Honestly wouldn't believe anything that came out of Hawass's mouth.

I have seen thousands of videos on youtube about Egypt, its culture, its pyramids, etc. but this video, and its aerial images, those unusual perspectives, are A WORK OF ART. CONGRATULATIONS to you for making such great material for us pyramid fans.

hawass has always been an "attention grabber". "look at me and be amazed at what I think I know!" Once again, you have made a wonderful presentation! Thank you and hope to see many more!

The real gem of Menkaure’s pyramid is the remaining layer of GRANITE casing stones at its base. It is a one of a kind gift… to have such an exquisite layer of artifacts somehow not completely stripped away by extreme time and outside influences. Thus, leaving wonderfully intact puzzle pieces that share global hallmarks of stone processing techniques.

I do think you're right on, it makes sense. For me, the mention of the sound of the tumbling blocks down the face of the pyramid says to me at least someone was actually there. Embedding into the sand, yes. But the person who witnessed this was(in my opinion) never above or on the top as the blocks fell. Over a ton and the friction/hits from the falling rock creates a distinct burning smell that generally wafts up the cliff face or pyramid face etc.. I was part of team tasked with knocking granite boulders off cliffs etc that were expected/deemed to fall soon. Hiking trails/road would be closed and pretty much using only scissor and little bottle jacks, we would tip multi ton boulders down. The boulder would disappear into the forest but the trees would shake or just vanish as it tumbled. The sound, the feel in the ground and the burning smell.. Incredible. It was powerful.

Been studying the Pyramids for many years, wanted to let you know I enjoyed your video, nice points were made. I wanted to add that Zahi is very controversial, the second time the robot climbed up the shaft the seal was broken pointing to corruption.. He also gave Japanese scientists a hard time while they were trying to get muographs of the structure. It seems that the numerous books written by Zahi are being challenged by modern Archeologists/Geologists..

I'd also heard this demolition theory and never gave it a second though, but now this explanation makes a lot more sense. Another excellent analysis as usual.

I would love a whistle-stop overview of all the pyramids' tunnels and rooms, and the evolution of their design, construction methods and uses as they were built. Including perhaps a short chronological tour of the discoveries / excavations of them that occurred over history. I imagine for you this might seem quite basic, but for a "casual viewer" like me coming into this topic as an interest, getting a higher level, holistic overview would be quite illuminating on the subject as a whole.

your 2 videos so far make me very excited for more, keep it up! production is already top quality

allowing 5ton stones + to just tumble down the side of the pyramid, you would see definitive damage do the lowest levels as the force of the stones would near velocity. Yet Menkaure's casing stones appear intact. This would show that the stones were broken down into smaller manageable pieces and they went down.

Came here from Ancient Arquitecs, and I am very pleased and Impressed with the channel. Just a exquisite and brutally objective presentation. Subscribed!

The thing that struck me about that written account, is that he says the vandals' intent was to destroy the pyramid. I would have thought they were after something in particular. Also the shape of the damage doesn't seem to suggest a goal of total destruction. It looks like they were trying to get into the center.

I can't believe how excellent every video on this channel is! Unlike the pyramids themselves there seems to be no filler!

Zahi hawass is a crook. Unthinkable the damage he's done and continues to do behind closed doors.

Something I found odd about that story is that they pulled the bricks out of the sands and brought them way up some mountain and dismantled them, that sounds harder then pulling the bricks off of the pyramid

You are one of the best secondary resources I have found on KZfaq as far as pure information is concerned. I really appreciate your attention to detail and how you completely sidestep the hyperbole associated with a large number of the topics you cover.

Is this original content? Only 53 subscribers is criminal. Really good quality content. I'm sure you will grow very quickly if you keep it up. Love your style!

Just by looking right away I thought it was someone looking for treasure. If you wanted to destroy the pyramid like mentioned you start at the top. This also goes to show how dang tough it was to build those pyramids when someone hundreds of years later with better tools had a hard time tearing it down.....it is always easier to destroy than build!

It is so refreshing hearing someone talk about the pyramids without being full of bullshit.

Nice video, I think you're spot on. They were definitely tomb robbing. If they'd spent the same amount of time working from the top down to 'destroy' the pyramid, the top third wouldn't be there now! I think all the pyramids still have plenty of secrets to give up yet. I doubt it's an undiscovered treasure room but who knows?

