22:07 was, "Accordingly, we speak of the
22:09 chambers below by what we received from
22:12 hearsay, while those above we saw
22:14 ourselves and found them to be works of
22:17 more than human greatness. For the
22:18 passages through the chambers, and the
22:20 goings this way and that through the
22:22 courts, which were admirably adorned,
22:25 afforded endless matter for Marvel, as
22:26 we went through from a court to the
22:28 chambers beyond it, and from the
22:30 chambers to colonards, and from the
22:32 colonards to other rooms, and then from
22:34 the chambers again to other courts. End
22:37 quote. Heroditus didn't see he was told
22:39 about the lower layers and he's talking
22:41 about that there are chambers below the
22:42 ground but there within that whole
22:44 structure there are massive courts and
22:46 he's here describing the winding
22:49 passages and the labyrinthian nature of
22:52 the labyrinth. Heroditus also gives us
22:55 more clues about what the labyrinth was
22:58 made of and and his impressions of the
23:00 stonework and the actual workmanship of
23:02 what was going on inside the labyrinth.
23:04 So continuing with Heroditus here,
23:07 quote, "Over the whole of these is a
23:10 roof made of stone like the walls, and
23:11 the walls are covered with figures
23:13 carved upon them. Each court being
23:15 surrounded with pillars of white stone
23:18 fitted together most perfectly. And at
23:20 the end of the labyrinth, by the corner
23:22 of it, there is a pyramid of 40 fathoms
23:24 upon which large figures are carved. And
23:26 to this, there is a way made
23:28 underground. So these are really
23:30 important aspects of the labyrinth that
23:32 Heroditus is describing. Things we we
23:34 should keep in mind as we go forward.
23:36 He's talking about white columns that
23:38 are fitted together most perfectly. The
23:41 fact that the roof is made of stone, the
23:43 same stone as the walls. And at the end
23:44 of the labyrinth or attached to it
23:46 somehow, probably via an underground
23:49 passage, there's a pyramid. And at that
23:50 time, the pyramid sounds like it was
23:52 cased and it actually had inscriptions
23:53 on the outside of the casing with these
23:56 large figures. Now, Herodotus isn't the
23:58 only one who's talked about these
23:59 different aspects of the pyramid and
24:01 these different, I guess,
24:03 characteristics of it. So, let's return
24:05 to here to Deiodora Siculus, who wrote a
24:07 little bit more about the specifics of
24:10 what's in the labyrinth. Quoting
24:12 Deodoris Siculus, while in respect of
24:14 carving and other works of
24:15 craftsmanship, they left no room for
24:18 their successes to surpass them. For
24:19 when one had entered the sacred
24:22 enclosure, one found a temple surrounded
24:25 by columns, 40 to each side. And this
24:27 building had a roof made of a single
24:29 stone carved with panels and richly
24:32 adorned with excellent paintings. First
24:34 of all, Theodoris here is is is saying
24:36 that literally it's it's perfection.
24:37 Like he's saying that there is there was
24:39 no room left to succeed the
24:41 craftsmanship of how this thing was
24:45 built. He's also describing the fact
24:47 that in these columned halls like so
24:49 remember Herodotus talked about 12 of
24:51 them he's talking about entering one of
24:53 these temples one of these columned
24:55 halls that was surrounded by these
24:56 columns that you know Heroditus
24:58 describes as these white stone columns
25:01 but there were 40 of them to each side
25:03 and that this entire building had a roof
25:06 made of a single stone. Now I I actually
25:08 am quite skeptical about this claim that
25:11 it was a single stone. However, I think
25:12 what he's describing is something that
25:16 we can see on other ancient megalithic
25:19 sites, places like the Valley Temple in
25:21 Giza, the the Sphinx Temple, probably
25:23 the best, the Assyriion, like the the
25:25 but the Valley Temple in Giza. When you
25:27 visit this today, you know, you're
25:28 looking at these massive granite walls.
25:30 There was a granite roof on this thing.
25:33 And you remember that when this thing
25:34 was finished and these walls were
25:36 polished, you probably couldn't see the
25:38 joints in the stone. There are only a
25:41 few spots in the valley temple where you
25:43 can see the original, you know, facing
25:45 that the original surface of the stone
25:48 how how finely rot and polished it was.
25:49 The surface has since spalled off like
25:51 the actual outer surface of the granite.
25:53 This has happened over thousands maybe
25:56 many thousands of years of erosion. And
25:58 what happens when the the surface spalls
25:59 off on these blocks? it obviously it sps
26:01 off a little more on those you know the
26:03 joins between the blocks because you
26:04 have that corner there so that a bit
26:06 more of the corner comes off and the
26:08 lines between the blocks become
26:09 pronounced but however when this thing
26:11 was flat and polished you probably
26:13 couldn't have been even able to
26:15 determine or see the joins between the
26:18 blocks there there are a few examples of
26:20 where you can you literally you can't
26:22 even determine and see the line between
26:25 the blocks because the the joinery is so
26:28 fine and when the whole surface was
26:30 polished that that same thing would have
26:31 been in effect. And indeed, that's what
26:34 it sounds like to me is happening with
26:35 the roof that he's describing as a
26:37 single stone. It it is probably the same
26:39 type of building, the same type of
26:40 architecture that we see in places like
26:42 the Valley Temple, which are the most
26:44 mysterious, the most ancient, the most
26:46 megalithic of all of the sites in
26:47 ancient Egypt. I've talked about this
26:50 place extensively uh in my in my work.
26:52 The other part that Diodoris talks about
26:56 are these huge columned halls with 40
26:58 columns to each side. And when he says
27:00 that, I'm reminded of places like this,
27:03 which is uh the great columned hall of
27:06 the Luxor temple at Luxor in upper
27:08 Egypt. There might be 40 columns in this
27:10 picture or in this courtyard, something
27:11 like that. I've never actually taken the
27:13 time to count them, but remember
27:15 Deodoris actually said there were 40 to
27:19 each side. So each hall had at least 80
27:22 columns and there were something like 12
27:24 of them. And 12 12 in on its own is
27:25 quite an interesting number from a
27:28 processional perspective. This gives you
27:31 an idea of the the kind of scale we
27:32 might be talking about in this building
27:34 when one of these halls contains twice
27:37 as many columns as you know the hall
27:39 that we're seeing here at Luxor. So
27:41 again, let's look at some more of these
27:43 ancient accounts and look at some of
27:44 these other clues that are left to us
27:47 from these other authors. Let's talk
27:49 about Strao. And now Strao was an
27:52 ancient Greek geographer who lived
27:53 essentially across year zero. He was
27:56 around the same time as Jesus Christ is
27:58 was said to exist from 64 BC to around
28:01 19 year 19 of the common era. He's best
28:03 known for his work geographica and he
28:05 talked about visiting the labyrinth as
28:07 well in his work and this is what he
28:09 wrote about it. Quote in addition to
28:11 these things there is the edifice of the
28:12 labyrinth which is a building quite
28:15 equal to the pyramids. So maybe he's not
28:17 being quite as generous as Heroditus uh
28:18 in saying that they it exceeds the
28:20 pyramids, but he's saying it's quite
28:22 equal to the pyramids, which is still
28:25 that's a hell of a claim. It is a great
28:28 palace made up of many palaces. For such
28:30 is the number of parasyle courts which
28:33 lie contiguous within one another. So
28:35 he's again reinforcing that there are
28:37 many palaces or many of these courtyards
28:40 with all of these uh paristle and courts
28:42 that have all of these columns in them.
28:43 Again, we we're seeing more eyewitness
28:46 accounts of the same thing. Before the
28:48 entrances, there lie what might be
28:50 called hidden chambers, which are long
28:52 and many in number and have paths
28:53 running through one another which twist
28:56 and turn so that no one can enter or
28:58 leave without a guide. Again, this is
29:00 the labyrinthian nature of the
29:01 structure, right? He's talking about
29:03 that there are passages that and
29:05 Herodotus talked about this too. you go
29:06 from this way to that, from this room to
29:08 that, through different passages that
29:10 you need a guide to get in here that you
29:13 can actually get lost and presumably,
29:14 you know, get into some trouble. And
29:17 this is reminds me of the Chicanas in um
29:19 in South America that the labyrinths
29:21 that exist under the ground that are
29:23 said to exist on many of these sites.
29:24 And there's actually been stories of
29:26 people getting into them and actually
29:28 getting lost and dying. Like a few
29:30 school school kids did at one point.
29:32 Some I think some young people got in
29:33 there and it's one of the reasons that
29:34 they've been barring up entrances in
29:36 places like Cusco to the underground
29:39 passages. They're news in news at the
29:40 moment. They're starting to rediscover
29:42 some of those things. At least they're
29:44 trying to get into them again. They're
29:45 scanning them. They know they're there.
29:46 They're just trying to get into them.
29:49 Probably the the unit connection. Those
29:53 people, these three guys, the two of
29:55 them disappear and one came out through
29:59 that hole. He said that their friends
30:02 they took another ways inside. So this
30:03 got separated. Wow.
30:04 Wow.
30:06 Because there was no way to to come out. Yeah.
30:07 Yeah.
30:10 So he was lucky to came out but after a
30:12 few weeks he will die also. Yeah.
30:13 Yeah.
30:16 That's insane. The old Chinkana labyrinth.
30:17 labyrinth.
30:17 Don't get lost.
30:18 Let's go.
30:20 Let's go. He's bring some caving rope today.
30:21 today.
30:23 What are these beautiful maps here?
30:25 That's a huge alter.
30:27 Let's go. Use nature.
30:29 There's like coins and and cocoa leaves.
30:31 Yeah. Yeah. It's people. People
30:32 there was something. See?
30:33 See? Okay.
30:34 Okay.
30:35 That's how you know you need to go.
30:36 There's money and cocaine.
30:39 Everything here. Oh. So that will be a big
30:41 big
30:43 space I see. So where people will they
30:46 going to come and do some pray. I don't know.
30:48 know.
30:49 Damn it.
30:51 Look how big this.
30:53 Yes. Really wants to get lost and die in
30:54 there and get lost and die. Yeah.
30:54 Yeah.
30:55 Yeah. Yeah.
30:56 Come on, bro. Let's start another legend.
30:57 legend.
30:58 Okay. You first.
30:59 I will open it.
31:01 I'll see you in Yeah. I'll beat you guys
31:02 at Sexy Woman.
31:08 You start.
31:08 I'll go.
31:11 And then we'll I will tie a rope.
31:12 Yeah. Yeah.
31:13 This is the type of thing I think we
31:14 should be doing at the labyrinth, but we
31:16 we'll get to that.
31:19 So, continuing with Strao, he talks a
31:20 little bit more again about the quality
31:22 of the building of the labyrinth. He
31:23 says, "And the wonder of it is that the
31:25 roofs of each chambers are made of
31:27 single stones, and the width of the
31:30 hidden chambers is spanned in the same
31:32 way by monolithic beam beams of
31:35 outstanding size. For nowhere is wood or
31:38 any other material included. At the end
31:39 of this building, which occupies an area
31:42 of more than a stade, stands the tomb, a
31:45 pyramid on an oblong base." He's
31:46 reinforcing what I think it was
31:48 Heroditus said about this, that there is
31:51 a pyramid attached to the labyrinth.
31:52 He's also talking about the fact that
31:54 the chambers have these roofs made up of
31:56 single stones and that the stones that
31:58 span at least the ones that span the
32:00 ceiling are monolithic beams of stone of
32:03 outstanding size. He gives us another
32:06 clue here about a building that I think
32:08 might be similar in construction style
32:10 to the labyrinth because he says
32:12 something interesting here. He says,
32:14 "And above this city stands Abbados in
32:16 which there is the Menonian, a palace
32:18 wonderfully constructed of massive
32:20 stonework. In the same way as we have
32:22 said the labyrinth was built, though the
32:25 Menonian differs in being simple in structure."
32:26 structure."
32:29 Isn't that interesting? The Menonian,
32:31 something he's calling the Menonian. He
32:33 says it is in Abbidos. So if you know
32:36 much about ancient Egypt or if you know
32:38 much about what's at Abbidos and this is
32:41 a place that Strao is also have known to
32:44 have visited in those ancient times. I
32:45 think he's talking about this structure.
32:46 I think he's talking about the Assyriion.
32:48 Assyriion.
32:50 This is the same thing. In the Assyrian
32:52 you have these massive stone beams like
32:54 80 90 ton stone beams that are spanning
32:56 the roof. They're also the big columns
32:58 that are in here. These big granite
33:00 beams. The outside's all quartzite but
33:02 they span the roof. And he's talking
33:04 about the fact that these things are
33:05 spanning the roof in the same manner as
33:07 this building. However, this building
33:09 here, the Assyriion, differs from the
33:12 labyrinth in that it's simple. Like he's
33:14 calling the Assyriion simple. And it's
33:16 anything but simple. At least to my my
33:18 way of thinking. The Assyriion is
33:20 essentially a constructed island. I
33:21 mean, we know there's like 20 plus
33:23 meters of depth on either end of this
33:25 thing. It's essentially a big stone
33:27 structure that you are standing on top
33:30 of when you go into it today. Uh there
33:31 is chambers. There is there are multiple
33:33 blocks going down below it. You can see
33:35 in an in older photographs when a lot
33:36 more water was pumped out of there that
33:39 the layers keep on going down. It's just
33:41 mind-blowing to me that this this is
33:43 just that the labyrinth is just
33:45 described as being just so superior and
33:49 way more complex than the Assyriion. But
33:51 the real key here is is that it's being
33:54 described as being built in the same way
33:56 as these mysterious megalithic
33:58 structures from ancient Egypt. The
34:00 valley temple, the Assyriion, you know,
34:02 the Morttery Temple up on the second
34:04 pyramid that these types of things like
34:05 the stuff that's the most mysterious,
34:08 the most precise, and I think, you know,
34:10 the most eroded and the most likely to
34:12 be much older than the donastic Egyptian
34:15 civilization. So, Strao was known to
34:16 have visited the Assyrian in the first
34:19 century BC. He described it as a a royal
34:21 building made of solid stone with
34:24 workmanship similar to the labyrinth. He
34:25 also talks about some of the builders. I
34:27 mean, so he's he's known to have visited
34:29 these sites. I think he's directly
34:30 showing us and talking about the fact
34:33 that these two things are constructed in
34:34 similar ways. Continuing on with
34:36 historical accounts, who else has
34:37 visited and written about the labyrinth?
34:40 Well, there was Plenny the Elder, who is
34:42 a Roman author, who's a naturalist. He
34:45 was a a naval and army commander. Gas
34:46 Plinius Secundus that's why he's known
34:49 as Plenny the Elder lived in the first
34:51 century or I guess it was the first
34:54 century AD 23 to 79 in the common era
34:57 also talked about the labyrinth in his
35:00 natural histories quoting Plenny the
35:02 Elder let us speak also of labyrinths
35:04 quite the most extraordinary works on
35:06 which men have spent their money but not
35:09 as may be thoughts of the imagination
35:12 there still exists even now in Egypt the
35:14 one which was built first according to
35:18 tradition 3,600 years ago. At any rate,
35:20 that Datalus used this as the model for
35:22 the labyrinth which he built in Cree is
35:24 beyond doubt. It is equally clear that
35:27 he imitated only a hundth part of it.
35:29 Plenny here is telling us that okay,
35:30 this is these are not figments of the imagination.
35:32 imagination.
35:34 It's massive like the one that we talk
35:36 about in Cree that was built for King
35:39 Minos was only barely a hundth the part
35:41 of the of the size and scale of the
35:44 Egyptian labyrinth. And he's also saying
35:45 something else is very interesting here
35:46 to me. The one that he says that was
35:51 built first according to tradition 3,600
35:53 years ago. That would be 3,600 BC
35:55 roughly because plenty is around in sort
35:58 of 1st century AD. Now the ancient
36:00 Egyptian civilization is not even
36:01 supposed to have started until roughly
36:03 3000 BC. And that's the first two
36:06 dynasties, the archaic period. The old
36:08 kingdom where they actually supposedly
36:09 did this megalithic building things like
36:12 the Valley Temple wasn't until 2700 BC.
36:13 He's talking about a structure that
36:16 supposedly has been around for damn near
36:18 a thousand years earlier than that. And
36:19 you're going back into different
36:22 climatic periods. Watch my video on the
36:24 erosional differences at the Giza
36:25 Plateau. I think the labyrinth fits this
36:28 model. I'm interested in what tradition
36:30 he's talking about because the modern, I
36:32 guess, accounting or the standard model
36:34 version of the labyrinth is is very
36:35 minimal. Like they they don't certainly
36:38 don't attribute it to being Old Kingdom.
36:39 In fact, you go and look at the
36:41 Wikipedia page for the labyrinth and
36:43 it's pretty weak. Like it's it's it's
36:45 very slender. Like there's not much to
36:46 it and they just say it's been
36:48 destroyed. It was carried away. A lot of
36:49 it stone was taken. There's nothing
36:51 there anymore. You know, it was all
36:53 Middle Kingdom potentially.
36:55 All of this data is typically just
36:58 ignored by the the standard model. It
36:59 should be taken seriously because these
37:01 guys are giving us firsthand accounts of
37:04 them actually visiting and exploring
37:06 these sites. So continuing with Plenny
37:08 here, he says, and he tells us a little
37:10 bit more again how the labyrinth was
37:12 made and the type of stone that was used
37:14 in it. He says, "The Egyptian specimen,
37:16 to my considerable astonishment, has its
37:18 entrance and columns made of Peran
37:20 marble, while the rest of it is of
37:22 Asswan granite. Such masses being put
37:25 together as time itself cannot dissolve,
37:26 even with the help of the
37:29 Heracopolitans, for they have regarded
37:31 the building with extraordinary hatred."
37:34 End quote. So again, let's unpack what
37:37 he's saying when he's talking about
37:39 Peran marble or marble. You know what
37:40 he's talking? He's talking about
37:42 calsite. He's talking about white
37:45 calite. And he's saying the columns are
37:46 made of white cal. That's an important
37:49 point. Um the other stone that he's
37:51 calling out here is of course Aswan
37:53 granite. Like it's the granite that
37:55 comes from aswan. Most commonly it's the
37:57 pink granite, but there are other types
38:00 of granite that do come from aswan. It's
38:02 not like the the quarry there where the
38:03 unfinished obelisk is is the only
38:05 quarry. There were dozens of quaries.
38:07 It's just asan in that part of upper
38:09 Egypt is a part where the you know the
38:11 ignous rock has actually been pushed up
38:13 out uh it doesn't have sedimentary
38:15 layers of of rock on top of it so they
38:18 could mine it and uh and get at it and
38:19 is obviously of high quality to be used
38:22 in building sites. So tens of thousands
38:23 of tons probably millions of tons of
38:25 that stuff were pulled out by whoever
38:27 was building all of these structures at
38:29 some point. And he's saying that there's
38:32 there's such a mass of it at this place
38:33 that even the quarrying that's happened
38:35 there, the destruction that's happening
38:37 there by the Heracopolitans
38:39 cannot diminish it. Evidently, he's
38:40 talking about the fact that there are
38:42 people that are just using it as a
38:44 quarry, which is also reinforced later
38:46 on, as we'll get into. But, you know,
38:47 he's just saying there's so much of it
38:49 here that that these guys can't destroy
38:51 it because they they hate it or
38:52 whatever, or they're just quarrying it.
38:54 I I suspect this is a a description of
38:57 them quarrying and taking the stone to
38:59 be used in other projects which is for
39:02 time immemorial a habit that humans like
39:03 to do. We do it everywhere. We do it to
39:05 the pyramids of Giza. We do it at
39:08 Tiwanaku in South America. We love to
39:10 just take stone if it's already been cut
39:11 and use it for something else. Like no
39:13 one cares about restoring or preserving
39:14 ancient buildings until today. So at
39:17 least, you know, we can thank our modern
39:18 society for that at least that we're
39:20 actually preserving and stopping the
39:21 destruction of ancient sites because
39:23 we've been destroying them for literally
39:25 thousands of years at this point. The
39:27 thing I want to kind of drill in a
39:29 little bit here on what Plenny is saying
39:31 is that the columns are made of Peran
39:34 marble, which is of course calite.
39:36 Marble's a form of calite, also called
39:38 alabaster, also called travatine.
39:39 They're all different flavors of the
39:42 same sort of sedimentary rock. And
39:45 here's an example of this sort of white
39:47 calite. This would easily be described
39:49 as marble by somebody like Plenny. And
39:52 what's interesting about this one is
39:54 that again we see things like calsite or
39:57 marble or or alabaster columns and
39:59 column bases associated with the very
40:03 earliest times in ancient Egypt. In
40:04 fact, those times that I think stretch
40:07 way back to into pre-dynastic times. And
40:09 this is a good example. I have a whole
40:10 video about this actually. It's about
40:12 the fact that there was stone recycling
40:14 going on as early as the fourth and
40:16 fifth dynasty of the old kingdom in
40:20 Egypt. So 2,700ish BC, they were already
40:22 recycling older
40:25 pieces of stone into into whatever they
40:26 wanted it for. And this is a good
40:29 example. This is a a piece of a column
40:30 base. You can clearly see the rounded
40:33 shape of it here. It's in the tomb of a
40:35 guy named Raw, who was a I think a fifth
40:38 dynasty priest or an important person.
40:39 He's his actual little structure. You
40:42 can find it at Giza at the Giza Plateau.
40:44 And in here, you can see a column base
40:46 that has been repurposed into an
40:47 offering table. The front of it has been
40:49 cut off. There's an inscription that's
40:51 been made. There's a depiction of Rao
40:53 here. And it's been carved.
40:56 The inscription and his name down here,
40:59 Ra where
41:02 this is the priest from the first dynasty.
41:02 dynasty.
41:03 Fourth dynasty.
41:06 Yes. So here we have a conclusive
41:08 evidence that shows that stone was being recycled
41:10 recycled
41:13 since the old kingdom time. Yeah.
41:14 Yeah.
41:14 Oh yeah.
41:16 Begs the question, where was it being? Yeah.
41:17 Yeah.
41:19 From what structure?
41:21 There's actually a couple of these in in
41:26 his little tomb. And in fact, one of
41:27 them you can literally see the from
41:29 where the column sat on top of it so
41:30 long that you actually had calsite
41:33 calsite buildup. And obviously it was
41:36 being reused in this structure here.
41:39 So the base of the pillar
41:42 will be from this part lower underground
41:44 and only this part will be above the
41:46 ground and then the pillar was going to be
41:47 be
41:50 on top of it. We can see even part of a
41:52 circle here but it's a different color
41:53 because the pillar here
41:55 stayed for a long time. You see the
41:56 different colors between here. Yeah.
41:57 Yeah.
41:59 And here. So it was the the crystals
42:01 were growing around this column
42:03 presumably that takes a quite a long
42:07 time for it to happen. Yet these stones
42:09 as offering tables are supposedly fifth
42:11 dynasty. So how old are these column
42:14 bases that were then there long enough
42:16 for calsite growth to come up and and
42:18 start happening on you know on the
42:20 column that's no longer there such that
42:22 in the fifth dynasty this guy takes them
42:24 and repurposes them as offering tables.
42:26 It's quite amazing. This isn't the only
42:29 example, by the way, of calsite column
42:30 bases. Here's another one. This is one
42:31 of my favorites that I'd like to show
42:33 people at at Carac in upper Egypt. The
42:37 massive open air columned hall of Carac.
42:38 If you look at all of the sandstone infrastructure,
42:40 infrastructure,
42:42 all of these columns, the column bases,
42:43 the big hyperstyle halls, they're all
42:45 made from sandstone, you know, stacked
42:47 rounds that were were piled up to to
42:49 create this, you know, beautiful site
42:52 that we see today. That is all done or
42:54 that was all done in the New Kingdom.
42:57 However, if you go to the one of these
42:59 courtyards and you can find the area
43:00 where they've pulled up some of the
43:02 floor tiles from this sandstone
43:04 courtyard with all these big columns and
43:06 what do you find when you look down a
43:07 little bit lower under the ground? You
43:11 find calsite column bases. Big massive
43:14 white calsite marble whatever alabaster
43:18 column bases. Clearly this is a rebuilt
43:20 hall. It has been rebuilt at a higher
43:24 level than uh than what was there ex in
43:26 the past. The the existing columns
43:27 probably with with either granite or
43:30 alabaster single piece columns were
43:32 removed or it was destroyed and then
43:34 whoever it was Ramsey's II in the new
43:37 kingdom built his sandstone hall over
43:39 the top of it. Again, the point is is
43:42 that the calsite columned halls and
43:44 these calsite columns go back way back
43:47 in time. We know they existed as back
43:49 into the old kingdom and beyond. Here's
43:52 another example of one of these um cows
43:54 column bases which is kind of out of
43:55 place. The ones around it are all
43:57 sandstone, but this is a calite column
44:01 base also at uh at Carak. So, we're
44:02 getting these clues from the labyrinth,
44:03 right? We're getting these clues that it
44:06 matches the most mysterious and most
44:08 megalithic remains that we have from
44:11 anywhere in ancient Egypt. Let's now
44:13 return to Plenny the Elder because he
44:16 gives us some more clues about the
44:19 specific attributes of the labyrinth.
44:20 And all of these little things are are
44:22 quite important because I'm going to
44:23 return to them. I'm going to show that
44:26 they've been reaffirmed by modern
44:27 technology and some of the modern
44:30 discoveries made of this place. So
44:31 plenty again continuing on about the
44:34 labyrinth. Men are already weary with
44:35 traveling when they reach that
44:37 bewildering maze of paths. Indeed, there
44:40 are also lofty upper rooms reached by
44:42 ramps and porticos from which one
44:44 descends on stairways which have 90
44:46 steps each. Inside are columns of
44:49 imperial pfery, images of the gods,
44:52 statues of kings, and representations of monsters.
44:53 monsters.
44:55 90 steps?
44:58 I mean, I my house I think it's like 16
45:00 steps to go from one level to the next
45:02 level. Like that's a story. How many
45:05 stories do you think is 90 steps? That's
45:08 a long way. If he's talking about the
45:10 difference between the levels in the
45:11 labyrinth, that's that's a long way.
45:13 It's like nearly a hundred steps
45:16 descending to get to the next level.
45:17 That's that's quite remarkable. Like
45:19 that's deep. And you can imagine maybe
45:21 that's because these halls in one level
45:23 are actually very tall that you have to
45:25 go down that deep. But just keep that in
45:26 mind. This just put that in the back of
45:28 your mind for now that there's 90 steps
45:30 he's describing as a difference between
45:32 at least two of the levels uh in the
45:34 labyrinth. Looking at more historical
45:36 authors, let's go to Pomponius Mela who
45:39 was another Roman geographer. He was
45:42 born in the 1st century BC. Lived until
45:45 about 45 common era. His work which was
45:48 ditu orbus liy III remained in use
45:50 nearly up until the year 1500. So he's
45:52 quite a well-known geographer. But he
45:54 also visited and wrote about the
45:56 labyrinth. It's funny isn't it? Like all
45:57 of the Greeks and Romans who we
45:59 attribute a lot of ancient knowledge to
46:00 mathematics and all these other things.
46:02 I mean a lot of these guys they all
46:04 visited Egypt. I mean even the story of
46:06 Atlantis comes from Egypt. Like even
46:09 though Plato gives it to us in Tus and
46:11 Creta and he talks about his ancestor
46:13 Solon telling the story but so in that
46:14 story Solon goes to Egypt and he gets
46:16 the story from an Egyptian priest.
46:19 Pomponius Miller, who wrote about the
46:20 labyrinth, wrote, "The building of
46:23 pitic, the labyrinth, includes within
46:26 the circuit of one unbroken wall 1,000
46:29 houses and 12 palaces, and is built of
46:31 marble as well as being roofed with the
46:33 same material.
46:35 It has one descending way into it, and
46:38 contains within almost paths, which have
46:40 many convolutions twisting hither and
46:43 thither." I mean, I had to read that
46:44 because anyone who says hither and
46:47 thither is I just like saying it. These
46:49 paths, however, cause great perplexity
46:51 both because of their continual winding
46:52 and because of their porticos, which
46:54 often reverse their direction,
46:56 continually running through one circle
46:58 after another and continually turning
47:00 and retracing the steps as far as they
47:01 have gone forwards with the result that
47:04 the labyrinth is fraught with confusion
47:06 by reason of its perpetual meandering.
47:08 End quote. Kind of crazy, right? what
47:11 he's describing here. I think he's also
47:13 talking about unbroken walls like it is
47:16 one structure, a thousand houses, 12
47:18 palaces. The same reference to these 12
47:20 covered courtyards uh that Heroditus
47:23 gave us 600 700 years prior to this
47:25 time. He also talks about it having one
47:27 descending way going into it. So it's
47:28 not like it's something on the surface.
47:31 This has one descending way that you use
47:33 to actually get into the labyrinth. And
47:34 then the men when they get in here were
47:37 already weary. He also talks about the
47:38 fact that these you can get lost down
47:40 here. In fact, I'm not sure if he's
47:41 saying this, but he's almost like he's
47:43 saying that they're porticos which
47:45 reverse their direction. So maybe he's
47:46 actually talking about the fact that
47:48 some of these walls would be moved. It's
47:50 kind of like a real crazy labyrinth,
47:51 right? Where where the walls actually
47:53 get moved and you know the labyrinth
47:57 changes its structure. Who knows, right?
47:59 These are the accounts that we get.
48:01 Interestingly, after the classical
48:03 authors of antiquity, these guys like
48:06 Heroditus, Pomponius, Melody, Siculus,
48:08 they had their accounts and after the
48:10 fall of the Roman Empire, we have, you
48:12 know, kind of the dark ages. And it
48:14 wasn't really until the time of the
48:16 Renaissance, the fall of the Roman
48:21 Empire, 476 roughly of the of the common
48:23 era. We had the dark ages starting
48:25 around a th00and the year 1000.
48:27 Renaissance started in around the late
48:29 1300s, 14th century. And it wasn't until
48:31 then that
48:33 artists in the Renaissance started to
48:34 take another interest in the labyrinth.
48:37 And from that period, we get some
48:39 illustrations based on the these
48:40 historical accounts and potentially of
48:43 actual visits to the site that come to
48:44 us. These are a couple of examples of
48:47 them. You can see here the one on the
48:49 left, it shows 12 massive courts
48:52 surrounding this like labyrinthian
48:53 structure. It's almost like a symbolic
48:55 representation of the labyrinth, I
48:56 think. And then you have this this
48:58 continuous wall that runs around the
49:00 outside. But there are 12 massive courts
49:03 here almost like there are 12 symbols of
49:05 the zodiac. 12 disciples of Jesus. I
49:08 wonder why it's always 12 12 months of
49:10 the year. 12 constellations in the sky.
49:12 I mean, this is all zodiac processional
49:13 stuff, right? 12's 12 is a very
49:15 interesting processional number from the
49:17 the great year in the great cycle. Then
49:19 the image on the right is a bit more of
49:21 the traditional you know labyrinthian
49:24 sort of confusing convoluted pathways
49:26 example of what it might have been like.
49:28 Remember that the description says that
49:31 there were 1500 rooms on each level. So
49:34 3,000 rooms in total with passages going
49:35 between them and then also these giant
49:38 courtyards. One of my favorite
49:40 depictions of the labyrinth is actually
49:43 this one which was engraved onto copper
49:47 plate that shows you kind of this
49:49 depiction of this these massive columned
49:50 halls beneath the ground and on top of
49:53 the the ground here there's like a town
49:56 a Roman or or tomic era little town that
49:58 people may have no clue that what's
50:00 what's beneath the ground here and this
50:02 image really strikes me and reminds me
50:04 of the minds of Moria and that scene in
50:06 the Lord of the Rings when Gandalf holds
50:08 up his staff laughs and says, "Perhaps
50:09 we can chance a little bit more light."
50:11 And it just he lights it up and you just
50:13 see this incredible massive open space.
50:14 You just got to wonder if the brog's
50:17 still down here or not, right? But it it
50:19 seems like it's something like that.
50:20 Absolutely incredible. And in fact, this
50:23 depiction happens to also match, as
50:25 we'll see, the accounts of where this
50:28 place actually is cuz we happen to know
50:30 where it is. We get a lot of clues from
50:32 these descriptions. There's descriptions
50:34 talking about a pyramid being attached
50:36 to it. I didn't get into the quotes, but
50:38 the authors also talk about a big lake
50:40 being nearby. In fact, they talk about
50:42 Lake Morris. They actually name the
50:44 lake. There's a nearby city that is
50:46 described in these historical accounts,
50:48 a place called Crocodilus or Arseno. And
50:50 we kind of know where that is. Grandios
50:53 as these historical depictions are,
50:55 there's really never been any super big
50:57 mystery about where the labyrinth is
50:59 likely to be. In fact, most
51:01 Egyptologists and historians have all
51:04 typically agreed on the location for the
51:06 labyrinth based on these historical
51:08 accounts. And that's in this area that
51:10 you see right here. This is an area
51:12 called the Fume I'm showing you. It's a
51:14 picture of the Nile Valley. You've got
51:16 Kairo up in the north. And as we go down
51:18 south, it you know, the green line here
51:20 is is really the Nile Valley, the the
51:22 verdant green line that follows the Nile
51:25 down south. And that big leafshaped
51:27 thing off to the left of the Nile Valley
51:29 is a place called the Fume. This is a a
51:32 big depression. It's today used as a as
51:33 an agricultural zone. You can see all of
51:35 it. It's actually connected to the Nile
51:37 Valley through a through a channel. And
51:39 in before, you know, when the Nile used
51:40 to flood, this would this place would
51:42 flood. It would get this annual
51:44 inundation. And there's a lake today
51:47 called Karun Lake uh in the northwest
51:50 side of the Fume. But in ancient times,
51:51 there was Lake Morris was here. And it
51:53 was actually a much bigger portion of
51:56 the fume that was contained by Lake
51:58 Mous. And at in the neck, what's called
52:00 the neck of the fume, this little green
52:02 connector between these zones, this is
52:04 the area where all of the modern
52:06 historians and archaeologists tend to
52:08 agree this is likely where the labyrinth
52:10 was. And in fact, if you zoom right in
52:12 on a on a part of the neck of the fume,
52:14 there's a little place called Hwara. And
52:16 on it stands the pyramid of Aminemap
52:20 III. And this is at Har and it's said to
52:23 be this area around here and below and
52:24 all around this space is where the
52:25 labyrinth is. And funny enough, if you
52:28 actually zoom in on Google Earth, it
52:30 actually says labyrinth. Like it'll tell
52:31 you, okay, yep, this is where the
52:33 labyrinth is. If you go to Hara, I've
52:35 been to Hara several times. I've been
52:37 fascinated by this story for many years.
52:38 This is pretty much what you see when
52:40 you get to there. Honestly isn't a whole
52:43 lot to see at Hara. The pyramid of
52:45 Eminem hat III as identified by
52:47 Flender's Petri which we'll get into is
52:49 a mud brick pyramid. It's like these big
52:53 mud bricks uh 30 40 pound mud bricks
52:55 that have been made to to create the
52:57 superructure or the internal structure
53:00 of the pyramid. This pyramid was cased
53:02 in antiquity. So it did have tur
53:04 limestone. It probably had those smooth
53:07 sides. It was likely engraved. It could
53:08 well have been engraved with large
53:10 figures like has been described by the
53:12 historical authors. There's a small open
53:15 air museum and if you climb up on top of
53:17 the pyramid, which obviously I've done,
53:18 uh they don't always let you get up
53:20 here, but sometimes you can. You can see
53:22 the mud brick of the pyramid itself. And
53:24 then as you you sort of span out around
53:26 here, you see the the green of the fume,
53:29 but just the sands of the, you know, the
53:31 Egyptian desert that run through here.
53:32 And you can see it's just this all these
53:34 big fields and everything we can see
53:36 here is supposedly uh where the
53:39 labyrinth was. Now, when you go out here
53:41 and walk in this sandy area, you
53:43 actually get some pretty significant
53:45 clues that indeed there was megalithic
53:48 building and you know the typical things
53:49 that you might see at a place that
53:52 contained large objects and architecture
53:54 made from megalithic stone. There are
53:56 big pieces of of Assw asian granite, big
53:58 rose granite chunks laying out here.
54:00 This piece that you're seeing here is
54:02 actually a fragment of a fluted column.
54:05 So it's a broken piece of a large single
54:08 piece column that was out here. You can
54:09 you can find these pieces of limestone
54:12 of of even some cases alabaster calsite.
54:13 Small pieces the remnants from
54:15 quarrying. Big chunks of granite are
54:17 laying out here. People have obviously
54:19 been digging around looking for stuff
54:21 here for I suspect centuries upon
54:24 centuries. An important feature on the
54:25 site today is something called the
54:28 Barabi Canal. Now this canal, you can
54:30 see it running here, has it's it
54:33 provides irrigation water today to the
54:35 fume and to the farmers of the fume.
54:36 It's still a functional canal that's
54:38 used today. It's actually been in place
54:39 for a long time. It was built in the
54:42 1830s by French Freemason Lyndon
54:44 Debellopons who happened to also be the
54:47 guy who built the Suez Canal. So he put
54:50 this in here in the 1830s and it's been
54:52 here ever since. But when you go down
54:54 and look at it, you can see on the banks
54:55 of these canals these big pieces of
54:57 quartzite and also on the other side of
54:59 the canal. I've been on both sides of
55:01 this. You can see the remnants of big
55:04 blocks of either limestone or cowsite,
55:05 things like that. And in fact, I've
55:06 heard stories about when they come in
55:08 with excavators to sort of clear out the
55:10 canal, they will often pull up big
55:12 chunks of stone and they just dump them
55:14 wherever. They don't really care about
55:15 trying to preserve them, but they're as
55:17 they dig this canal out, they keep
55:18 digging up, you know, chunks of stone
55:20 and and granite and things like that
55:24 that aren't natural to the area. So, as
55:26 we move forward in time here, we get
55:27 past the Renaissance and we get into
55:29 kind of the what you might call the
55:32 modern era, the last few hundred years.
55:34 There have been some accounts of the
55:36 labyrinth in the last few hundred years.
55:38 Uh, you have guys like Paul Lucas in the
55:40 late 17th century, Dr. Richard PCO in
55:43 the 18th century, Luigi Canina in the
55:46 early 19th century. All of these guys
55:47 visited this part. They wrote about the
55:49 labyrinth. They were aware of the
55:51 historical accounts of the labyrinth and
55:53 they went to try and visit it and and
55:55 find out more about it. They've all had
55:58 accounts of it. Probably the most famous
56:00 person from this era was Napoleon
56:02 Bonapart. So Napoleon Bonapart and his
56:05 expedition with all of his sants uh they
56:07 also visited Harwara in the early 19th
56:10 century. and he writes about this and
56:12 there's even depictions drawn here that
56:13 come from his description delay Egypt
56:15 which is the the book you can find on archive.org
56:16 archive.org
56:18 remarkable work. He was always
56:19 interested in ancient Egypt. He spent a
56:21 night in the Great Pyramid. Fascinated
56:23 by the mysteries of Egypt was Napoleon.
56:26 I do like this rendering of Hwara here.
56:28 Quite optimistically shown with the
56:31 snowy peaks in the backgrounds which I
56:32 can assure you are not there when you go
56:34 to Hara. There's not a lot of snowy
56:37 peaks to be seen um in that part of
56:40 Egypt. Maybe these pal these date palms
56:42 were there. But this is clearly Hwara,
56:43 right? Fume. This is he's describing the
56:46 pyramids of the fume. As we move forward
56:49 into kind of the getting closer to our
56:51 modern times, depictions of the
56:52 labyrinth or or at least accounts and
56:54 maps that were drawn from expeditions
56:55 there were done by guys like Carl
56:59 Lepsius. In fact, his artic his map that
57:01 shows the pyramid as well as as well as
57:04 these structures and remnants of what he
57:06 thought were the labyrinth. You can
57:08 compare that map to the Google Earth
57:11 image. You can see the Bwabi canal here.