Another tale in Arabian nights says, they found bendable glas and metal machinery.

Thanks for your work HFG, I'd really appreciate an exploration of the design principles behind the Grand Gallery, surely the least understood structure in the pyramid age?

I know the 'chamber' method is mooted for this scale of construction, where intentional voids were left simply to lessen the workload where such a void could replace stones that didn't actually need to be there. But when visiting Giza and surrounding sub-surface structures one thing struck me above all else, and still does when I view the opening of newly found deep tombs. There is always - and I do mean always - a distinct lack of soot staining to walls and overheads where one assumes detailed graphical illustrations of some pretty stunning colours would need good illumination for the artists and stonemasons, and illumination that would need to be there for an awful long time. I understand such colossal structures as pyramids and their chambers can be built course-by-course, but again one assumes that once a passage was topped-off it would then need to be entered - however regularly - with oil lamp illumination. Modern restoration may well see some of this soot staining being removed, but as I say, I look for it in all newly found tombs and voids with long passageways and it never seems to be there!

I really enjoy your perspective. I'm a big fan of the subject matter and I find your research unique and intriguing. Keep up the good work.

Excellent video with good detail. I love that Lehner and Hawass are now besties and seemingly in cahoots, given Lehners background lol. Thank you for such an informative vid and I most certainly subscribe.

Please do a video on that little odd notch on the northeast edge of the Great Pyramid. Also, how does Houdin's theory account for the top layers of pyramid construction where there's obviously no room for internal ramps?

Fascinating stuff and great links to the info at the Internet Archive. The breach however also poses another puzzle. Whilst there's some evidence for an internal ramp being used to construct the Great pyramid here we have a similar construction at Menkaure essentially cross sectioned revealing nothing but solid masonry.

Great video ,I would like to see other pyramids investigated as we only ever hear about the main ones

Awesome videos! I've heard the "notch" on Khufu's pyramid may support an internal ramp theory and I'd love to hear your take.

Great video. Please look into the huge stone boxes in the Serapeum of Saqqara. Still wondering how those were moved and finished.

Your channel is absolutely great - My youngest son is just now getting into Egyptian history and we watch the videos together. thank you!

The Egyptian Granite statues are my favorite thing the detail and quality of craftsmanship is amazing. The treasures and especially the wood carvings and the furniture in King Tut's burial chamber are so impressive it takes me back to living everyday life there in a way.

Perhaps this demolition story is the origin of an Islamic proverb: "All men fear time, but time fears the pyramids."

Great videos! Please upload more of ancient Egypt

I have seen in pictures but never considered the breach with any great thought. How could people who are more intimately familiar EVER consider that account as an explanation? I don't even have the energy to elaborate on the myriad obvious, on its face, inconsistencies with that story about the demolishing being the origin of the breach. Flabbergasted, really. As you say, a child could come up with reasons it is nonsensicle. These videos are genuinely very good educational material, thank you, from 2 years past the date of upload.

I never held hawass in very high regard, he seems agenda driven to me. What always disturbed me the most is how such great and wonderful architecture was allowed to fall into disrepair. That to me gives the earth falling into catastrophic disasters much credit. It's the 7th wonder of the world for Christ sake ! No one would have just left it.

By now I 'm convinced the old egyptians put a spell on the pyramids and I'm totally affected by it. No matter how often I look at them I'm instantly bombarded with a ton of thoughts, questions and mixed emotions. It's a fascination that seems to be continously growing and will never be satisfied, always looking for more answers. Thanks for your ideas on this one and the way you approach this topic. I appreciate your selection of images for your presentation, they are always impressive.

I googled Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi and reading his words from 1,000 years ago is magical!

Didn't they tunnel nearly directing into the shaft though? Starting from the top would have taken a very long time for no reason. Seems like they knew nearly exactly what the most direct path to the shaft was. Great vid, man. Keep them coming.

Just found your channel, and I absolutely love your attitude and perspective. As always, it's harder than it should be to find people who think for themselves, but are also completely serious and worth listening to. First thing that came to mind for me is that Islam wouldn't have a reason to destroy the pyramids, as their problem is with representational art, not abstract geometric shapes. Always possible a fanatic doesn't understand their own ostensible ideology of course, but worth mentioning.