57:13 You can see Lepsiius actually labeled
57:15 his map as as being a clan of the
57:17 labyrinth and of the pyramid. And in
57:20 fact, all of these accounts were really
57:22 informing the guy who did the most
57:25 excavation on this site, which was of
57:27 course one of my favorite figures in
57:29 archaeology, Sir Flenders Petri. Petri
57:32 did the majority of the excavation work
57:34 and we get the majority of actual data
57:38 at Hara from Petri. He had two
57:40 expeditions to Hara. They were
57:42 large-scale big excavations. He ran one
57:45 in 1888 to89 and then one in 1910 to
57:48 1911. He wrote about his accounts at
57:51 Hwara in several books primarily 10
57:52 years digging in Egypt and then another
57:56 book called Hara Biamu and Arseno. Now
57:58 his initial interest when Petri visited
58:00 the site was the Mudbrick pyramid. He's
58:02 actually the guy who identified it as
58:05 being of Amanhap the 3 of the 12th
58:08 dynasty in the middle kingdom. He found
58:10 inscriptions and things like that that
58:12 that date it to that period. I actually
58:13 have no doubt that this probably is the
58:16 work of Amab Hat III. There's nothing
58:18 technologically advanced about the
58:20 pyramid that's on this site. It's a
58:22 mudbrick pyramid. I think all of these
58:23 mud brick pyramids were built by the
58:25 donastic Egyptians. They cased them in
58:28 nice white tur limestone. They probably
58:30 inscribed them. I do think this pyramid
58:33 was built here for a reason. Probably
58:34 because of what was in the ground. and
58:36 in fact what was in the ground directly
58:38 beneath the pyramid which we'll get
58:41 into. But Petri initially focused on the
58:44 pyramid. However, his primary purpose
58:46 was always the labyrinth and he he was
58:48 well aware of these historical accounts
58:50 and he was trying to find it and it what
58:52 he did at this site is quite amazing.
58:54 The pyramid itself is quite interesting
58:55 and it's you remember from the
58:57 historical accounts that they talk about
58:59 there being a passage to the labyrinth
59:01 underneath the pyramid. Now what's
59:04 beneath this pyramid is fairly
59:06 interesting. The entrance there is a
59:07 structure like a megalithic structure
59:09 that exists beneath the pyramid that's
59:11 known about that Petri explored and you
59:14 can see the entrance to it here. Now,
59:16 it's a little strange when you when you
59:17 think about the other pyramids and
59:19 almost every other pyramid, particularly
59:21 the big stone pyramids. Their entrance
59:22 is on the north side and it's kind of
59:26 the pyramids are built in and around
59:28 like the subterranean structure and
59:29 chambers. Like think about the Great
59:30 Pyramid, right? The the northern
59:32 entrance. It goes all the way through
59:34 the pyramid then into the bedrock
59:35 beneath it. It's kind of part of that
59:37 infrastructure. That doesn't seem to be
59:40 what's happened here at Hara. The
59:42 entrance to this structure made from
59:44 these big megalithic blocks is below the
59:47 ground level. And it's almost as if the
59:49 pyramid's kind of been placed over the
59:51 top of this. Not not it's not part of
59:53 it. Like it's below the ground level.
59:55 And if you want to get to the entrance,
59:58 it's actually on the western side of the
60:00 of the south face. So it's like the southwestern corner of the pyramid is
60:02 southwestern corner of the pyramid is where the entrance is. The fact that the
60:04 where the entrance is. The fact that the entrance to this what's below the
60:06 entrance to this what's below the pyramid is over on that southwestern
60:08 pyramid is over on that southwestern corner really confused Petri because it
60:12 corner really confused Petri because it took him a while to get in there. Now
60:13 took him a while to get in there. Now I've labeled this slide Petri was a
60:15 I've labeled this slide Petri was a savage because I think it's one of the
60:17 savage because I think it's one of the most entertaining accounts that Petri
60:19 most entertaining accounts that Petri ever wrote down was the account of his
60:21 ever wrote down was the account of his exploration and what he found beneath
60:23 exploration and what he found beneath this pyramid. It's it's quite amazing.
60:26 this pyramid. It's it's quite amazing. Petri, you know, he knew that the
60:27 Petri, you know, he knew that the entrance to these pyramids was generally
60:29 entrance to these pyramids was generally on the north. So he started on the north
60:30 on the north. So he started on the north side. He actually started cutting into
60:33 side. He actually started cutting into the pyramid, like tunneling into the
60:35 the pyramid, like tunneling into the pyramid to try and find if there was
60:37 pyramid to try and find if there was something just below the ground. And he
60:39 something just below the ground. And he basically had to cut all the way towards
60:41 basically had to cut all the way towards and into the center of the pyramid. And
60:44 and into the center of the pyramid. And eventually he hit these huge big roofing
60:48 eventually he hit these huge big roofing stones of this structure that's sitting
60:50 stones of this structure that's sitting beneath the pyramid. And this this is a
60:52 beneath the pyramid. And this this is a 3D model of it from my my my friend
60:54 3D model of it from my my my friend Keith Hamilton. Keith writes these
60:56 Keith Hamilton. Keith writes these excellent layman's guides to these
60:57 excellent layman's guides to these structures. You can find them, I think,
60:59 structures. You can find them, I think, on academia.org. Keith's got wonderful
61:01 on academia.org. Keith's got wonderful guides. Thank you, Keith, for all of
61:02 guides. Thank you, Keith, for all of your work. These 3D renderings are
61:05 your work. These 3D renderings are phenomenal. They're fascinating based
61:06 phenomenal. They're fascinating based on, you know, Petri's accounts. But just
61:08 on, you know, Petri's accounts. But just to give you an idea of how dangerous and
61:10 to give you an idea of how dangerous and how crazy this work and why I call Petri
61:12 how crazy this work and why I call Petri a savage, let me read to you a little
61:13 a savage, let me read to you a little bit about what he did when he tunnneled
61:16 bit about what he did when he tunnneled into the pyramid. Quoting Petri, "The
61:20 into the pyramid. Quoting Petri, "The sand between the bricks was in very
61:22 sand between the bricks was in very thick layers, usually half to 1 in, and
61:25 thick layers, usually half to 1 in, and being quite dry and clean, it ran out
61:26 being quite dry and clean, it ran out interminably in some parts, coming down
61:29 interminably in some parts, coming down as in an hourglass from the joints. It
61:31 as in an hourglass from the joints. It was needful, therefore, to board up the
61:33 was needful, therefore, to board up the roof of the tunnel all along, as no
61:35 roof of the tunnel all along, as no native would treat the place with
61:36 native would treat the place with sufficient tenderness to avoid loosening
61:38 sufficient tenderness to avoid loosening the bricks overhead. I had to fix every
61:41 the bricks overhead. I had to fix every board myself as the tunnel advanced. The
61:43 board myself as the tunnel advanced. The bricks, moreover, were so large and
61:45 bricks, moreover, were so large and heavy, being double the size each way of
61:47 heavy, being double the size each way of an English brick and weighing 40 or 50
61:50 an English brick and weighing 40 or 50 lb, that a single one dropped on a
61:52 lb, that a single one dropped on a person would have settled his moving
61:53 person would have settled his moving powers for some time to come. It was
61:56 powers for some time to come. It was needful, therefore, to use the greatest
61:58 needful, therefore, to use the greatest care in loosening and taking down the
62:00 care in loosening and taking down the bricks." End quote. So, he's tunneling
62:03 bricks." End quote. So, he's tunneling into this thing, but the sand, like,
62:04 into this thing, but the sand, like, there's literally an inch of sand in
62:05 there's literally an inch of sand in between these bricks. They're not, you
62:07 between these bricks. They're not, you know, it's not exactly precision
62:08 know, it's not exactly precision megalithic stonework here we're talking
62:10 megalithic stonework here we're talking about. They're mud bricks, but they're
62:11 about. They're mud bricks, but they're big, heavy mud bricks. And so you're
62:13 big, heavy mud bricks. And so you're tunnling in and the sand's sort of
62:14 tunnling in and the sand's sort of loosening and coming down on you and you
62:16 loosening and coming down on you and you had to put boards overhead. I do like
62:18 had to put boards overhead. I do like his description of like, well, if one of
62:19 his description of like, well, if one of these things hits you in the head, it's
62:20 these things hits you in the head, it's going to settle your moving powers for
62:22 going to settle your moving powers for some time to come. He had away with
62:24 some time to come. He had away with words. As he's tunneling in to the
62:27 words. As he's tunneling in to the pyramid, he eventually hits these big
62:29 pyramid, he eventually hits these big sloping roof blocks that you can see.
62:31 sloping roof blocks that you can see. Now, these are big blocks of granite and
62:33 Now, these are big blocks of granite and they're like four or 5 ft thick. And
62:36 they're like four or 5 ft thick. And apparently when he hit them, he told his
62:37 apparently when he hit them, he told his workers like, "We got to cut through
62:39 workers like, "We got to cut through this to get into it." And they're like,
62:40 this to get into it." And they're like, "No, we're not doing that." and they
62:42 "No, we're not doing that." and they literally he describes his Masons as
62:44 literally he describes his Masons as just throwing up their hands in despair.
62:46 just throwing up their hands in despair. And in fact, he had to he finished his
62:48 And in fact, he had to he finished his season in one year and he couldn't he
62:50 season in one year and he couldn't he couldn't get into them. So it wasn't
62:51 couldn't get into them. So it wasn't until the next year when he came back
62:53 until the next year when he came back that he could get stonemasons. He went
62:55 that he could get stonemasons. He went through several of them who willing
62:56 through several of them who willing enough to do the work to actually hammer
62:58 enough to do the work to actually hammer their way through big massive thick
63:00 their way through big massive thick beams of granite like this. But
63:02 beams of granite like this. But eventually they did. So as once they cut
63:05 eventually they did. So as once they cut their way in through these roof blocks,
63:08 their way in through these roof blocks, Petri started to explore this whole
63:10 Petri started to explore this whole structure from the central point. He he
63:12 structure from the central point. He he was trying to find the entrance to find
63:14 was trying to find the entrance to find out, okay, how do we actually get into
63:16 out, okay, how do we actually get into this thing and what he his description
63:20 this thing and what he his description of his exploration of this just put
63:22 of his exploration of this just put yourself in his shoes for a minute and
63:24 yourself in his shoes for a minute and try to imagine that the terror that you
63:26 try to imagine that the terror that you would feel in the situation he's in. You
63:28 would feel in the situation he's in. You have to imagine now these this these
63:30 have to imagine now these this these passages aren't clear, right? There are
63:32 passages aren't clear, right? There are they're full of debris and water and
63:35 they're full of debris and water and we'll we'll get into the water in a
63:36 we'll we'll get into the water in a minute, but there was water and debris
63:38 minute, but there was water and debris and mud and stuff. They had to like dig
63:40 and mud and stuff. They had to like dig their way through a lot of it. But this
63:41 their way through a lot of it. But this is what Petri wrote about him as as he
63:44 is what Petri wrote about him as as he got into into this structure beneath the
63:46 got into into this structure beneath the pyramid from that central part. He says,
63:48 pyramid from that central part. He says, "Thense I went exploring through the
63:50 "Thense I went exploring through the passages up the east passage. The muddy
63:53 passages up the east passage. The muddy earth rose nearly to the roof and we had
63:55 earth rose nearly to the roof and we had to crawl through. At the south end of
63:57 to crawl through. At the south end of this, there seemed to be no exit, but a
63:59 this, there seemed to be no exit, but a slight gap under the southeast trapdo
64:01 slight gap under the southeast trapdo showed that there was a way, and
64:03 showed that there was a way, and clearing out some earth, I got in far
64:05 clearing out some earth, I got in far enough to stick tight and knocked the
64:07 enough to stick tight and knocked the candle out. Matches had to be fetched as
64:10 candle out. Matches had to be fetched as we were streaming with the heat so that
64:13 we were streaming with the heat so that nothing could be kept dry in the only
64:14 nothing could be kept dry in the only garment I had on. So, pause for a second
64:18 garment I had on. So, pause for a second here and imagine you're underground in
64:20 here and imagine you're underground in what I imagine has to be pitch pitch
64:22 what I imagine has to be pitch pitch blackness. It's hot as all hell. He's
64:26 blackness. It's hot as all hell. He's crawling through tight passages that
64:28 crawling through tight passages that they're just excavating out and he
64:30 they're just excavating out and he shoves himself into a hole tight enough
64:32 shoves himself into a hole tight enough that he gets stuck and he knocks his
64:34 that he gets stuck and he knocks his candle out. Now he's stuck in a hole
64:37 candle out. Now he's stuck in a hole under a pyramid in what I imagine has to
64:39 under a pyramid in what I imagine has to be unbearable heat and he has to send
64:41 be unbearable heat and he has to send some dude out behind him presumably to
64:43 some dude out behind him presumably to go get matches so they can light another
64:45 go get matches so they can light another candle. This is this is freaking crazy,
64:48 candle. This is this is freaking crazy, right? So he continues under the stone.
64:51 right? So he continues under the stone. I got into the southeastern chamber, and
64:53 I got into the southeastern chamber, and then the south passage was so nearly
64:55 then the south passage was so nearly filled with mud that we had to lie flat
64:57 filled with mud that we had to lie flat and slide along it, propelled by fingers
64:59 and slide along it, propelled by fingers and toes. At last, I reached the
65:02 and toes. At last, I reached the southwest chamber. The blind passage,
65:04 southwest chamber. The blind passage, being level, did not promise a way out.
65:06 being level, did not promise a way out. The lean lad got up the top of the first
65:08 The lean lad got up the top of the first trapdo in an incredibly shallow space,
65:10 trapdo in an incredibly shallow space, but found no exit. Then I slid down the
65:13 but found no exit. Then I slid down the narrow, forced hole beneath the last
65:14 narrow, forced hole beneath the last trapdo, and waited through the water in
65:17 trapdo, and waited through the water in the anti-chamber. There at last I found
65:19 the anti-chamber. There at last I found a passage sloping considerably upward
65:21 a passage sloping considerably upward and knew that we were in the entrance
65:23 and knew that we were in the entrance passage. The way was worst of all here,
65:26 passage. The way was worst of all here, as the ground was full of sharp crystals
65:28 as the ground was full of sharp crystals of sulfate of lime, and the walls lined
65:30 of sulfate of lime, and the walls lined with more crystals which cut like a
65:32 with more crystals which cut like a knife. Scraping a clear way, I squeezed
65:35 knife. Scraping a clear way, I squeezed up this passage as far as I could, and
65:37 up this passage as far as I could, and then began carefully measuring backwards
65:39 then began carefully measuring backwards through all the passages to the tunnel
65:41 through all the passages to the tunnel so as to know the position of the
65:43 so as to know the position of the entrance." End quote. So he spends what
65:46 entrance." End quote. So he spends what has to be like hours if not days explor
65:49 has to be like hours if not days explor probably days I imagine crawling through
65:51 probably days I imagine crawling through these passages and then eventually gets
65:53 these passages and then eventually gets to where he thinks the sloping entrance
65:55 to where he thinks the sloping entrance passageages and then he starts measuring
65:57 passageages and then he starts measuring carefully going backwards to try and
65:59 carefully going backwards to try and coordinate exactly where that entrance
66:01 coordinate exactly where that entrance might be and he eventually does find the
66:04 might be and he eventually does find the entrance. Now today no one can actually
66:07 entrance. Now today no one can actually enter this structure. You can't get in
66:08 enter this structure. You can't get in here anymore. And if you're wondering
66:10 here anymore. And if you're wondering why well it's because of this. If you
66:12 why well it's because of this. If you can find the entrance, like they'll open
66:14 can find the entrance, like they'll open the door for you. You go down a few
66:16 the door for you. You go down a few steps and what do you find? Well, it's
66:18 steps and what do you find? Well, it's water. There's literally water within
66:21 water. There's literally water within several meters of getting into this
66:23 several meters of getting into this entrance passage, which is, you know,
66:25 entrance passage, which is, you know, nicely made. Nice megalithic stonework.
66:27 nicely made. Nice megalithic stonework. But you can see as homeboy here throws
66:30 But you can see as homeboy here throws the stone into the water, the water
66:31 the stone into the water, the water levels risen all the way up into that
66:33 levels risen all the way up into that entrance passage.
66:35 entrance passage. I think it's particularly interesting to
66:37 I think it's particularly interesting to read Petri's description of what he what
66:39 read Petri's description of what he what exactly it was that he found beneath
66:40 exactly it was that he found beneath this pyramid because it's like nothing
66:42 this pyramid because it's like nothing else. I mean, it's kind of like other
66:44 else. I mean, it's kind of like other things like box kind of things, but it's
66:47 things like box kind of things, but it's a very interesting megalithic structure
66:49 a very interesting megalithic structure that he found beneath the pyramid here
66:51 that he found beneath the pyramid here at Har. And it's made up of just massive
66:54 at Har. And it's made up of just massive megalithic blocks of stone. If you look
66:57 megalithic blocks of stone. If you look at the diagram that Keith Hamilton made
66:59 at the diagram that Keith Hamilton made here that you can see these these
67:01 here that you can see these these massive slanting roof beams that Petri
67:05 massive slanting roof beams that Petri described as being quartzite or granite.
67:07 described as being quartzite or granite. He said there was basically the boxes
67:09 He said there was basically the boxes here were made of quartzite and granite.
67:11 here were made of quartzite and granite. He says that they were at least 80 tons
67:13 He says that they were at least 80 tons potentially more. But probably what is
67:15 potentially more. But probably what is the most interesting component of what's
67:19 the most interesting component of what's beneath the ground here is something
67:20 beneath the ground here is something that's called the the super chamber.
67:22 that's called the the super chamber. It's it's essentially they say well this
67:23 It's it's essentially they say well this is the chamber and then there's another
67:24 is the chamber and then there's another box in there. There is a a secondary
67:26 box in there. There is a a secondary kind of box that's in there, but the
67:27 kind of box that's in there, but the super chamber itself is actually a
67:30 super chamber itself is actually a single piece box in and of itself. It's
67:32 single piece box in and of itself. It's made from yellow quartzite, which is
67:34 made from yellow quartzite, which is very little other artifacts from ancient
67:36 very little other artifacts from ancient Egypt made from yellow quartzite. And
67:38 Egypt made from yellow quartzite. And it's supposedly weighs just the box in
67:41 it's supposedly weighs just the box in the realm of 110 tons, likely more. A
67:45 the realm of 110 tons, likely more. A lot of the other blocks that Petri
67:46 lot of the other blocks that Petri described in the the different trap
67:48 described in the the different trap doors and the different little
67:49 doors and the different little anti-chambers at the corners of each of
67:51 anti-chambers at the corners of each of these passages he described as being in
67:53 these passages he described as being in the 20 to 50 ton range. So you have a
67:56 the 20 to 50 ton range. So you have a lot of these massive blocks of granite
67:58 lot of these massive blocks of granite of quartzite stuff that's in the 80 100
68:00 of quartzite stuff that's in the 80 100 ton range, 50 ton range. Where else can
68:04 ton range, 50 ton range. Where else can we find this type of architecture? Well,
68:07 we find this type of architecture? Well, we've already explored one of these
68:08 we've already explored one of these sites. We've talked about it. But you
68:10 sites. We've talked about it. But you can find massive blocks of quartzite,
68:12 can find massive blocks of quartzite, massive blocks of granite at the
68:14 massive blocks of granite at the Assyriion in Abodos. This huge lentil
68:16 Assyriion in Abodos. This huge lentil block that leads into the the central
68:18 block that leads into the the central area is quartzite. The central structure
68:22 area is quartzite. The central structure of the Assyriion is all granite. The
68:24 of the Assyriion is all granite. The pillars, the roof, all of that is
68:26 pillars, the roof, all of that is granite. The walls surrounding it, the
68:27 granite. The walls surrounding it, the entrance passages to it are quartzite.
68:29 entrance passages to it are quartzite. So, it's the same types of stone. It
68:31 So, it's the same types of stone. It seems to be the same type of
68:32 seems to be the same type of architecture. I think this structure
68:34 architecture. I think this structure beneath the ground here at Hara under
68:37 beneath the ground here at Hara under the pyramid is just as mysterious as the
68:39 the pyramid is just as mysterious as the Assyriion. Another interesting aspect of
68:42 Assyriion. Another interesting aspect of Petri's exploration of what's beneath
68:45 Petri's exploration of what's beneath the pyramid at Hwara is this idea of it
68:48 the pyramid at Hwara is this idea of it being connected to the labyrinth or
68:50 being connected to the labyrinth or indeed maybe even part of the labyrinth
68:52 indeed maybe even part of the labyrinth by some sort of you know as Heroditus I
68:54 by some sort of you know as Heroditus I think described a single way underneath.
68:57 think described a single way underneath. And Petri couldn't fully explore what
69:00 And Petri couldn't fully explore what was in and around that central chamber
69:02 was in and around that central chamber in that structure because of the water
69:04 in that structure because of the water level. So even during Petri's time, the
69:06 level. So even during Petri's time, the water level was such that he was waiting
69:08 water level was such that he was waiting through at least waste deep water in a
69:10 through at least waste deep water in a lot of these chambers. And he said the
69:12 lot of these chambers. And he said the water was so saline and just just costic
69:15 water was so saline and just just costic to his face. He didn't want to stick his
69:17 to his face. He didn't want to stick his head under water. So they would he was
69:18 head under water. So they would he was reaching down and trying to use his
69:20 reaching down and trying to use his hands to to feel the ground. and they
69:22 hands to to feel the ground. and they were scraping TRS along the ground to
69:24 were scraping TRS along the ground to try and bring up and see if there's, you
69:26 try and bring up and see if there's, you know, what they could find on the ground
69:27 know, what they could find on the ground without actually getting in there and
69:29 without actually getting in there and and touching it. So, I think it's quite
69:30 and touching it. So, I think it's quite possible that if there was a passageway
69:33 possible that if there was a passageway leading to the labyrinth or there was a
69:35 leading to the labyrinth or there was a door or something like that, then Petri
69:37 door or something like that, then Petri didn't find it because the water level
69:38 didn't find it because the water level had already subsumed it and he could
69:41 had already subsumed it and he could never actually explore it fully. So, we
69:42 never actually explore it fully. So, we don't know if there is further passages
69:45 don't know if there is further passages beneath it. And as you'll see, nobody
69:47 beneath it. And as you'll see, nobody can get into this space today for very
69:49 can get into this space today for very good reason. So that's what's beneath
69:51 good reason. So that's what's beneath the pyramid. But as I said, Petri's main
69:53 the pyramid. But as I said, Petri's main focus was actually on the labyrinth. And
69:55 focus was actually on the labyrinth. And he wrote extensively about trying to
69:57 he wrote extensively about trying to find the labyrinth. Quoting Petri from
69:59 find the labyrinth. Quoting Petri from 10 years digging in Egypt. Quote,
70:02 10 years digging in Egypt. Quote, "Though the pyramid was the main object
70:04 "Though the pyramid was the main object at Harro, it was but a lesser part of my
70:06 at Harro, it was but a lesser part of my work there. On the south of the pyramid
70:08 work there. On the south of the pyramid laid a wide mass of chips and fragments
70:10 laid a wide mass of chips and fragments of building which had long generally
70:12 of building which had long generally been identified with the celebrated
70:14 been identified with the celebrated labyrinth. When I began to excavate the
70:17 labyrinth. When I began to excavate the result was soon plain that the brick
70:19 result was soon plain that the brick chambers were built on the top of the
70:20 chambers were built on the top of the ruins of a great stone structure and
70:22 ruins of a great stone structure and hence they were only the houses of a
70:24 hence they were only the houses of a village as they had first appeared to me
70:27 village as they had first appeared to me to be. But beneath them, and far away,
70:30 to be. But beneath them, and far away, over a vast area, the layers of stone
70:33 over a vast area, the layers of stone chips were found, and so great was the
70:35 chips were found, and so great was the mass that it was difficult to persuade
70:37 mass that it was difficult to persuade visitors that the stratum was artificial
70:39 visitors that the stratum was artificial and not a natural formation. End quote.
70:43 and not a natural formation. End quote. He's talking here about when he started
70:45 He's talking here about when he started to excavate and look at what was on the
70:48 to excavate and look at what was on the surface of the field, you know, on both
70:50 surface of the field, you know, on both sides of the canal basically to the
70:52 sides of the canal basically to the south of the pyramid. He says that yeah
70:54 south of the pyramid. He says that yeah these all these remains and these things
70:56 these all these remains and these things that guys like Lepsi like drew on their
70:58 that guys like Lepsi like drew on their maps. He said that was those little mud
71:01 maps. He said that was those little mud bricks and all that stuff that wasn't
71:02 bricks and all that stuff that wasn't the labyrinth. That was the remains of
71:04 the labyrinth. That was the remains of the town that was built over the top of
71:06 the town that was built over the top of them probably during the Tomic and then
71:08 them probably during the Tomic and then the Persian period after that maybe as a
71:11 the Persian period after that maybe as a town of of for quarrying which Petri
71:13 town of of for quarrying which Petri later described. But he's also saying
71:16 later described. But he's also saying that below that he found this massive
71:19 that below that he found this massive stone lay like this layer of stone that
71:21 stone lay like this layer of stone that extended all over this side. Like this
71:23 extended all over this side. Like this one continuous layer of stone that he
71:26 one continuous layer of stone that he couldn't convince people was not natural
71:28 couldn't convince people was not natural because of its size. Continuing on,
71:32 because of its size. Continuing on, beneath these fragments was a uniform
71:34 beneath these fragments was a uniform smooth bed of beton or plaster on which
71:37 smooth bed of beton or plaster on which the pavement of the building had been
71:38 the pavement of the building had been laid. The mere extent of it proved that
71:41 laid. The mere extent of it proved that it was far larger than any temple known
71:44 it was far larger than any temple known in Egypt. All of the temples of Carak of
71:46 in Egypt. All of the temples of Carak of Luxor and a few on the western side of
71:48 Luxor and a few on the western side of thieves might be placed together within
71:51 thieves might be placed together within this vast space of these buildings at
71:52 this vast space of these buildings at Hwara. We know from Plenny and others
71:55 Hwara. We know from Plenny and others how for centuries the labyrinth had been
71:57 how for centuries the labyrinth had been a great quarry for the whole district
71:59 a great quarry for the whole district and its destruction occupied such a body
72:01 and its destruction occupied such a body of masons that a small town existed
72:04 of masons that a small town existed there. All of this information and the
72:07 there. All of this information and the recorded position of it agrees so
72:09 recorded position of it agrees so closely with what we can trace that no
72:11 closely with what we can trace that no doubt can now remain regarding the
72:13 doubt can now remain regarding the position of one of the wonders of Egypt.
72:16 position of one of the wonders of Egypt. So here Petri is talking about the size
72:18 So here Petri is talking about the size of this layer of beton of this layers of
72:20 of this layer of beton of this layers of stone chips that he found how it was
72:22 stone chips that he found how it was massive much big you could fit all of
72:24 massive much big you could fit all of these temples of Egypt into it and the
72:26 these temples of Egypt into it and the fact that there was a town here and that
72:28 fact that there was a town here and that for presumably generations centuries and
72:31 for presumably generations centuries and generations there were people quarrying
72:33 generations there were people quarrying the stone from this site. In fact there
72:36 the stone from this site. In fact there was a whole industry it seems a whole
72:37 was a whole industry it seems a whole town built up around this one particular
72:39 town built up around this one particular industry of tearing apart ancient sites
72:41 industry of tearing apart ancient sites and using the stone for other things. He
72:44 and using the stone for other things. He goes on to describe the wonders of of uh
72:47 goes on to describe the wonders of of uh Egypt in his his later book Hara Bhamu
72:50 Egypt in his his later book Hara Bhamu and Arseno quoting Petri again. How far
72:54 and Arseno quoting Petri again. How far then will the remains at Harg agree with
72:56 then will the remains at Harg agree with the descriptions of the magnitude and
72:57 the descriptions of the magnitude and importance of the labyrinth? We read of
73:00 importance of the labyrinth? We read of the enormous extent of the buildings and
73:02 the enormous extent of the buildings and of their exceeding in vastness all of
73:04 of their exceeding in vastness all of the temples of the Greeks put together
73:07 the temples of the Greeks put together and that they even surpassed the
73:09 and that they even surpassed the pyramids.
73:10 pyramids. of the beauty and magnificence of the
73:12 of the beauty and magnificence of the work we cannot now judge as almost every
73:15 work we cannot now judge as almost every stone has long since been broken up and
73:17 stone has long since been broken up and removed but the extent of the area we
73:19 removed but the extent of the area we can measure. On tracing these signs to
73:21 can measure. On tracing these signs to their limits it is found that they cover
73:23 their limits it is found that they cover an area about 1,000 ft long and 800 ft
73:27 an area about 1,000 ft long and 800 ft broad. These mere figures will not
73:29 broad. These mere figures will not signify readily to the mind the vast
73:31 signify readily to the mind the vast extent of construction. But when we
73:33 extent of construction. But when we compare it with the greatest of other
73:35 compare it with the greatest of other Egyptian temples, it may be somewhat
73:37 Egyptian temples, it may be somewhat realized. On that space could be erected
73:40 realized. On that space could be erected the great hall of Carac and all of the
73:42 the great hall of Carac and all of the successive temples adjoining it and the
73:44 successive temples adjoining it and the great court and pylons of it. Also the
73:46 great court and pylons of it. Also the temple of Mut and that of Ku and that of
73:49 temple of Mut and that of Ku and that of Emman Hototeep III at Carach. Also the
73:52 Emman Hototeep III at Carach. Also the two great temples of Luxor. And still
73:55 two great temples of Luxor. And still there would be room for the whole of the
73:57 there would be room for the whole of the Ramiseum. In short, all of the temples
74:00 Ramiseum. In short, all of the temples on the east of thieves and one of the
74:02 on the east of thieves and one of the largest on the west bank might be placed
74:04 largest on the west bank might be placed together in the one area of the ruins at
74:06 together in the one area of the ruins at Har. Here we certainly have a site
74:09 Har. Here we certainly have a site worthy of the renowned which the
74:10 worthy of the renowned which the labyrinth acquired. End quote. Again,
74:14 labyrinth acquired. End quote. Again, he's describing the sc he's trying to
74:17 he's describing the sc he's trying to express the scale of just how big this
74:20 express the scale of just how big this structure must have been. 1,000 ft by
74:22 structure must have been. 1,000 ft by 800 ft. That's 300 plus meters. I mean
74:26 800 ft. That's 300 plus meters. I mean that's a huge size for for a multi-level
74:30 that's a huge size for for a multi-level structure as this is indeed described.
74:31 structure as this is indeed described. The other thing that Petri is saying
74:33 The other thing that Petri is saying here which is a very interesting point
74:34 here which is a very interesting point and this leads us to the modern or
74:38 and this leads us to the modern or standard model accounting of the
74:40 standard model accounting of the labyrinth as not existing anymore that
74:42 labyrinth as not existing anymore that it's been quarried is that Petri dug
74:44 it's been quarried is that Petri dug down and he found these you know he
74:47 down and he found these you know he found these layers of stone chips he
74:48 found these layers of stone chips he found this layer of plaster and what he
74:51 found this layer of plaster and what he assumed was is that all of the stone was
74:53 assumed was is that all of the stone was gone. He assumed that this he was
74:54 gone. He assumed that this he was standing on the foundation of the
74:57 standing on the foundation of the labyrinth and this was the remnants from
74:59 labyrinth and this was the remnants from quarrying. It very much likely was or is
75:02 quarrying. It very much likely was or is the remnants from quarrying. But it's
75:04 the remnants from quarrying. But it's it's you know he was suggesting that
75:06 it's you know he was suggesting that well okay the labyrinth has pretty much
75:07 well okay the labyrinth has pretty much all been destroyed. All the stones have
75:09 all been destroyed. All the stones have been cut up and taken. You know there
75:11 been cut up and taken. You know there was an industry here for centuries doing
75:13 was an industry here for centuries doing this.
75:14 this. Turns out what most likely happened is
75:18 Turns out what most likely happened is Petri dug down and he was probably
75:19 Petri dug down and he was probably standing on the roof. he was probably
75:21 standing on the roof. he was probably standing on the top of the lower layers
75:24 standing on the top of the lower layers uh or at least one of the lower layers
75:26 uh or at least one of the lower layers of the labyrinth that this structure
75:27 of the labyrinth that this structure still exists. And this is where the
75:30 still exists. And this is where the story gets really interesting because
75:31 story gets really interesting because it's only been in modern years using
75:33 it's only been in modern years using modern technology that this hypothesis
75:36 modern technology that this hypothesis has been pretty much fully vindicated.
75:39 has been pretty much fully vindicated. And you know this all started in around
75:41 And you know this all started in around 2008 with a guy named Louis Dordier and
75:44 2008 with a guy named Louis Dordier and his expedition to Egypt which was called
75:46 his expedition to Egypt which was called the Matahar expedition. Louis Dordier is
75:48 the Matahar expedition. Louis Dordier is a philanthropist. He's a a Belgian
75:51 a philanthropist. He's a a Belgian artist. He was behind putting together a
75:55 artist. He was behind putting together a expedition to Hawara to go and search
75:58 expedition to Hawara to go and search for the labyrinth using modern
76:00 for the labyrinth using modern technology, things like ground
76:02 technology, things like ground penetrating radar, seismic tomography,
76:05 penetrating radar, seismic tomography, uh geomagnetism, things like that. He
76:07 uh geomagnetism, things like that. He partnered up with the Supreme Council of
76:09 partnered up with the Supreme Council of Antiquities as well as the NRI, which is
76:12 Antiquities as well as the NRI, which is the National Research Institute of
76:13 the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geoysics, which is located
76:15 Astronomy and Geoysics, which is located in Cairo. Those are the guys that do the
76:17 in Cairo. Those are the guys that do the the technical work uh on this. He had
76:20 the technical work uh on this. He had full permission for this expedition. He
76:22 full permission for this expedition. He had literally had permission from Zahias
76:24 had literally had permission from Zahias at the time who was the minister of uh
76:26 at the time who was the minister of uh of antiquities back in 2008. They
76:30 of antiquities back in 2008. They scanned this whole site using a whole
76:31 scanned this whole site using a whole bunch of different techniques like I
76:32 bunch of different techniques like I mentioned ground penetrating radar,
76:34 mentioned ground penetrating radar, geomagnetism, electrical resistivity
76:36 geomagnetism, electrical resistivity tomography, very low frequency
76:38 tomography, very low frequency electromagnetic scanning, lots of
76:40 electromagnetic scanning, lots of different techniques. What was the uh
76:42 different techniques. What was the uh result? Well, they found the labyrinth
76:44 result? Well, they found the labyrinth and turns out it's still there. During
76:47 and turns out it's still there. During the expedition, they scanned on two
76:49 the expedition, they scanned on two sites basically to the south of the of
76:51 sites basically to the south of the of the pyramid at Har. One large site was
76:54 the pyramid at Har. One large site was to the east of the Barabi Canal and one
76:57 to the east of the Barabi Canal and one site was to the west on the other side
76:59 site was to the west on the other side of the canal. You can see here a picture
77:00 of the canal. You can see here a picture of the guy doing the I think the
77:02 of the guy doing the I think the geomagnetism survey on the site. But
77:04 geomagnetism survey on the site. But these sites like you got to imagine 150
77:06 these sites like you got to imagine 150 meters by 100 meters and then 100 meters
77:08 meters by 100 meters and then 100 meters by 80 meters. So some big zones were
77:10 by 80 meters. So some big zones were actually scanned and turns out they
77:12 actually scanned and turns out they found the labyrinth. Like it's literally
77:14 found the labyrinth. Like it's literally right here. You can see at a depth of 8
77:16 right here. You can see at a depth of 8 m uh using the VLF tools. You can see
77:20 m uh using the VLF tools. You can see the labyrinthian nature of the results.
77:22 the labyrinthian nature of the results. There's there's blocks and channels and
77:23 There's there's blocks and channels and there's passages. This is not a natural
77:26 there's passages. This is not a natural formation at all. They found the
77:29 formation at all. They found the labyrinth. And here you can see their
77:30 labyrinth. And here you can see their results from all of these different
77:32 results from all of these different techniques put together. What they
77:34 techniques put together. What they found. So at the top layers here in the
77:37 found. So at the top layers here in the green you see this sort of chaotic you
77:39 green you see this sort of chaotic you know down to about 3 4 meters below
77:41 know down to about 3 4 meters below ground level. This is the tomic and
77:43 ground level. This is the tomic and probably Persian period town. This was
77:46 probably Persian period town. This was the remains of the mud brick town that
77:48 the remains of the mud brick town that actually was built on this site likely
77:50 actually was built on this site likely was the industry of quarrying that was
77:52 was the industry of quarrying that was around here for centuries. The ground
77:54 around here for centuries. The ground surface up here these are this is what's
77:56 surface up here these are this is what's remaining in the first few meters from
77:58 remaining in the first few meters from this town. It's not part of the
77:59 this town. It's not part of the labyrinth. Today in our modern times the
78:02 labyrinth. Today in our modern times the water table is up at around that four to
78:05 water table is up at around that four to 5 m level on the site. And then you can
78:07 5 m level on the site. And then you can see here at 5 m that was as far as Petri
78:10 see here at 5 m that was as far as Petri dug in different places at Harwara and
78:12 dug in different places at Harwara and he found that slab. Now all of the
78:14 he found that slab. Now all of the interesting results that are coming back
78:16 interesting results that are coming back from these different techniques are
78:18 from these different techniques are exist below that slab. So these are the
78:21 exist below that slab. So these are the possible labyrinthian structure. Now
78:23 possible labyrinthian structure. Now quoting from the Madahar expedition
78:25 quoting from the Madahar expedition themselves, this is what they wrote
78:26 themselves, this is what they wrote about this quote. In the upper ground
78:28 about this quote. In the upper ground zone above the water level, walls appear
78:30 zone above the water level, walls appear at the shallow depth ranging between 1.5
78:33 at the shallow depth ranging between 1.5 to 2.5 m. These decayed mudbrick
78:35 to 2.5 m. These decayed mudbrick features are very chaotic and show no
78:37 features are very chaotic and show no consistent grid structure and can be
78:39 consistent grid structure and can be comfortably related with the historic
78:41 comfortably related with the historic period of the Tomic and Roman times.
78:43 period of the Tomic and Roman times. Underneath this upper zone, below the
78:45 Underneath this upper zone, below the artificial stone surface appears at a
78:48 artificial stone surface appears at a depth of 8 to 12 m, a grid structure of
78:50 depth of 8 to 12 m, a grid structure of gigantic size made of very high
78:53 gigantic size made of very high resistivity material like granite stone.