Great videos! Instant fan here. I've been fascinated by the pyramids for 30 years now. I agree 100% that the stone holds the only accurate, verifiable clues. Stone doesn't accidentally become cut and placed. It's clear that most Egyptologists have never worked in construction or carpentry, let alone stone work, lol. Keep making these!

I have ended up assuming the size of monuments/tombs had to do with the age of the pharoah when started, the support/popularity/power of the pharoah, and the concurrent financial prosperity of the nation. There were pharoahs who didn't get anything at all. They were lucky to get a nice underground tomb built instead of something quickly excavated or being stuck in a used tomb. So really, even having a smaller pyramid or temple was a big achievement for a pharoah. As for Zahi Hawass, he's been pfft in my books for years. When it became clear 1) he was an attention hound who made an appearance in almost every single show on ancient Egypt, and 2) was the sole arbiter on what was allowed in Egyptian archeology, and what conclusions were allowed...his grandiose narcissism turned me off and made me question anything he insisted was a fact. The strongman dictator of Egyptology. He's actually damaged the study of ancient Egypt, I think. He made things more inconclusive than they would have been without him because he's asserted things are settled and absolute when they aren't, and waved off questions or other conclusions he doesn't like. Thank god he's out. My personal bugbear is the Sphynx. I don't think there are fabulous underground chambers or anything like that, but I don't think it was originally sculpted the way it is now, as Zahi insists. Why? The head of the sphynx is minuscule compared to the body. Absurdly, laughably, small. The head had to be carved out of something else...claimed by a pharoah and reworked. (Egyptian pharoahs did that a frequently -- "It's mine now") If the whole thing was original, the body would have been sculpted so the head was proportional. They were master stoneworkers even early on. Then the question becomes how old the body of the sphynx is, but Zahi blackballed anyone who tried to find out or explain why. 'A pharoah had it made just the way it is, end of story.' Because he's so insistent, I think he believes (like I do) it's pre-Egyptian. That didn't fit his nationalistic narrative though, so that's that. Now to find out he said there was literal treasure still hidden in the pyramids, and yet he didn't do much (or anything) to find it...sigh. "Just believe me. I'm the authority. It's there." SMH

Finally someone with a normal voice I can listen to for hours:)

I find it interesting that the stones at the back of the breech appear to be carefully finished and aligned to provide a smooth vertical surface.

I am in awe of all the megalithic stone work around the globe, especially Egypt and Peru, I appreciate your rational reasoning about things that are recorded and accepted as fact, when we know much history is "written by victors" in an always complimentary fashion.

Zahi is always lying about or hiding something. He's brought a lot of attention to Egypt but he's also acquired an sold a lot of it's treasures.

I appreciate your take on the Great Pyramids. When I became interested in the study of the Pyramids (purely just curiosity and not a scholarly interest), and learned some of what Zahi Hawass was saying, it was obvious to me he has an extreme self promoting interest. An example is in the title of the book "The Definitive History", as if to say "this is how it is and you are a fool to dare to challenge me". In watching his interviews, he does not want to be challenged with an alternative story of the history. For example, in how he believes the obelisks are tooled and created.

Solid account, I think. We often witness the "nobles" of the modern age making ridiculous goals, and then failing to meet them. You only have to look at projects like The Line, to realize this is a repeating mistake of leadership and governance. They greatly underestimate the work involved. They think that money or time will solve all of the project related issues that keep getting reported to them. They stake their pride on it, and in most cases throughout history, they even ruin their reputation and the welfare of their citizens in their folly. The workers in these projects are faced with a terrible situation. Continue working, and see their works amount to nothing as their relatives struggle to find work and starve, or plea to the royalty who crissened the project to stop. You are damned if you do, and damned if you don't, so just keep working until they figure it out themselves really. Addendum; I noticed that Abdul didn't really specify how he went about the work. Weather he came in from the top, but I see the controversy. Abdul didn't make that hole. I could see the men struggling to get the capstone's off, they are truly massive. It wouldn't matter if you started at the top. Moving just one a few inches could easily take a group of men nearly all day. You have to also consider the maximum amount of men that could safely attempt to dislodge one at a time.

I see some notches protruding from Menkaure's casing stones. They look somewhat alike to the what is visible in polygonal walls in Cuzco, Peru. What accounts for those knobs? If you could try to deal with that in the next videos. Thank you for these high quality videos!!