78:56 resistivity material like granite stone. This states the presence of a colossal
78:58 This states the presence of a colossal archaeological feature below the
78:59 archaeological feature below the labyrinth foundation zone of Petri which
79:03 labyrinth foundation zone of Petri which also has to be reconsidered as the roof
79:05 also has to be reconsidered as the roof of the still existing labyrinth. The
79:08 of the still existing labyrinth. The conclusion of the geoarchchaeological
79:09 conclusion of the geoarchchaeological expedition counters in a scientific way
79:11 expedition counters in a scientific way the idea that the labyrinth was
79:13 the idea that the labyrinth was destroyed as a stone quarry in tomic
79:15 destroyed as a stone quarry in tomic times and validates the authenticity of
79:18 times and validates the authenticity of the classical author reports. The
79:21 the classical author reports. The Matahar expedition geophysical survey
79:23 Matahar expedition geophysical survey confirms the presence of archaeological
79:25 confirms the presence of archaeological features at the labyrinth area south of
79:27 features at the labyrinth area south of the Hara pyramid. These features
79:29 the Hara pyramid. These features covering an underground area of several
79:31 covering an underground area of several hectares have the prominent signature of
79:33 hectares have the prominent signature of vertical walls on the geohysical
79:35 vertical walls on the geohysical results. The vertical walls with an
79:37 results. The vertical walls with an average thickness of several meters are
79:40 average thickness of several meters are connected to shape nearly closed rooms
79:42 connected to shape nearly closed rooms which are interpreted to be huge in
79:44 which are interpreted to be huge in number. Consequently, the geoysics
79:46 number. Consequently, the geoysics survey initiated with the permission of
79:48 survey initiated with the permission of Dr. Zahiwas, the president of the
79:50 Dr. Zahiwas, the president of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and
79:52 Supreme Council of Antiquities and conducted by the NIA with the support of
79:55 conducted by the NIA with the support of Gent University can now officially
79:57 Gent University can now officially verify the occurrence of big parts of
79:59 verify the occurrence of big parts of the labyrinth as described by the
80:01 the labyrinth as described by the classic authors at the study area.
80:04 classic authors at the study area. They found the labyrinth, right? They
80:06 They found the labyrinth, right? They found the labyrinth. So, how come this
80:08 found the labyrinth. So, how come this wasn't big news? This should be world
80:10 wasn't big news? This should be world news, right? You It's like you can
80:13 news, right? You It's like you can imagine what happened with the the cuff
80:14 imagine what happened with the the cuff race scan like that came out. It made
80:17 race scan like that came out. It made like it was headline news around the
80:19 like it was headline news around the world. Piers Morgan's doing shows. It's
80:21 world. Piers Morgan's doing shows. It's on the news is like mainstream media is
80:23 on the news is like mainstream media is covering it. How come this didn't
80:25 covering it. How come this didn't register on anybody's radar? Well, they
80:27 register on anybody's radar? Well, they tried. So, part of this expedition was
80:30 tried. So, part of this expedition was Gent University in Belgium. There was a
80:32 Gent University in Belgium. There was a public lecture that was put on by the
80:34 public lecture that was put on by the team and Louis Da Cordier. It was barely
80:36 team and Louis Da Cordier. It was barely attended by some a few Belgian press.
80:39 attended by some a few Belgian press. They apparently weren't very impressed
80:40 They apparently weren't very impressed with it. But then the project was quite
80:42 with it. But then the project was quite deliberately shut down and this was 2008
80:48 deliberately shut down and this was 2008 and they were told that they couldn't
80:51 and they were told that they couldn't publish any details. What happened here
80:53 publish any details. What happened here and this is quoting the Matahar
80:55 and this is quoting the Matahar expedition quoting Louis Dordier
80:57 expedition quoting Louis Dordier specifically is this. He said the
80:59 specifically is this. He said the conclusion of the Hara Geophysical
81:01 conclusion of the Hara Geophysical Survey is however still waiting to be
81:04 Survey is however still waiting to be internationally released by Dr. Zahi
81:06 internationally released by Dr. Zahi Hwas, the Secretary General of the
81:08 Hwas, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
81:10 Supreme Council of Antiquities. Now, this is a pretty common practice.
81:12 Now, this is a pretty common practice. You might wonder how come Zahi's got
81:13 You might wonder how come Zahi's got control over this. Well, it pretty much
81:15 control over this. Well, it pretty much the way it works in Egypt and this is to
81:18 the way it works in Egypt and this is to this day it's been worked this way for
81:19 this day it's been worked this way for for decades now is that there are a lot
81:22 for decades now is that there are a lot of foreign institutions you know
81:23 of foreign institutions you know different universities from different
81:25 different universities from different parts of the world the Czech
81:27 parts of the world the Czech universities the Brits the Americans the
81:29 universities the Brits the Americans the French etc they do get permission to dig
81:32 French etc they do get permission to dig at sites in a lot of cases they'll get
81:34 at sites in a lot of cases they'll get pretty much ownership of a particular
81:35 pretty much ownership of a particular site I can tell you for example that the
81:37 site I can tell you for example that the checks have abuscia it's always the you
81:40 checks have abuscia it's always the you know it's the the Czech universities
81:42 know it's the the Czech universities doing the work out there but the
81:44 doing the work out there but the contracts that they sign and they the
81:45 contracts that they sign and they the permissions that they get to do all of
81:47 permissions that they get to do all of this work is always bound by the
81:51 this work is always bound by the condition that it's Zahiwas and the
81:52 condition that it's Zahiwas and the Supreme Council of Antiquities who get
81:54 Supreme Council of Antiquities who get to decide about what gets released to
81:56 to decide about what gets released to the public and a good example of this is
81:58 the public and a good example of this is the scan pyramids project. So if you
82:00 the scan pyramids project. So if you remember you might some people might
82:02 remember you might some people might know this but back in like 2015 or 16
82:05 know this but back in like 2015 or 16 when they actually announced the scan
82:06 when they actually announced the scan pyramid they on their own they went out
82:08 pyramid they on their own they went out and said we found these big voids in the
82:09 and said we found these big voids in the pyramids. Now, they did this without the
82:12 pyramids. Now, they did this without the permission of Zahuas, who then
82:13 permission of Zahuas, who then consequently flipped out and he was on
82:16 consequently flipped out and he was on record then as saying, "Well, no, no,
82:17 record then as saying, "Well, no, no, there's nothing here." You know, they
82:18 there's nothing here." You know, they don't they they're talking rubbish and
82:20 don't they they're talking rubbish and if there is something there, then we
82:21 if there is something there, then we knew about it already. Like he he
82:23 knew about it already. Like he he basically poo pooed the whole idea and
82:24 basically poo pooed the whole idea and shut it down. Said, "No, no, there's
82:25 shut it down. Said, "No, no, there's nothing. This is nonsense." The same
82:26 nothing. This is nonsense." The same thing he's saying about the cuff scans
82:28 thing he's saying about the cuff scans now, just saying, "Ah, it's all
82:29 now, just saying, "Ah, it's all nonsense. It's crap." However, when it
82:32 nonsense. It's crap." However, when it came time to go and do the, you know,
82:33 came time to go and do the, you know, drill the hole and look at the little
82:35 drill the hole and look at the little chamber behind the chevrons, who was
82:37 chamber behind the chevrons, who was doing the press, who was getting all of
82:38 doing the press, who was getting all of the glory? Who was making the
82:40 the glory? Who was making the announcement? It was Zahu. He was, you
82:41 announcement? It was Zahu. He was, you know, now he's all best buddies with the
82:43 know, now he's all best buddies with the scam pyramids project because he, you
82:45 scam pyramids project because he, you know, that's the control he has. Like
82:47 know, that's the control he has. Like that's the they have all of the control
82:48 that's the they have all of the control about what actually gets released to the
82:50 about what actually gets released to the public. Now, for whatever reason, and
82:53 public. Now, for whatever reason, and we'll get into that, I think Zarya was
82:56 we'll get into that, I think Zarya was squished and just suppressed the
82:58 squished and just suppressed the findings of the Madahar expedition. They
83:00 findings of the Madahar expedition. They sat on it for two years. So, Lou Dordier
83:03 sat on it for two years. So, Lou Dordier sat on it for two years. And so around
83:04 sat on it for two years. And so around but around you know 2010 he created a
83:08 but around you know 2010 he created a website called labyrinthofgypt.com. It
83:10 website called labyrinthofgypt.com. It doesn't exist anymore. You have to go
83:11 doesn't exist anymore. You have to go back to the wayback machine. Maybe you
83:13 back to the wayback machine. Maybe you can find it. But he created a website
83:15 can find it. But he created a website labyrinthofgypt.com. And on it he wrote
83:17 labyrinthofgypt.com. And on it he wrote after two years of patience we decided
83:19 after two years of patience we decided June 2010 to oppose all cunning and
83:21 June 2010 to oppose all cunning and deceit by posting the conclusion on the
83:24 deceit by posting the conclusion on the labyrinthofgypt.com
83:25 labyrinthofgypt.com website. And on it he posted the paper,
83:29 website. And on it he posted the paper, the Matahar expedition paper which I've
83:31 the Matahar expedition paper which I've shown you the results from. Uh you can
83:33 shown you the results from. Uh you can still find this paper if you go and look
83:35 still find this paper if you go and look hard enough. I think I have it on my
83:36 hard enough. I think I have it on my website now too, but it is something you
83:39 website now too, but it is something you can find if you go and look for it. And
83:40 can find if you go and look for it. And in the paper, this is what they said.
83:43 in the paper, this is what they said. Since the release of the scan results at
83:45 Since the release of the scan results at the Gent University public lecture, Dr.
83:48 the Gent University public lecture, Dr. Zahiwas requested to stop communicating
83:50 Zahiwas requested to stop communicating our results, intimidating the Matahar
83:52 our results, intimidating the Matahar expedition team members with Egyptian
83:54 expedition team members with Egyptian national security sanctions, saying that
83:57 national security sanctions, saying that it's a national security threat
83:59 it's a national security threat basically and that you we're going to
84:01 basically and that you we're going to come and arrest you. and certainly if
84:02 come and arrest you. and certainly if you ever come back to Egypt, but we
84:04 you ever come back to Egypt, but we might even just try and get you anywhere
84:05 might even just try and get you anywhere in the world if you decide to talk about
84:06 in the world if you decide to talk about this stuff. So, he's basically invoking
84:09 this stuff. So, he's basically invoking national security and says that you
84:11 national security and says that you can't talk about what you found at Har.
84:15 can't talk about what you found at Har. You got to ask why, right? You got to
84:17 You got to ask why, right? You got to why why would you do this? What what is
84:18 why why would you do this? What what is the point here? Is this a case of, you
84:22 the point here? Is this a case of, you know, hiding the truth because it's it's
84:24 know, hiding the truth because it's it's like potentially going to be out of your
84:26 like potentially going to be out of your hands or something like that? Or is it
84:28 hands or something like that? Or is it or is it something else? Is is there
84:30 or is it something else? Is is there some other political reason? Well, I
84:31 some other political reason? Well, I think there's a I think there's a a bit
84:33 think there's a I think there's a a bit of both involved in this and and we have
84:35 of both involved in this and and we have to to explore that. We have to
84:37 to to explore that. We have to understand a little bit about the actual
84:39 understand a little bit about the actual geological situation in Hara and what's
84:41 geological situation in Hara and what's going on. The water table in Egypt is
84:45 going on. The water table in Egypt is rising in particular um on a lot of
84:47 rising in particular um on a lot of these ancient sites. It's it's most
84:49 these ancient sites. It's it's most notably rising. And this, you know, this
84:51 notably rising. And this, you know, this is a a footage from down below uh the
84:53 is a a footage from down below uh the Giza plateau at in the Osiris shaft,
84:55 Giza plateau at in the Osiris shaft, which is a huge just series of different
84:58 which is a huge just series of different chambers cut into the bedrock below the
85:00 chambers cut into the bedrock below the causeway of the middle pyramid complex.
85:02 causeway of the middle pyramid complex. Goes down about 150 ft and at the bottom
85:04 Goes down about 150 ft and at the bottom there's a big chamber that you can climb
85:06 there's a big chamber that you can climb down a ladder. You stand on like get a
85:08 down a ladder. You stand on like get a foot on a little bit of mud and then one
85:10 foot on a little bit of mud and then one foot on the rung uh of the ladder and
85:12 foot on the rung uh of the ladder and you can lean down and you can I can take
85:13 you can lean down and you can I can take a little bit of footage. You can see the
85:15 a little bit of footage. You can see the water in this room, right? It's actually
85:16 water in this room, right? It's actually quite a deep room and you know there are
85:19 quite a deep room and you know there are passages leading off from here. But this
85:20 passages leading off from here. But this water table obviously wasn't like this
85:23 water table obviously wasn't like this when this room was built. It probably
85:24 when this room was built. It probably wasn't like this when people were
85:25 wasn't like this when people were exploring it 50 60 years ago even. Uh in
85:28 exploring it 50 60 years ago even. Uh in fact this is standby for my next video
85:31 fact this is standby for my next video because my next video is going to get
85:32 because my next video is going to get into this and a bit more of Zahiwas. I
85:35 into this and a bit more of Zahiwas. I think it's going to be super
85:35 think it's going to be super interesting. Just a little teaser for
85:37 interesting. Just a little teaser for something I'm working on that will be
85:38 something I'm working on that will be coming out shortly after this video. And
85:41 coming out shortly after this video. And the reason that the water table is
85:42 the reason that the water table is rising is because of something that
85:45 rising is because of something that happened in Egypt in the 1960s. It was
85:46 happened in Egypt in the 1960s. It was when the high dam at Aswan was built. So
85:51 when the high dam at Aswan was built. So there was always a low dam uh in Egypt
85:53 there was always a low dam uh in Egypt and I think in the 1900 early 1900s the
85:55 and I think in the 1900 early 1900s the British built a dam. Uh that's the one
85:57 British built a dam. Uh that's the one that's it's still we we float around on
85:59 that's it's still we we float around on it on the boats on our tours to Egypt.
86:01 it on the boats on our tours to Egypt. But it was the 1960s when they built the
86:02 But it was the 1960s when they built the really big dam. They actually partnered
86:04 really big dam. They actually partnered with the Soviets. So it's still a
86:05 with the Soviets. So it's still a monument to to Soviet Egyptian freedom
86:08 monument to to Soviet Egyptian freedom or or friendship. Sorry. not really
86:10 or or friendship. Sorry. not really freedom but friendship at the Aswan Dam
86:13 freedom but friendship at the Aswan Dam at the at the high dam and when they
86:15 at the at the high dam and when they built this they created effectively to
86:17 built this they created effectively to the south of that what is the biggest
86:18 the south of that what is the biggest man-made lake in the world like NASA and
86:20 man-made lake in the world like NASA and this had the effect essentially of
86:23 this had the effect essentially of getting rid of the inundation of the
86:24 getting rid of the inundation of the Nile so the annual flooding everybody is
86:27 Nile so the annual flooding everybody is familiar with this area knows that every
86:29 familiar with this area knows that every year typically the Nile would flood it
86:31 year typically the Nile would flood it would deposit all of this silt and
86:33 would deposit all of this silt and fertile material and that's the basis
86:35 fertile material and that's the basis for the agriculture in the Nile Valley
86:37 for the agriculture in the Nile Valley certainly the basis for agriculture in
86:39 certainly the basis for agriculture in the fume
86:40 the fume But ever since the mid 1960s when this
86:42 But ever since the mid 1960s when this dam was built, this no longer happens.
86:45 dam was built, this no longer happens. Now you might be wondering how come that
86:47 Now you might be wondering how come that makes the water table rise. It feels it
86:49 makes the water table rise. It feels it seems counterintuitive, right? You'd
86:51 seems counterintuitive, right? You'd think that the water table would would
86:53 think that the water table would would go down, but it has the opposite effect
86:55 go down, but it has the opposite effect because what you're actually doing is
86:56 because what you're actually doing is you're removing the 9month dry season.
86:58 you're removing the 9month dry season. So yes, you have a 3-month sort of wet
87:00 So yes, you have a 3-month sort of wet season where the where it floods a bit,
87:02 season where the where it floods a bit, but then you have nine months of the
87:04 but then you have nine months of the year where there's less water in the
87:05 year where there's less water in the Nile than there is nor than there is
87:06 Nile than there is nor than there is today. So essentially with this dam they
87:08 today. So essentially with this dam they control the flow of water in the Nile
87:11 control the flow of water in the Nile going north and the result is you end up
87:12 going north and the result is you end up with more water in the Nile it's
87:14 with more water in the Nile it's distributed through these canals and
87:16 distributed through these canals and everything else and the the ultimate
87:17 everything else and the the ultimate effect of that is that the water table
87:20 effect of that is that the water table has been steadily rising. the vase scan
87:23 has been steadily rising. the vase scan project for example all this area in
87:25 project for example all this area in south Sudan oh sorry north Sudan
87:27 south Sudan oh sorry north Sudan southern Egypt where lake NASA is is
87:29 southern Egypt where lake NASA is is today I mean that a lot of these sites
87:31 today I mean that a lot of these sites got flooded they had to live up lift up
87:33 got flooded they had to live up lift up Abu Simbel Toshka these vase sites all
87:36 Abu Simbel Toshka these vase sites all of these things that uh we were looking
87:37 of these things that uh we were looking at recently at the um Museum of Fine
87:40 at recently at the um Museum of Fine Arts in Boston I mean these sites don't
87:41 Arts in Boston I mean these sites don't exist anymore because they were flooded
87:42 exist anymore because they were flooded in the 60s because of this dam so this
87:45 in the 60s because of this dam so this presents quite a problem for Egypt from
87:49 presents quite a problem for Egypt from a political perspective because we're
87:51 a political perspective because we're talking about the great lost labyrinth
87:54 talking about the great lost labyrinth of Egypt. Something that's described as
87:56 of Egypt. Something that's described as exceeding in grandeur all of the wonders
87:59 exceeding in grandeur all of the wonders of the ancient world and indeed you know
88:01 of the ancient world and indeed you know things like the pyramids. Now for
88:03 things like the pyramids. Now for anybody who knows about this if the news
88:05 anybody who knows about this if the news got out that oh we found the great lost
88:08 got out that oh we found the great lost labyrinth man this would this literally
88:10 labyrinth man this would this literally is it would at least be the discovery of
88:12 is it would at least be the discovery of the century probably of the millennium.
88:14 the century probably of the millennium. You'd want to do something about it. But
88:16 You'd want to do something about it. But this puts, I think, Egypt in a, you
88:18 this puts, I think, Egypt in a, you know, a bit of a a sticky situation
88:20 know, a bit of a a sticky situation because today the labyrinth is below the
88:24 because today the labyrinth is below the water table level at Harwara. And
88:26 water table level at Harwara. And admittedly, it seems to be pretty
88:27 admittedly, it seems to be pretty costic, salty, shallow groundwater.
88:30 costic, salty, shallow groundwater. That's probably eroding and and working
88:32 That's probably eroding and and working on the stone. You saw the image of when
88:34 on the stone. You saw the image of when we go into that passage in the pyramid.
88:36 we go into that passage in the pyramid. You know, the stone's eroding. There's
88:38 You know, the stone's eroding. There's this there this crystal growth going all
88:39 this there this crystal growth going all over it. It's not going to be in great
88:42 over it. It's not going to be in great condition if it's left like that for,
88:43 condition if it's left like that for, let's say, a few hundred years. it's
88:45 let's say, a few hundred years. it's probably going to, you know, deteriorate
88:48 probably going to, you know, deteriorate quite significantly. So, in order to do
88:51 quite significantly. So, in order to do something about it, you would have to
88:52 something about it, you would have to like really do large scale remediation
88:55 like really do large scale remediation effort on this huge area at Har and
88:58 effort on this huge area at Har and that's likely to cost a whole lot of
89:00 that's likely to cost a whole lot of money. You have to do a whole lot of
89:01 money. You have to do a whole lot of experimentation and and research to find
89:03 experimentation and and research to find out where the water's coming from. Then
89:05 out where the water's coming from. Then you've got to go to the trouble of
89:06 you've got to go to the trouble of trying to do remediation to actually
89:08 trying to do remediation to actually remove the groundwater problem. you
89:10 remove the groundwater problem. you might have to start messing with the
89:11 might have to start messing with the agriculture and the farmer's irrigation
89:14 agriculture and the farmer's irrigation water, which is never you start messing
89:16 water, which is never you start messing with farmers water and you're you're
89:17 with farmers water and you're you're asking for trouble. And to be honest,
89:19 asking for trouble. And to be honest, Egypt is one of those countries that
89:21 Egypt is one of those countries that needs all of the agriculture they can
89:23 needs all of the agriculture they can get. They are the world's biggest net
89:24 get. They are the world's biggest net importer of wheat. They can't grow
89:26 importer of wheat. They can't grow enough food to support everyone. You
89:28 enough food to support everyone. You start messing with their agriculture,
89:30 start messing with their agriculture, which is, you know, a lot of that water
89:31 which is, you know, a lot of that water is being supplied through this canal
89:32 is being supplied through this canal that cuts right through this site. It's
89:35 that cuts right through this site. It's it's fraught with difficulty and danger.