I wish I understood or could see the "layers" of construction better. On an opening like this one I wish I could see the sides of the opening much clearer, with analysis. Also, I’m also looking for the "hidden" spaces and "connections" to the "cosmic, prehistory oceans." That ocean that the first land rises out of. This archetype is of real interest to me, in my own work .. Thank you for your work.

Got to love it when they suggest a video from a channel I've never seen before that I'm actually interested in, thank you for the content!!

The thing making the deepest impression on me personally, is how so not perfect the blocks seem to be shaped....the casing stones would obscure it all ofcourse....and the important sections like galeries and chambers are more precisely done.....but those images from close-up....it makes it so more humanly done....immensely impressive all the same....

Hello fellow fans of all things Egyptian!! I just stumbled upon this channel and happily so!! Subscribed as soon as the first video I watched was over.

I enjoyed this video quite a bit. Thanks for producing this story. I never heard it before.

Two thinks catch my attention as I look at at north side of the structure. 1) As compared with the other two pyramids nearby, the outer edges of the tiers of stone are very irregular in shape; not at all like the fairly straight lines of the stones alignment in the other two. We're they laid that way and if so, then there must not have been any thought of covering the sides with casing blocks as nothing would line up. 2) The vertical scar starts rather low on the side and rises fairly high and is significantly deep. My point is that I would expect that while this structure is smaller than the other two, it is still large, and I would think the same techniques were used to construct it with refinements due to gained experience on the others. That being said it is brought to my mind that one of the methods suggested of building the structure was to run a inclined working path around the outside or inside of the structure and back-fill it from the top down upon completion at the top. If that were the case would one not see evidence of that crossing the vertical scar somewhere along it's height?

well since you asked me to write my thoughts i will... 2:39 "red pyramid" ... why? It never had casing? Great videos by the way, loved them, this takes a lot of effort to make. Thank you.

Great video 👍 I have always wanted to know more about the metal brackets in the masonry of the Grand Gallery, from my understanding they are a repair to stop further degradation, but by who? And what damage were they trying to stop from happening with those little brackets? It's never made sense to me considering the size of those stones? Looking forward to more vids in the future, thanks

10:30 I believe that Mr. Hawass' intents were to keep the highest interest on his quest and deeds, rather than trying to find treasures or revealing Khufu's secrets

Great channel, would like to see info on the notch 2/3’s up the corner of great pyramid.

Hey bud I love all your videos. Probably my favorite ancient Egyptian content ever. Now my humble request from you would be a video about the type of building stones used. I know a lot of it was limestone and some granite but I herd you mention that different type of limestone was used. I'm also interested in the composition of the mortar and were the timber was harvest from. In short I'm curious to know about all the construction materials found in the pyramids. Thank you for reading this and I hope you can get the support to investigate and put out more content.

You know the general scientific consensus is that our entire civilization would be reduced to dust in only 1,000 years, if we were to stop up keeping it tomorrow. If that is what's left of the plateau after between 5000 and 10000 years, think of what it it looked like when it was originally built, and during its heyday. That Giza Plateau would have been a vast intricate Metropolis, not any less complex then New York City.

Wow, great videos! Glad I stumbled upon them. Any thoughts on the void that was discovered above the Grand Gallery a few years ago?

I find it amazing that the builders made the covered body of the pyramid also with blocks, they had to cut and transport everything, sometimes from far away like the granite. They had a large surplus of resources. They were extremely rich and powerful. That's why all the time everybody imagines that there must be big treasures inside. But in reality only small rooms have been discovered and they probably hadn't much things inside.

Ever since I was a kid reading about the pyramids I thought that Hawass was a bit of a tool. Great video

What about the leftover casing stones at the top of Khafre's pyramid? I'd love to hear how they were made.

Wow, amazing video. What a great job telling an opinion of the pyramid. No bs just facts and any options were outright given beforehand. I love geologists, nothing but facts and no biases. Great job.

Hey thank u a lot for your videos!!! Have u touched the Hawara Labyrinth topic already? I did a video in it few months ago its fascinating! And im sure u could do a great video on it!!

Really good concise information conveyed for us unlearned folk. How about serapeum of saqqara, Egypt? the granite coffins that weigh tons.

Please make a video of what happened to the stones on the outside of the pyramids.

The sands also covered up the base of the Giza pyramids in various degrees throughout the ages. We see some sketches of the sand going up to the face of the Sphinx, so what does that tell you?