89:37 it's fraught with difficulty and danger. On the other hand, if you tell everyone,
89:40 On the other hand, if you tell everyone, hey, we found the labyrinth, but we're
89:41 hey, we found the labyrinth, but we're not going to do anything about it
89:42 not going to do anything about it because it's too difficult or it's too
89:45 because it's too difficult or it's too expensive, then you're going to face a
89:47 expensive, then you're going to face a whole lot of criticism over that. Like,
89:49 whole lot of criticism over that. Like, it's literally the wonder of the ancient
89:50 it's literally the wonder of the ancient was one of the biggest discoveries ever
89:53 was one of the biggest discoveries ever of something in the ancient world.
89:56 of something in the ancient world. What do you mean you're not going to do
89:57 What do you mean you're not going to do anything about it? So, I think they were
89:59 anything about it? So, I think they were it was literally a rock in a hard place.
90:00 it was literally a rock in a hard place. you've got this really difficult
90:01 you've got this really difficult expensive problem on one hand or if you
90:04 expensive problem on one hand or if you announce it and you say you're not going
90:05 announce it and you say you're not going to do anything about it, you're going to
90:06 to do anything about it, you're going to face a lot of international criticism.
90:08 face a lot of international criticism. So I think the decision was likely made
90:10 So I think the decision was likely made that the best thing we can do is just
90:11 that the best thing we can do is just pretend this never happened, right?
90:13 pretend this never happened, right? We're not going to talk about the
90:14 We're not going to talk about the labyrinth. We're not going to explore
90:16 labyrinth. We're not going to explore it. The expedition, the manar
90:17 it. The expedition, the manar expedition, the fact that we found it is
90:19 expedition, the fact that we found it is never going to be released to the public
90:21 never going to be released to the public and that's where it stands, right? So I
90:24 and that's where it stands, right? So I think that's what happened. There is an
90:26 think that's what happened. There is an element here of also just, you know,
90:27 element here of also just, you know, hiding the truth. I think when it's
90:29 hiding the truth. I think when it's convenient, that's what happens. I
90:31 convenient, that's what happens. I suspect there's a lot of the just actual
90:33 suspect there's a lot of the just actual hiding of the truth of hidden um
90:36 hiding of the truth of hidden um expeditions and things like that. Again,
90:37 expeditions and things like that. Again, watch my next video because I'm going to
90:39 watch my next video because I'm going to get into some real uh interesting
90:40 get into some real uh interesting examples of that and again involving
90:42 examples of that and again involving Zahi Has because some new information's
90:45 Zahi Has because some new information's come out about the Sphinx that I think
90:46 come out about the Sphinx that I think is super interesting. But I think that's
90:49 is super interesting. But I think that's what's happened here. I don't think it's
90:50 what's happened here. I don't think it's anything more complicated than a a
90:51 anything more complicated than a a difficult political decision that's al
90:53 difficult political decision that's al unfortunately affected the discovery of
90:55 unfortunately affected the discovery of what should have been you know one of
90:57 what should have been you know one of the most amazing sites ever. However,
90:59 the most amazing sites ever. However, this is not where the story ends because
91:02 this is not where the story ends because around the same time 2008 2009 there was
91:06 around the same time 2008 2009 there was another expedition done by a Polish
91:08 another expedition done by a Polish university along with Kara University
91:10 university along with Kara University and they went out and and did a
91:13 and they went out and and did a geological exploration at Har. They
91:16 geological exploration at Har. They actually went in to try and figure out
91:18 actually went in to try and figure out where the water was coming from. This
91:21 where the water was coming from. This was not an archaeological expedition. It
91:23 was not an archaeological expedition. It was much more of a geological effort to
91:25 was much more of a geological effort to try and figure out where the water's
91:27 try and figure out where the water's coming from in order to block or
91:28 coming from in order to block or redirect its flow and just start to
91:30 redirect its flow and just start to figure out, you know, what do we need to
91:32 figure out, you know, what do we need to do to remediate this site. So they went
91:34 do to remediate this site. So they went and dug a whole bunch of different bore
91:36 and dug a whole bunch of different bore holes all around the site. They were
91:38 holes all around the site. They were digging geological test pits, which you
91:40 digging geological test pits, which you can see here that, you know, dating
91:41 can see here that, you know, dating different strat levels of strata down a
91:43 different strat levels of strata down a few meters. They also did ground
91:45 few meters. They also did ground penetrating radar here and interestingly
91:47 penetrating radar here and interestingly from their report they found many ground
91:50 from their report they found many ground penetrating anomalies which were
91:51 penetrating anomalies which were interpreted as voids being found. So
91:53 interpreted as voids being found. So they also essentially rediscovered the
91:56 they also essentially rediscovered the labyrinth. Although this research was
91:58 labyrinth. Although this research was done in 2008 and 2009, it wasn't
92:01 done in 2008 and 2009, it wasn't published anywhere until around 2017
92:04 published anywhere until around 2017 because also like the Matahar
92:06 because also like the Matahar expedition, this was also shut down by
92:09 expedition, this was also shut down by Zahiwas. In fact, this was shut down a
92:11 Zahiwas. In fact, this was shut down a little more abruptly uh than the Matahar
92:14 little more abruptly uh than the Matahar expedition. And this is quoting again
92:16 expedition. And this is quoting again the expedition team members. And in
92:17 the expedition team members. And in their paper, you can see the URL on the
92:19 their paper, you can see the URL on the slide. This is what they wrote. It says,
92:21 slide. This is what they wrote. It says, "Dr. Zahi Hwas halted the mission,
92:23 "Dr. Zahi Hwas halted the mission, briefly jailing its director, Professor
92:26 briefly jailing its director, Professor Aladin Shaheen, then dean of Kairo's
92:29 Aladin Shaheen, then dean of Kairo's archaeology faculty, who was swiftly
92:31 archaeology faculty, who was swiftly ousted from his post." End quote. Has
92:34 ousted from his post." End quote. Has actually jailed the guy who went out
92:36 actually jailed the guy who went out there and dared to actually try and
92:37 there and dared to actually try and solve this problem or to to start trying
92:39 solve this problem or to to start trying to solve this problem. And ever since
92:41 to solve this problem. And ever since then, Hir kind of been a dirty word in
92:44 then, Hir kind of been a dirty word in the, you know, the Ministry of
92:45 the, you know, the Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt. Nobody wants to,
92:47 Antiquities in Egypt. Nobody wants to, it's like a pariah. Nobody wants to to
92:49 it's like a pariah. Nobody wants to to really deal with it. He put a guy in
92:51 really deal with it. He put a guy in jail. He put the dean of the um
92:53 jail. He put the dean of the um archaeology faculty of Kai Museum of K
92:56 archaeology faculty of Kai Museum of K University in jail over trying to
92:58 University in jail over trying to investigate at Har, which was kind of
93:01 investigate at Har, which was kind of sketchy. However, they have published
93:02 sketchy. However, they have published their results and you know what did they
93:04 their results and you know what did they say? What did they figure out? Well,
93:05 say? What did they figure out? Well, ultimately they figured out that the
93:07 ultimately they figured out that the water on the site is quite a difficult
93:09 water on the site is quite a difficult problem to solve. It's essentially
93:11 problem to solve. It's essentially coming from three different locations.
93:14 coming from three different locations. It's coming from the southwest, from the
93:15 It's coming from the southwest, from the north, and from the east. It's it's
93:17 north, and from the east. It's it's essentially shallow groundwater that's
93:19 essentially shallow groundwater that's kind of pouring in through the
93:20 kind of pouring in through the sedimentary layers. The upland side, the
93:24 sedimentary layers. The upland side, the west, north, and east side of the
93:25 west, north, and east side of the pyramid, the water is 1 to 3 m above
93:28 pyramid, the water is 1 to 3 m above that in the canal. So it's kind of more
93:29 that in the canal. So it's kind of more water coming in from the the northern
93:31 water coming in from the the northern side. On the south side, the waters the
93:34 side. On the south side, the waters the water table levels only about 0.5 to 2
93:36 water table levels only about 0.5 to 2 mters above the water of level in the
93:38 mters above the water of level in the canal. You might be wondering how how is
93:41 canal. You might be wondering how how is it that the ground water is at a higher
93:43 it that the ground water is at a higher level than the level that's in the
93:45 level than the level that's in the canal. Well, the layers of of rock and
93:48 canal. Well, the layers of of rock and soil and sediment here essentially wick
93:50 soil and sediment here essentially wick the water up. So it's if you put like
93:52 the water up. So it's if you put like paper in a in a glass, you know, it's
93:54 paper in a in a glass, you know, it's going to wick and suck that water up.
93:56 going to wick and suck that water up. Same thing's kind of happening here. And
93:58 Same thing's kind of happening here. And they determined this with the use of all
93:59 they determined this with the use of all these ball holes that you can see as
94:00 these ball holes that you can see as well as the test pits that they dug. Uh
94:03 well as the test pits that they dug. Uh they suspect that if there is deeper
94:05 they suspect that if there is deeper levels of water, it might be coming from
94:07 levels of water, it might be coming from a separate aquifer somewhere on the
94:08 a separate aquifer somewhere on the site. But that ultimately more
94:10 site. But that ultimately more excavations are needed. They need to do
94:12 excavations are needed. They need to do more investigation here to truly
94:14 more investigation here to truly determine the source and the direction
94:16 determine the source and the direction of the water in order to start
94:18 of the water in order to start remediating it. As far as I know, that
94:20 remediating it. As far as I know, that is the end of any of the on-site
94:23 is the end of any of the on-site research at Har. It was essentially all
94:24 research at Har. It was essentially all stopped by Has and just like he jailed a
94:27 stopped by Has and just like he jailed a dude. He shut down the Matahar
94:28 dude. He shut down the Matahar expedition. He put it all to bed. And
94:31 expedition. He put it all to bed. And that was really until the more modern, I
94:34 that was really until the more modern, I guess, space-based technology started to
94:35 guess, space-based technology started to come in. And the first account of this
94:37 come in. And the first account of this that I heard about was something that
94:39 that I heard about was something that was done by Dr. Carman Bolter and then
94:41 was done by Dr. Carman Bolter and then and Klaus Donor. Now, both Dr. Carman
94:44 and Klaus Donor. Now, both Dr. Carman Bolter, rest in peace, she passed away a
94:46 Bolter, rest in peace, she passed away a few years ago, and Klaus Donor, I guess
94:49 few years ago, and Klaus Donor, I guess you could consider them kind of
94:50 you could consider them kind of alternative independent researchers and
94:53 alternative independent researchers and authors in their field. Carmon Bolter
94:55 authors in their field. Carmon Bolter made a pretty good documentary series
94:58 made a pretty good documentary series called The Pyramid Code. It actually
94:59 called The Pyramid Code. It actually features the work of Hakee El Aan who is
95:03 features the work of Hakee El Aan who is the the father of my good friend Ysef
95:05 the the father of my good friend Ysef Aan. Uh it's it's her whole show I think
95:08 Aan. Uh it's it's her whole show I think is based on his teachings of the
95:10 is based on his teachings of the indigenous Sufi legends and everything.
95:12 indigenous Sufi legends and everything. And she's been you know essentially a
95:13 And she's been you know essentially a warrior for the labyrinth for a long
95:15 warrior for the labyrinth for a long time. And then she had heard from Klaus
95:17 time. And then she had heard from Klaus Donor who's an Austrian who said that
95:19 Donor who's an Austrian who said that you know he has a friend uh in Germany
95:23 you know he has a friend uh in Germany who happens to own or is part of a
95:26 who happens to own or is part of a company a startup company that can look
95:28 company a startup company that can look into the earth uh from you know 6 km
95:31 into the earth uh from you know 6 km down like it's essentially using
95:33 down like it's essentially using satellites to peer into the earth and be
95:34 satellites to peer into the earth and be able to find voids and minerals and
95:36 able to find voids and minerals and materials uh 6 km down. Now when I first
95:40 materials uh 6 km down. Now when I first heard of this I was a little skeptical.
95:42 heard of this I was a little skeptical. Some of you may know that I've actually
95:43 Some of you may know that I've actually done a video on the labyrinth in the
95:45 done a video on the labyrinth in the past, several years ago. Uh, and I got
95:47 past, several years ago. Uh, and I got to this point in the story and I was
95:48 to this point in the story and I was like, I can't find any information about
95:51 like, I can't find any information about this technology that he's talking about.
95:53 this technology that he's talking about. No one had just, you know, the the S,
95:55 No one had just, you know, the the S, the synthetic aperture radar stuff
95:57 the synthetic aperture radar stuff hadn't come out. This was the first I'd
95:59 hadn't come out. This was the first I'd heard of anyone saying, oh, we can look
96:01 heard of anyone saying, oh, we can look kilometers deep into the ground. And I
96:03 kilometers deep into the ground. And I was asking for pointers about like, what
96:05 was asking for pointers about like, what is this technology? Where does it come
96:06 is this technology? Where does it come from? Well, since then, some details
96:08 from? Well, since then, some details have actually emerged about this
96:10 have actually emerged about this technique. and it happens to be a
96:12 technique. and it happens to be a company called Geoscan Systems and they
96:14 company called Geoscan Systems and they do remote sensing. So I'm going to talk
96:16 do remote sensing. So I'm going to talk a little bit about their technology and
96:18 a little bit about their technology and how it works because it's important as
96:20 how it works because it's important as it it kind of relates to the ongoing
96:22 it it kind of relates to the ongoing scans at Har as well as the the S work
96:25 scans at Har as well as the the S work that's happening elsewhere in Egypt. So
96:27 that's happening elsewhere in Egypt. So these guys are talking about using
96:29 these guys are talking about using remote sensing technology to to look
96:30 remote sensing technology to to look into the ground. They can detect
96:33 into the ground. They can detect anomalies down to around 6 km deep using
96:36 anomalies down to around 6 km deep using proprietary processing techniques. So
96:38 proprietary processing techniques. So the way they do this is they say that
96:40 the way they do this is they say that the breakthrough involves modeling light
96:42 the breakthrough involves modeling light and its interactions with matter based
96:44 and its interactions with matter based on a more complete inter implementation
96:46 on a more complete inter implementation of Maxwell's equations coupled with a
96:48 of Maxwell's equations coupled with a more complete understanding of the
96:49 more complete understanding of the mathematical nature of the constant I
96:51 mathematical nature of the constant I which is the imaginary number
96:53 which is the imaginary number representing the square root of minus
96:54 representing the square root of minus one. Including these new insights makes
96:57 one. Including these new insights makes complex spectral analysis more complete.
97:00 complex spectral analysis more complete. Now don't ask me to explain what that
97:01 Now don't ask me to explain what that means. I don't know. Uh it is does seems
97:03 means. I don't know. Uh it is does seems like a fairly mathematical statistical
97:05 like a fairly mathematical statistical approach to it. They go on. They say
97:07 approach to it. They go on. They say that filters are then applied which
97:09 that filters are then applied which allow the detection and identification
97:11 allow the detection and identification of subsurfaces by means similar to
97:13 of subsurfaces by means similar to utilizing frownhoffer absorption lines
97:15 utilizing frownhoffer absorption lines to identify substances in the atmosphere
97:17 to identify substances in the atmosphere of stars.
97:19 of stars. With more complete appreciation of the
97:21 With more complete appreciation of the actual information contained in ordinary
97:23 actual information contained in ordinary light, we can detect subsurface
97:24 light, we can detect subsurface anomalies which show up as a kind of
97:26 anomalies which show up as a kind of interference in longitudinal components.
97:28 interference in longitudinal components. This is what I had originally heard
97:30 This is what I had originally heard about this when I looked into it. the
97:31 about this when I looked into it. the most information I had gotten out of it
97:33 most information I had gotten out of it at the time that it was a technique that
97:35 at the time that it was a technique that was used to look at stars and try and
97:38 was used to look at stars and try and look at the different elemental
97:39 look at the different elemental composition of stars. So what elements
97:42 composition of stars. So what elements substances are in the atmosphere of
97:44 substances are in the atmosphere of stars using some sort of statistical
97:46 stars using some sort of statistical approach. This is kind of the telling
97:48 approach. This is kind of the telling point with a lot of these technologies
97:49 point with a lot of these technologies that you see and it's one of the reasons
97:51 that you see and it's one of the reasons I think for a little bit of skepticism
97:53 I think for a little bit of skepticism certainly warranted with some of the
97:54 certainly warranted with some of the claims that are made by them. But they
97:56 claims that are made by them. But they also say that they regret having to
97:58 also say that they regret having to withhold details of the process
97:59 withhold details of the process involved. It requires intensive
98:01 involved. It requires intensive computation utilizing computer software
98:03 computation utilizing computer software and special processing hardware to apply
98:05 and special processing hardware to apply our techniques. They're invoking, you
98:07 our techniques. They're invoking, you know, it's proprietary software, which
98:09 know, it's proprietary software, which fine, it's their special secret source.
98:11 fine, it's their special secret source. The key is like, how do you prove this
98:13 The key is like, how do you prove this works? Well, you have to go find
98:14 works? Well, you have to go find something that nobody knows was there.
98:16 something that nobody knows was there. You say that you found it and then drill
98:18 You say that you found it and then drill down to or get to it and and find it,
98:20 down to or get to it and and find it, which is what they claim they can do.
98:23 which is what they claim they can do. So, they do say the best way to know
98:25 So, they do say the best way to know these techniques are valid is to look at
98:27 these techniques are valid is to look at our results. In particular, a special
98:28 our results. In particular, a special study was ordered recently which
98:30 study was ordered recently which detected water in Morocco. Indeed, you
98:33 detected water in Morocco. Indeed, you go to their website, you look at their
98:34 go to their website, you look at their reference material. They reference a
98:36 reference material. They reference a study where they did a survey site in
98:38 study where they did a survey site in Morocco. You can see the blue markings
98:40 Morocco. You can see the blue markings of water here and they went and found
98:42 of water here and they went and found water at depths of 15 to 18 m. They have
98:45 water at depths of 15 to 18 m. They have other references where they found gold
98:46 other references where they found gold in Bolivia or oil deposits off the
98:49 in Bolivia or oil deposits off the coastline of Nigeria at much deeper
98:51 coastline of Nigeria at much deeper depths, like hundreds of meters deep
98:52 depths, like hundreds of meters deep here in some cases. I'm assuming the
98:55 here in some cases. I'm assuming the gold is also quite deep. So they seem to
98:57 gold is also quite deep. So they seem to have some reference cases that suggest
99:00 have some reference cases that suggest that all right they use this technology
99:01 that all right they use this technology to find stuff and then apparently they
99:04 to find stuff and then apparently they went and drilled and found it. So there
99:06 went and drilled and found it. So there must be something to this technique.
99:08 must be something to this technique. Claus donor claims that all right he he
99:10 Claus donor claims that all right he he asked his friend who was involved in
99:11 asked his friend who was involved in this company to scan the area of Hara
99:14 this company to scan the area of Hara and they apparently did so. And there
99:16 and they apparently did so. And there was a 3D rendering of these scans that
99:19 was a 3D rendering of these scans that were made that Carmon Bolter briefly
99:21 were made that Carmon Bolter briefly showed I think on a podcast with
99:23 showed I think on a podcast with somebody. I've not seen too many other
99:25 somebody. I've not seen too many other results of it. These are the screenshots
99:26 results of it. These are the screenshots from that podcast. But you can see here
99:28 from that podcast. But you can see here again here's you see the pyramid. You
99:30 again here's you see the pyramid. You see the Barabi canal running through the
99:32 see the Barabi canal running through the site and then you see multiple layers of
99:35 site and then you see multiple layers of chambers and structures down beneath the
99:38 chambers and structures down beneath the ground under the pyramid on both sides
99:40 ground under the pyramid on both sides of the canal as this lines up with the
99:43 of the canal as this lines up with the findings from the Matahar expedition.
99:45 findings from the Matahar expedition. They they scanned on both sides of the
99:46 They they scanned on both sides of the canal. They found it. It kind of lines
99:48 canal. They found it. It kind of lines up with the historical accounts about
99:50 up with the historical accounts about there being multiple levels. Let's look
99:51 there being multiple levels. Let's look specifically at some of the claims that
99:53 specifically at some of the claims that were made by the Geoscan scan work at
99:56 were made by the Geoscan scan work at Har. And this is a 2D model with the red
99:58 Har. And this is a 2D model with the red and blue being different depths of
100:00 and blue being different depths of chambers and structures. So according to
100:02 chambers and structures. So according to their scan results, they say that the
100:03 their scan results, they say that the actual hard bedrock begins at about 18 m
100:06 actual hard bedrock begins at about 18 m down. So you have like sedimentary and
100:09 down. So you have like sedimentary and other layers of stone and just and
100:10 other layers of stone and just and sediment above the bedrock and the
100:13 sediment above the bedrock and the bedrock starts at 18 m down. The
100:15 bedrock starts at 18 m down. The subsurface infrastructure consists of a
100:17 subsurface infrastructure consists of a network of monumental spaces. They say
100:20 network of monumental spaces. They say they found halls that are 80 m long by
100:23 they found halls that are 80 m long by 50 m wide and that these halls and these
100:27 50 m wide and that these halls and these chambers are linked by giant corridors
100:28 chambers are linked by giant corridors at depths of 40, 60, 80, 100 m and
100:32 at depths of 40, 60, 80, 100 m and beyond. So they're describing multiple
100:34 beyond. So they're describing multiple levels of different chambers that are
100:36 levels of different chambers that are separated by at least 20 m. Now that's
100:39 separated by at least 20 m. Now that's kind of interesting, right? Because if
100:42 kind of interesting, right? Because if you remember back some of the historical
100:43 you remember back some of the historical accounts, they talked about there being
100:45 accounts, they talked about there being 90 steps in between the layers.
100:46 90 steps in between the layers. Certainly 90 steps easily gets you 20 m
100:50 Certainly 90 steps easily gets you 20 m in depth. And some of these depictions
100:52 in depth. And some of these depictions also start to get to the scale of things
100:55 also start to get to the scale of things that were described by the historical
100:57 that were described by the historical authors. You think that alone, what does
101:01 authors. You think that alone, what does this mean? Well, unfortunately, Carmon
101:03 this mean? Well, unfortunately, Carmon Bolter passed away. They Louis Dordier,
101:06 Bolter passed away. They Louis Dordier, they they he was involved in this a
101:07 they they he was involved in this a little bit. They tried to get some
101:09 little bit. They tried to get some interest in it from Egypt. There really
101:11 interest in it from Egypt. There really wasn't they couldn't get any traction in
101:14 wasn't they couldn't get any traction in the department of antiquities. they
101:15 the department of antiquities. they couldn't get any backers to look any
101:16 couldn't get any backers to look any further in this. So that's kind of where
101:18 further in this. So that's kind of where the geocan stuff stopped. However,
101:20 the geocan stuff stopped. However, around the same time, roughly 2015 2016,
101:25 around the same time, roughly 2015 2016, there was another company, one based in
101:27 there was another company, one based in the UK called Merlin Borrows, and they
101:29 the UK called Merlin Borrows, and they also scanned Hara. And Merlin Burrows is
101:33 also scanned Hara. And Merlin Burrows is also another very interesting startup
101:35 also another very interesting startup company that claims to to basically use
101:38 company that claims to to basically use a space-based technique to find and peer
101:41 a space-based technique to find and peer down below the ground. It's made up the
101:44 down below the ground. It's made up the the company's made up of a couple of
101:45 the company's made up of a couple of people. Tim Acres on the left and then
101:47 people. Tim Acres on the left and then CEO Bruce Blackburn from Merlin Burrows.
101:49 CEO Bruce Blackburn from Merlin Burrows. Now again, unfortunately, Tim Acres has
101:51 Now again, unfortunately, Tim Acres has also since passed away since all of this
101:54 also since passed away since all of this work happened. And Merlin Burrows is an
101:57 work happened. And Merlin Burrows is an interesting company in that they are
101:59 interesting company in that they are also involved in the new work on the the
102:02 also involved in the new work on the the film of Michael Donnelly, uh, which is
102:05 film of Michael Donnelly, uh, which is something called Atlantica, which I
102:06 something called Atlantica, which I think is being released in the US pretty
102:08 think is being released in the US pretty soon. We saw a preview of the first
102:10 soon. We saw a preview of the first three episodes of it at the cosmic
102:11 three episodes of it at the cosmic summit and they claim to have found
102:13 summit and they claim to have found Atlantis uh remnants of it and uh it's
102:16 Atlantis uh remnants of it and uh it's super interesting film. I think it's
102:18 super interesting film. I think it's going to cause quite a stir when it
102:20 going to cause quite a stir when it comes out. The way that they found this
102:22 comes out. The way that they found this and they certainly found something. They
102:23 and they certainly found something. They went out and found a lot of under you
102:25 went out and found a lot of under you know undersea ruins and structures. But
102:29 know undersea ruins and structures. But they found it by using Merlin Burrows
102:31 they found it by using Merlin Burrows technology. So how does this technology
102:33 technology. So how does this technology work? Well, according to Merlin Burrows
102:35 work? Well, according to Merlin Burrows and what I can find, this is what they
102:37 and what I can find, this is what they say. They use highfrequency satellite
102:39 say. They use highfrequency satellite images from private orbital agencies
102:41 images from private orbital agencies that are obtained and then run through
102:43 that are obtained and then run through military or classified facilities. At
102:45 military or classified facilities. At least they were in the case of the Hara
102:47 least they were in the case of the Hara scans. They're used in combination with
102:49 scans. They're used in combination with the constant vibration of the Earth's
102:51 the constant vibration of the Earth's geohysical activities. So seismic data
102:54 geohysical activities. So seismic data and that they're capable of
102:55 and that they're capable of distinguishing between granite, diorite,
102:56 distinguishing between granite, diorite, limestone, metal. They can map voids and
102:59 limestone, metal. They can map voids and tunnels with precision down to a few
103:01 tunnels with precision down to a few inches essentially. I think the
103:03 inches essentially. I think the description was the size of a wristwatch
103:04 description was the size of a wristwatch was kind of the uh the resolution of
103:07 was kind of the uh the resolution of this. So, this might sound familiar if
103:09 this. So, this might sound familiar if you've d if you've dived into the
103:11 you've d if you've dived into the Italian scientists and their synthetic
103:12 Italian scientists and their synthetic aperture radar. They're instead of using
103:14 aperture radar. They're instead of using highfrequency images, they're using
103:16 highfrequency images, they're using synthetic aperture radar, but they are
103:18 synthetic aperture radar, but they are also combining it with essentially
103:20 also combining it with essentially seismic data from the planet, which is
103:23 seismic data from the planet, which is the same thing that Merlin and Burrows
103:25 the same thing that Merlin and Burrows are doing. Instead, they're using images
103:27 are doing. Instead, they're using images instead of S data. So this technology
103:30 instead of S data. So this technology and Tim Acres himself actually
103:31 and Tim Acres himself actually apparently come out of the British
103:33 apparently come out of the British military. Tim Acres is ex-military. He
103:36 military. Tim Acres is ex-military. He worked in the British Army satellite
103:37 worked in the British Army satellite scan security division and he used some
103:39 scan security division and he used some of those techniques to to essentially
103:41 of those techniques to to essentially create this startup from what I
103:42 create this startup from what I understand. Then this is a a depiction
103:44 understand. Then this is a a depiction or a description of how they used their
103:46 or a description of how they used their technology in the military and how it
103:49 technology in the military and how it might work. Quote, "Picture a pan filled
103:51 might work. Quote, "Picture a pan filled with water. Drop several pebbles into it
103:53 with water. Drop several pebbles into it and ripples form colliding into
103:55 and ripples form colliding into intricate wave patterns. If you could
103:57 intricate wave patterns. If you could freeze that water instantly and lift out
103:59 freeze that water instantly and lift out the ice, shining a light beneath, it
104:01 the ice, shining a light beneath, it would project a 3D image of the pebbles
104:03 would project a 3D image of the pebbles at impact, a hologram born from frozen
104:06 at impact, a hologram born from frozen ripples. Tim's technology does this on a
104:08 ripples. Tim's technology does this on a grand scale and with far greater
104:10 grand scale and with far greater precision. This tech could detect a
104:12 precision. This tech could detect a sub's path by analyzing the residual
104:14 sub's path by analyzing the residual water ripple field left behind, fluid
104:17 water ripple field left behind, fluid footprints. End quote. Apparently, this
104:19 footprints. End quote. Apparently, this technology has been used to figure out
104:21 technology has been used to figure out the paths of submarines by looking at
104:24 the paths of submarines by looking at using this technique on the surface of
104:25 using this technique on the surface of the water. What you're looking at here
104:27 the water. What you're looking at here are these renderings, as I understand
104:29 are these renderings, as I understand them. They're fairly complex images
104:31 them. They're fairly complex images which are collapsing multiple depths
104:33 which are collapsing multiple depths together. In this case, blue being the
104:35 together. In this case, blue being the deepest. We have here a similar
104:37 deepest. We have here a similar technique to the S work that's happening
104:42 technique to the S work that's happening in Giza with the Italians. It's a
104:44 in Giza with the Italians. It's a different technique to the one used by
104:46 different technique to the one used by Geoscan. But what were their results?
104:48 Geoscan. But what were their results? What did they say about the scans at
104:49 What did they say about the scans at Hara? Well, it's quite interesting. They
104:52 Hara? Well, it's quite interesting. They said that they found vast chambers with
104:55 said that they found vast chambers with massive walls plunging into bedrock,
104:58 massive walls plunging into bedrock, colossal complexes of great halls at 40,
105:01 colossal complexes of great halls at 40, 60, 80, 100 m and deeper. An atrium of
105:05 60, 80, 100 m and deeper. An atrium of approximately 40 m by 100 m long,
105:08 approximately 40 m by 100 m long, followed by a central chamber of 44x 44
105:12 followed by a central chamber of 44x 44 m. Two different techniques. They're
105:15 m. Two different techniques. They're kind of lining up with their details,
105:16 kind of lining up with their details, right? the the the GE scan technique
105:19 right? the the the GE scan technique talked about the same things. A huge
105:21 talked about the same things. A huge complex plunging down into the bedrock.
105:23 complex plunging down into the bedrock. Multiple levels, 40, 60, 80, 100 meters
105:25 Multiple levels, 40, 60, 80, 100 meters and deeper. Big huge halls and chambers
105:28 and deeper. Big huge halls and chambers all connected with different tunnels and
105:30 all connected with different tunnels and passages. We're seeing a bit of
105:32 passages. We're seeing a bit of correlation between two different
105:34 correlation between two different techniques here. Continuing on, this is
105:36 techniques here. Continuing on, this is what Tim Akres said about the scan at
105:38 what Tim Akres said about the scan at Har. And you can see Tim here looking at
105:40 Har. And you can see Tim here looking at the scans from Hara. He says that there
105:42 the scans from Hara. He says that there are four levels of structures, four
105:44 are four levels of structures, four distinct layers underground. Five. If
105:46 distinct layers underground. Five. If you include the surface above the mother
105:48 you include the surface above the mother rock, these layers are separated by 20
105:50 rock, these layers are separated by 20 to 50 m and align quite strikingly with
105:53 to 50 m and align quite strikingly with the elements seen in the Hawara Geoscan
105:56 the elements seen in the Hawara Geoscan Survey 13. These also showed four
105:58 Survey 13. These also showed four levels. However, my scans reveal a
106:00 levels. However, my scans reveal a clearer separation between the top two
106:02 clearer separation between the top two layers and the bottom two. He also says
106:06 layers and the bottom two. He also says that the deeper structures are likely
106:07 that the deeper structures are likely free of groundwater and hollow. This is
106:10 free of groundwater and hollow. This is pretty amazing. And remember the
106:12 pretty amazing. And remember the historical depictions of the labyrinth,
106:15 historical depictions of the labyrinth, 90 steps going between the layers, 20 to
106:17 90 steps going between the layers, 20 to 50 m between the layers. Like this is
106:20 50 m between the layers. Like this is all kind of lining up. Isn't that
106:22 all kind of lining up. Isn't that interesting? Also, the fact that the
106:23 interesting? Also, the fact that the deeper structures are likely free of
106:25 deeper structures are likely free of groundwater. The groundwater, if you
106:27 groundwater. The groundwater, if you remember from the geo geological
106:29 remember from the geo geological surveys, is flowing in pretty shallow
106:31 surveys, is flowing in pretty shallow coming into the site from different
106:33 coming into the site from different directions. It may not be penetrating
106:35 directions. It may not be penetrating that deeply into the bedrock. So,
106:37 that deeply into the bedrock. So, there's a good chance that whatever's
106:38 there's a good chance that whatever's down there is likely free of the water.
106:41 down there is likely free of the water. What is down there seems to be also
106:44 What is down there seems to be also quite a mystery because this was the
106:47 quite a mystery because this was the most intriguing part of what Tim had
106:49 most intriguing part of what Tim had said about this and unfortunately
106:51 said about this and unfortunately because Tim's no longer around I have to
106:54 because Tim's no longer around I have to it's essentially hearsay from what he
106:56 it's essentially hearsay from what he told Louis Dordier and this is what he
106:58 told Louis Dordier and this is what he had said to him as reported by Louis
107:00 had said to him as reported by Louis Dordier quoting Tim Acres all layers
107:04 Dordier quoting Tim Acres all layers converge at a central corridor or avenue
107:06 converge at a central corridor or avenue like the atrium of a shopping mall where
107:09 like the atrium of a shopping mall where you can see all floors from one vantage
107:10 you can see all floors from one vantage antage point. My personal interpretation
107:13 antage point. My personal interpretation is that this entire hall was constructed
107:15 is that this entire hall was constructed to house a centrally positioned
107:18 to house a centrally positioned freestanding object about 40 m long.
107:21 freestanding object about 40 m long. What object are we talking about? Well,
107:22 What object are we talking about? Well, Tim apparently found this object in this
107:25 Tim apparently found this object in this hall with his scans.
107:28 hall with his scans. The central object is hard to classify.
107:30 The central object is hard to classify. It appears metallic, not stone or wood.
107:33 It appears metallic, not stone or wood. I named it Dippy after the giant
107:36 I named it Dippy after the giant diplocus skeleton in the hints hall of
107:38 diplocus skeleton in the hints hall of London's natural history museum. It
107:41 London's natural history museum. It could be anything. Its shape resembles
107:43 could be anything. Its shape resembles those tic-tac hard mints. It might also
107:45 those tic-tac hard mints. It might also be an upright disc or even a colossal
107:48 be an upright disc or even a colossal shen.
107:49 shen. That big object alone raises profound
107:51 That big object alone raises profound questions. How did it get there? Why is
107:54 questions. How did it get there? Why is it there? A more speculative theory is
107:56 it there? A more speculative theory is that it's some kind of portal, either
107:58 that it's some kind of portal, either interdimensional or interstellar, a
108:00 interdimensional or interstellar, a Stargate. Its material signature is
108:03 Stargate. Its material signature is unlike anything I've seen in my entire
108:05 unlike anything I've seen in my entire career, but it's there undeniably there.
108:08 career, but it's there undeniably there. I'll let the future find out what Dippy
108:10 I'll let the future find out what Dippy is. End quote.
108:14 is. End quote. A freestanding 40 m long metallic
108:16 A freestanding 40 m long metallic tic-tac-shaped object approximately what
108:20 tic-tac-shaped object approximately what 50 60 m below the ground in a huge big
108:22 50 60 m below the ground in a huge big open corridor and atrium in the
108:25 open corridor and atrium in the labyrinth of Egypt. Come on. Like th
108:29 labyrinth of Egypt. Come on. Like th this is a remarkable claim, right? And
108:30 this is a remarkable claim, right? And I'm not saying this is true. This is
108:32 I'm not saying this is true. This is what Tim Acres is saying about it. But I
108:34 what Tim Acres is saying about it. But I can tell you on stage at the cosmic
108:35 can tell you on stage at the cosmic summit when I talked about this, I could
108:37 summit when I talked about this, I could see Micah Hanks I whipped his head
108:39 see Micah Hanks I whipped his head around when I'm talking about like a
108:40 around when I'm talking about like a freestanding object that's 40 m long and
108:42 freestanding object that's 40 m long and like tic tac shaped, right? I mean,
108:44 like tic tac shaped, right? I mean, look, there have long been rumors and
108:46 look, there have long been rumors and speculation about alien crafts and stuff
108:48 speculation about alien crafts and stuff that are beneath the the the sands of
108:50 that are beneath the the the sands of Egypt in some places. I'm not saying
108:53 Egypt in some places. I'm not saying that's what it is. I'm saying this is a
108:55 that's what it is. I'm saying this is a remarkable claim. We we seem to have
108:57 remarkable claim. We we seem to have some correlation between these scan
108:59 some correlation between these scan results. Merlin Burrows as well as these
109:02 results. Merlin Burrows as well as these geoscan guys seem to have a track record
109:04 geoscan guys seem to have a track record of actually being able to use their
109:05 of actually being able to use their technology to find stuff. So I don't
109:08 technology to find stuff. So I don't think you can just dismiss exactly their
109:10 think you can just dismiss exactly their findings with you know with nothing.
109:11 findings with you know with nothing. Literally this is an ex-military
109:13 Literally this is an ex-military technique that was apparently used to
109:14 technique that was apparently used to find submarines. So they found something
109:16 find submarines. So they found something like there's something down there. So
109:18 like there's something down there. So now we've got geocan, we've got Merlin
109:22 now we've got geocan, we've got Merlin burrows, we've got Matahar expedition,
109:24 burrows, we've got Matahar expedition, ground penetrating radar, VLF,
109:27 ground penetrating radar, VLF, geomagneticism, like just so many
109:29 geomagneticism, like just so many different techniques showing you that
109:30 different techniques showing you that the labyrinth is there. Let's look at
109:32 the labyrinth is there. Let's look at some of the correlations between all of
109:34 some of the correlations between all of these scans. What can we tell? Well, we
109:37 these scans. What can we tell? Well, we know that the Matahar expedition using
109:39 know that the Matahar expedition using ground penetrating radar likely only
109:41 ground penetrating radar likely only revealed the very top layer of the
109:43 revealed the very top layer of the labyrinth. They couldn't penetrate very
109:44 labyrinth. They couldn't penetrate very deeply. It's like 18 mish something like
109:47 deeply. It's like 18 mish something like that 15 mters. We could see the
109:50 that 15 mters. We could see the structure. So there's definitely a layer
109:51 structure. So there's definitely a layer of the labyrinth uh in that relatively
109:54 of the labyrinth uh in that relatively shallow uh bedrock. The geocan and mil
109:57 shallow uh bedrock. The geocan and mil borrows satellite technologies. These
109:59 borrows satellite technologies. These two different techniques they're I mean
110:00 two different techniques they're I mean they're vastly different techniques.
110:02 they're vastly different techniques. One's a more statistical approach. The
110:03 One's a more statistical approach. The other one is a more satellite based you
110:05 other one is a more satellite based you know um seismic/ highfrequency imaging
110:09 know um seismic/ highfrequency imaging approach. They seem to be aligned as Tim
110:12 approach. They seem to be aligned as Tim A said like they're telling you the same
110:14 A said like they're telling you the same things. They're telling you the same
110:15 things. They're telling you the same levels at the same depths. They're
110:17 levels at the same depths. They're talking about the same size passages,
110:19 talking about the same size passages, the same scale of what is beneath the
110:22 the same scale of what is beneath the ground at Hara. These historical
110:24 ground at Hara. These historical accounts that we spent all that time
110:26 accounts that we spent all that time going through at the earlier this seem
110:27 going through at the earlier this seem to align with the data that we're
110:29 to align with the data that we're finding now within reason and within the
110:32 finding now within reason and within the language of the time. Herodotus talked
110:34 language of the time. Herodotus talked about underground chambers and passages
110:37 about underground chambers and passages leading to the pyramids. We seem to see
110:39 leading to the pyramids. We seem to see in these scans passages running to the
110:41 in these scans passages running to the pyramids. Petri was he wasn't able to
110:44 pyramids. Petri was he wasn't able to find a connection but that's because the
110:45 find a connection but that's because the place was already filled up with water.
110:48 place was already filled up with water. Herodotus talks about 12 courts 3,000
110:50 Herodotus talks about 12 courts 3,000 chambers 90 steps down to another level.
110:53 chambers 90 steps down to another level. We certainly are hearing depictions of
110:54 We certainly are hearing depictions of big large open spaces 80 100 meters long
110:58 big large open spaces 80 100 meters long that that seems to fit that description
111:00 that that seems to fit that description of large open courts that might have you
111:02 of large open courts that might have you know 40 80 columns in them. We see stone
111:06 know 40 80 columns in them. We see stone on the site. You can literally go there
111:07 on the site. You can literally go there today and see the remnants of megalithic
111:09 today and see the remnants of megalithic stone, the remnants of whatever's
111:11 stone, the remnants of whatever's happened there with quarrying and been
111:12 happened there with quarrying and been dug up in the past. Although I don't
111:14 dug up in the past. Although I don't think anybody's been digging it up to
111:16 think anybody's been digging it up to the the depth that we need to to
111:17 the the depth that we need to to actually get into it. Vast halls, open
111:20 actually get into it. Vast halls, open spaces, all of these things are being
111:21 spaces, all of these things are being depicted both in historical accounts and
111:23 depicted both in historical accounts and they're being shown in these modern
111:26 they're being shown in these modern scans at Hara. The interesting thing to
111:29 scans at Hara. The interesting thing to me is that Petri was genuinely seems to
111:31 me is that Petri was genuinely seems to have been the last person inside the
111:33 have been the last person inside the Hara pyramid, but he might have been
111:36 Hara pyramid, but he might have been very close to finding an actual entrance
111:38 very close to finding an actual entrance to the labyrinth. He might have been the
111:40 to the labyrinth. He might have been the guy that got the closest to actually
111:42 guy that got the closest to actually discovering the true labyrinth of
111:44 discovering the true labyrinth of ancient Egypt. So, I think this is just
111:46 ancient Egypt. So, I think this is just a fascinating series of discoveries and
111:49 a fascinating series of discoveries and information. What's my opinion? because
111:51 information. What's my opinion? because a lot of this has been me reporting what
111:53 a lot of this has been me reporting what you know historical authors have said,
111:55 you know historical authors have said, what what the scan companies have said.
111:57 what what the scan companies have said. Uh my my perspective on this is that you
112:01 Uh my my perspective on this is that you know I do remain cautiously optimistic
112:04 know I do remain cautiously optimistic about all of these different new
112:05 about all of these different new space-based scanning technologies.
112:07 space-based scanning technologies. They're obviously still proprietary.
112:08 They're obviously still proprietary. there's still an element of a black box
112:11 there's still an element of a black box within them, right? So between whether
112:13 within them, right? So between whether it's geocan or it's mil or it's the
112:15 it's geocan or it's mil or it's the Italians with their uh synthetic
112:17 Italians with their uh synthetic aperture radar doppler tomography
112:19 aperture radar doppler tomography approach, there's an element of a black
112:21 approach, there's an element of a black box, right? It's not it's not understood
112:23 box, right? It's not it's not understood what they're exactly what it is they're
112:25 what they're exactly what it is they're doing to to produce their results. Um
112:27 doing to to produce their results. Um that said, there's a lot of promise in
112:29 that said, there's a lot of promise in these technologies like Geoscan, Melon
112:32 these technologies like Geoscan, Melon Burrows, they seem to have reference
112:33 Burrows, they seem to have reference accounts. Even the the Italians are
112:34 accounts. Even the the Italians are claiming the same thing where they've
112:36 claiming the same thing where they've got examples of how they've used their
112:38 got examples of how they've used their technology to find stuff and that it's
112:40 technology to find stuff and that it's accurate. We'll see, I guess. At the
112:43 accurate. We'll see, I guess. At the same time, wellestablished and very well
112:45 same time, wellestablished and very well understood technologies have been used
112:47 understood technologies have been used on this site. Ground penetrating radar,
112:49 on this site. Ground penetrating radar, geo electromagnetism, VLF, electrical
112:53 geo electromagnetism, VLF, electrical resistivity tomography, those types of
112:55 resistivity tomography, those types of things have definitely established that
112:56 things have definitely established that there's something significant at Har.
112:58 there's something significant at Har. The Matahar expedition was there. The
113:02 The Matahar expedition was there. The most interesting part about all of this
113:03 most interesting part about all of this to me is that what could the labyrinth
113:05 to me is that what could the labyrinth represent? What could this represent?
113:08 represent? What could this represent? Well, I think based on the depictions
113:10 Well, I think based on the depictions and based on the stonework we can still
113:12 and based on the stonework we can still see on the site, this is 100% the same
113:16 see on the site, this is 100% the same type of architecture that we see in what
113:18 type of architecture that we see in what I would classify the most mysterious and
113:20 I would classify the most mysterious and interesting places in Egypt. the valley
113:22 interesting places in Egypt. the valley temple, the Assyriion, the pyramids,
113:24 temple, the Assyriion, the pyramids, like massive megalithic structure, like
113:27 like massive megalithic structure, like perfection in style, like just most
113:29 perfection in style, like just most precise huge blocks, the oldest stuff.
113:32 precise huge blocks, the oldest stuff. It definitely seems to be associated
113:33 It definitely seems to be associated with that style of building. I think
113:35 with that style of building. I think it's probably another structure that
113:37 it's probably another structure that comes from the builder culture. I I I
113:40 comes from the builder culture. I I I firmly believe that a lot of these
113:42 firmly believe that a lot of these things were inherited by the donastic
113:43 things were inherited by the donastic Egyptians, that they weren't capable of
113:45 Egyptians, that they weren't capable of making them. I think things like the
113:46 making them. I think things like the vases and giant statues and the boxes
113:48 vases and giant statues and the boxes are all part of that culture. I think
113:50 are all part of that culture. I think this architecture is likely part of that
113:52 this architecture is likely part of that culture, too. I think all of these sites
113:54 culture, too. I think all of these sites were renovated, reused and then
113:56 were renovated, reused and then destroyed and quarried and all those
113:57 destroyed and quarried and all those sort of things. I think there's a
113:59 sort of things. I think there's a tremendously complex history that's
114:01 tremendously complex history that's happened to them. But I do believe that
114:03 happened to them. But I do believe that a lot of these sites are way way older
114:05 a lot of these sites are way way older than uh we think they are. And the
114:07 than uh we think they are. And the labyrinth fits that same mold. Like it
114:09 labyrinth fits that same mold. Like it it seems to fit exactly the same type of
114:11 it seems to fit exactly the same type of megalithic structures and you know has
114:14 megalithic structures and you know has those same characteristics as all of
114:16 those same characteristics as all of those sites. though for sure though the
114:19 those sites. though for sure though the donastic Egyptians were on the site
114:21 donastic Egyptians were on the site right there's accounts of that we know
114:22 right there's accounts of that we know they were there they were renovating it
114:24 they were there they were renovating it they were using it they probably built
114:25 they were using it they probably built the pyramid there the mud brick pyramid
114:27 the pyramid there the mud brick pyramid they cased it they probably I think they
114:30 they cased it they probably I think they built that pyramid over the structure
114:31 built that pyramid over the structure that was already there in the ground
114:33 that was already there in the ground probably done by Eminem hap the the
114:36 probably done by Eminem hap the the third and the 12th dynasty uh in the
114:38 third and the 12th dynasty uh in the middle kingdom to for him to attach
114:40 middle kingdom to for him to attach himself to the site make it part of his
114:42 himself to the site make it part of his myth and legend
114:45 myth and legend what could have the labyrinth actually
114:46 what could have the labyrinth actually in.
114:48 in. Maybe it was a library. Maybe it was a
114:50 Maybe it was a library. Maybe it was a repository. We just we don't know who
114:53 repository. We just we don't know who what was this free freestanding metal
114:55 what was this free freestanding metal object that Dippy that's down there. We
114:57 object that Dippy that's down there. We don't know. I think you can speculate
114:58 don't know. I think you can speculate all day about what it actually is, but
115:00 all day about what it actually is, but it's I think it's absolutely
115:02 it's I think it's absolutely fascinating. It seems to be the biggest
115:04 fascinating. It seems to be the biggest opportunity that we can have to try and
115:07 opportunity that we can have to try and find something that's real and tangible
115:09 find something that's real and tangible about a lost chapter of history. To me,
115:10 about a lost chapter of history. To me, the the labyrinth is kind of number one
115:13 the the labyrinth is kind of number one uh example. However, if it is actually
115:16 uh example. However, if it is actually underwater, if if some of the I hope
115:19 underwater, if if some of the I hope that some of those lower layers are not
115:21 that some of those lower layers are not filled with water. If they are
115:23 filled with water. If they are underwater, certainly anything that
115:24 underwater, certainly anything that isn't stone probably isn't there
115:26 isn't stone probably isn't there anymore. And if the the shallower layers
115:29 anymore. And if the the shallower layers are being flooded as a result of what
115:31 are being flooded as a result of what happened in the '60s, then I suspect
115:33 happened in the '60s, then I suspect they're going to be deteriorating fairly
115:35 they're going to be deteriorating fairly rapidly, and I hope something can be
115:37 rapidly, and I hope something can be done about it in the near future. So,
115:39 done about it in the near future. So, let's wrap this up. I know I've been
115:40 let's wrap this up. I know I've been talking for quite a while here. I want
115:42 talking for quite a while here. I want to explore the future a little bit here
115:43 to explore the future a little bit here and and sort of put some conclusions on
115:45 and and sort of put some conclusions on the table about Hara. My overall goal in
115:48 the table about Hara. My overall goal in doing this and doing this presentation
115:49 doing this and doing this presentation at the summit is to try and raise
115:51 at the summit is to try and raise awareness about the labyrinth. I think
115:54 awareness about the labyrinth. I think it's I I honestly think it's quite a
115:55 it's I I honestly think it's quite a crime that it's been covered up the way
115:58 crime that it's been covered up the way that it has. I think it should have
115:59 that it has. I think it should have represented the the biggest discovery
116:03 represented the the biggest discovery certainly in the last several hundred
116:04 certainly in the last several hundred years of anything significant. And you
116:06 years of anything significant. And you know, I also think it does truly
116:08 know, I also think it does truly represent one of the biggest
116:09 represent one of the biggest opportunities for classical uh
116:11 opportunities for classical uh archaeology in Egyptology. I think look,
116:13 archaeology in Egyptology. I think look, if these guys want to get more attention
116:16 if these guys want to get more attention on social media, they want to be well
116:17 on social media, they want to be well known. They should be campaigning for
116:18 known. They should be campaigning for the labyrinth to try and uncover that,
116:20 the labyrinth to try and uncover that, start digging out there and see what
116:21 start digging out there and see what they can find. However, I think without
116:23 they can find. However, I think without a doubt, we can say that the mythical
116:26 a doubt, we can say that the mythical Egyptian labyrinth does exist and it has
116:28 Egyptian labyrinth does exist and it has been found. There's there's no question
116:30 been found. There's there's no question modern technology is just continually
116:32 modern technology is just continually peeling back the layers of the onion
116:33 peeling back the layers of the onion here. I think it's showing that these
116:37 here. I think it's showing that these results and what's down there might
116:38 results and what's down there might actually be even more incredible than
116:40 actually be even more incredible than the descriptions that have been provided
116:42 the descriptions that have been provided by classical accounts and eyewitnesses.
116:44 by classical accounts and eyewitnesses. I mean, none of these accounts talk
116:45 I mean, none of these accounts talk about a 40 m long freestanding metal
116:47 about a 40 m long freestanding metal object in the deeper chambers, but that
116:49 object in the deeper chambers, but that seems to be what they found. I'm
116:50 seems to be what they found. I'm fascinated by this find. I have no idea
116:52 fascinated by this find. I have no idea what it means. I'm I'm sure it's going
116:53 what it means. I'm I'm sure it's going to mean more people in the comments say
116:55 to mean more people in the comments say that I think it was built by aliens,
116:57 that I think it was built by aliens, which is not what I'm saying. I am just
116:59 which is not what I'm saying. I am just reporting, okay? It's not I'm not saying
117:01 reporting, okay? It's not I'm not saying that. saying there's something
117:02 that. saying there's something interesting down there and we should
117:03 interesting down there and we should probably try and figure it out. On the
117:05 probably try and figure it out. On the ground research has been suppressed, no
117:07 ground research has been suppressed, no doubt like Zahiwas has been tightly
117:09 doubt like Zahiwas has been tightly wrapped up in this, although stuff
117:11 wrapped up in this, although stuff that's space-based, he can't suppress,
117:13 that's space-based, he can't suppress, even though it's been dismissed with
117:16 even though it's been dismissed with true snorts of derision.
117:17 true snorts of derision. You can almost hear the snorts of
117:20 You can almost hear the snorts of derision
117:20 derision by him in any number of places, the Joe
117:22 by him in any number of places, the Joe Rogan Experience podcast lately. And
117:24 Rogan Experience podcast lately. And anytime that this comes up, it's like if
117:26 anytime that this comes up, it's like if if stuff isn't in his control or he
117:28 if stuff isn't in his control or he doesn't agree with it, then it's
117:29 doesn't agree with it, then it's nonsense. It doesn't make sense. I'll
117:31 nonsense. It doesn't make sense. I'll say this again. Do pay attention to my
117:33 say this again. Do pay attention to my next video because
117:35 next video because there's something from the past that's
117:37 there's something from the past that's come up recently that I've been looking
117:38 come up recently that I've been looking for for a long time. Information about
117:43 for for a long time. Information about secret expeditions that have happened in
117:44 secret expeditions that have happened in different areas. And I think it honestly
117:48 different areas. And I think it honestly does explain some of the behavior you
117:49 does explain some of the behavior you see from guys like Zahi in recent years,
117:52 see from guys like Zahi in recent years, but it goes back decades. And it's it's
117:54 but it goes back decades. And it's it's very interesting. I I've hinted at that
117:56 very interesting. I I've hinted at that in some other videos and it's something
117:58 in some other videos and it's something that I've been planning to do. But only
117:59 that I've been planning to do. But only just recently this information has come
118:01 just recently this information has come up and I'm very excited about it. If you
118:03 up and I'm very excited about it. If you caught one of my live streams talking
118:04 caught one of my live streams talking about it, cool. But I'm going to be
118:06 about it, cool. But I'm going to be doing a video shortly after this one on
118:09 doing a video shortly after this one on that topic. And it it definitely relates
118:10 that topic. And it it definitely relates to I guess the history of what's
118:12 to I guess the history of what's happened here at Har. The the the Madar
118:14 happened here at Har. The the the Madar expedition being covered up, the the
118:16 expedition being covered up, the the dean of archaeology in K University
118:18 dean of archaeology in K University being jailed, stuff like that. Crazy
118:21 being jailed, stuff like that. Crazy stuff. I think look what's under the
118:23 stuff. I think look what's under the ground today. it is suffering neglect
118:24 ground today. it is suffering neglect and likely some damage due to the uh
118:26 and likely some damage due to the uh rising water table and the the salty
118:28 rising water table and the the salty groundwater that's coming into the HAR
118:30 groundwater that's coming into the HAR site as a result of the water table
118:32 site as a result of the water table rising. Could we actually do something
118:34 rising. Could we actually do something about it? I think we could. I I mean is
118:36 about it? I think we could. I I mean is it going to be expensive? Probably. I
118:38 it going to be expensive? Probably. I don't know how expensive. But I
118:40 don't know how expensive. But I genuinely think that if this was given
118:42 genuinely think that if this was given the proper attention and people around
118:44 the proper attention and people around the world and the institutions around
118:46 the world and the institutions around the world realized what the opportunity
118:48 the world realized what the opportunity here is, I think we could find the
118:49 here is, I think we could find the funds. I think we could get the money to
118:51 funds. I think we could get the money to Egypt. I think we could remediate the
118:52 Egypt. I think we could remediate the site. We could dig the wells, we can
118:54 site. We could dig the wells, we can pump the water out, we can start to
118:55 pump the water out, we can start to excavate. Uh I I genuinely think that's
118:58 excavate. Uh I I genuinely think that's a possibility and I don't think there's
119:00 a possibility and I don't think there's any better opportunity for this. And
119:04 any better opportunity for this. And lastly, as I'm sure some of you have
119:06 lastly, as I'm sure some of you have probably already thought about is that
119:07 probably already thought about is that this seems like an excellent target for
119:10 this seems like an excellent target for the Italians with their synthetic
119:12 the Italians with their synthetic aperture radar and Doppler tomography
119:14 aperture radar and Doppler tomography approach. The stuff that they've been
119:16 approach. The stuff that they've been scanning at the Giza plateau at the
119:18 scanning at the Giza plateau at the Sphinx and all those sort of places. I'm
119:20 Sphinx and all those sort of places. I'm happy to say that from according to
119:21 happy to say that from according to Louis Dordier at least they've agreed to
119:23 Louis Dordier at least they've agreed to do just that. So I'm hoping that in the
119:25 do just that. So I'm hoping that in the near future the Beyond and May and their
119:29 near future the Beyond and May and their team will actually take a look at Hara
119:32 team will actually take a look at Hara from space and process that data and
119:34 from space and process that data and come out with some results. So hopefully
119:36 come out with some results. So hopefully in the coming months or year we'll we'll
119:38 in the coming months or year we'll we'll find out some more about this and just
119:39 find out some more about this and just see all right we have we got a third
119:42 see all right we have we got a third satellite-based approach that's going to
119:44 satellite-based approach that's going to confirm that the mystery of Harara and
119:47 confirm that the mystery of Harara and the labyrinth still exist? I certainly
119:49 the labyrinth still exist? I certainly hope so. All right, guys. Well, thank
119:51 hope so. All right, guys. Well, thank you very much. I hope you enjoyed the
119:52 you very much. I hope you enjoyed the presentation. It's a little different to
119:54 presentation. It's a little different to my normal videos. I know I wanted to
119:55 my normal videos. I know I wanted to share a version of this with everyone on
119:57 share a version of this with everyone on YouTube. It looks like I've gone a
119:59 YouTube. It looks like I've gone a little bit longer than I did at the
120:00 little bit longer than I did at the summit. I think I did an hour 40 minutes
120:02 summit. I think I did an hour 40 minutes or something like that at the summit. I
120:05 or something like that at the summit. I do have an older video on the labyrinth
120:06 do have an older video on the labyrinth that goes through some of this detail,
120:07 that goes through some of this detail, but I wanted to get this information out
120:09 but I wanted to get this information out there. And again, if you if you're
120:10 there. And again, if you if you're interested in seeing these sites, I
120:12 interested in seeing these sites, I think we're actually going to go to
120:13 think we're actually going to go to Hwara as part of my extension on the
120:15 Hwara as part of my extension on the upcoming 2026 March Uncharted X Egypt
120:18 upcoming 2026 March Uncharted X Egypt tour, please do check it out. You can
120:19 tour, please do check it out. You can find all the details on that on my
120:21 find all the details on that on my website. And if you're interested in
120:23 website. And if you're interested in supporting my work through that value
120:24 supporting my work through that value for value model, please do consider it.
120:26 for value model, please do consider it. You can find all of those details again,
120:27 You can find all of those details again, my website, unchartedex.com/support.
120:30 my website, unchartedex.com/support. Thanks very much, guys, and I'll catch
120:31 Thanks very much, guys, and I'll catch you in the next one. Bye-bye now.
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