The thing about credibility is that once it is gone, everything has to be questioned. Hawass is a good example.

Thanks for another fascinating video! I guess we’ll probably never know what caused the great scar in that pyramid.

What struck me the most was the mentioning of the enormous efforts to REMOVE one or two blocks in comparison with the mainstream view on how many were PLACED every day during its construction (one every six 6 minutes or so).

I understand that these structures were originally tipped with a metal shield of electrum. Is this true? How do we know? If true is there any knowledge of what these caps looked like? Were they polished or engraved or ? Thank you for your video. New subscriber here.

Would love to hear your take on the stones inside the Kings chamber of the Great pyramid Particularly the stones of the wall corresponding with the end of the sarcophagus As discussed and dissected by Ancient Architects channel

I have always believed that Hawass was always out for himself, and furthering his reputation and bank account, rather than exploring the truth. No evidence just a feeling. I find your take on the history of the pyramids very interesting and more believable than what is found in the history books and spouted by contemporary historians.

Maybe they were were removing one side in hopes of it collapsing in on it's self, this would scatter all of the top half of the pyramid on the ground. If you started at the top there is very limited room for a large amount of people to work, without massive amounts of very long ropes to help pull from below. The problem with this is the large amount of your workforce is below these huge falling stones. If you "caved" into one side , you could collapse it. This would have 2 benefits, 1 this would scatter the stones and make them alot easier to get to them for transport. 2nd as the top blocks fell they would hopefully shift the lower stones enough to make small gaps in between the perfect seams the blocks have, so you wouldn't have to try to use wedges to get them apart.

Very interesting and nicely put-together video. Thanks. It is interesting that the stones inside the excavation area appear well-dressed and are built in courses just as on the outside. There is a theory that the Great Pyramids are basically shells and filled largely with rubble and ill-fitting stones, making their construction somewhat less of a challenger. That does not appear to be the case in the Menkaure pyramid at least.

While not so romantic and enticing there is something very satisfying about the truth of the matter. However there is many things we will probably never know about the pyramids, which is more than enough to have our imaginations run wild. Thank you for posting this knowledge is power and you are powerful.

I long for the day when a video about Egypt doesn't get ruined by the presence of Zahi Hawass

What do you think of the theory that the "trial passages" are a map telling us that there is an upper chamber in Khufu's pyramid, and where the entrance to it is located?

I think you're correct. Also, have you considered the three stars of Orion mirror the size and placement of the Giza pyramids?

I agree. There are so many stories about ancient times that simply do not make sense. Personally, I think they are trying too hard to offer up grandiose explanations. Taking a more practical approach, as you did, seems to fill in the blanks for a far more "makes sense" explanation. Great video!

I really enjoy the context of this video and all your videos keep them coming

I have always thought that the so called light bulbs in one carving is a depiction of a large saw. Handled by giants like a stone cutting chain saw but using a water jet blade. Just my thoughts

I would really like to hear your thoughts on the megalithic arch which can be seen behind the casing stones on the Great Pyramid. At 8:34 one can clearly see two large stones forming a /\ shape behind the casing stones. This seems to be a part of the main structure of the pyramid and appear to be even older than the outside stones. Some current ideas proclaim the original structure to have been covered 2-3 separate times throughout ancient history for preservation, or some other purpose. This archway is peculiar in the sense that it seems to have been a grand entrance, only to have been subsequently covered over. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

I saw a video on the pyramid with a chunk missing from a corner, 2 thirds of the way up. An Egyptologist was granted permission to climb up to it and photograph it all. He found a void behind it but the video didn’t go into detail about it. It was with a French architect and an American Egyptologist. I would love to see a video of your thoughts on this.

Great videos just added you to my subscription, if possible could you do videos on the Benben stones , The top capsule of the pyramids appreciate it

Zahi Hawass is often mistaken for being a Christian because of his name, even though he is a Muslim. So Muslims see the ancient Egyptian monuments as blasphemy, sacrilege. They conquered Egypt in 641 and continuously started to destroy especially statues. Later they realized that the whole world wants to see all these monuments and they can make a huge business with tourism. So everything that is done there is to attract tourists.

If I was Menkaure and thought "right, I'm gonna build me a pyramid" but I'm not quite as great as the other two so I will just build a little one. Is that really how things work ???.

How about the large room discovered high up the corner of the Great Pyramid ? I'd like to know more about that. Thank you for this channel !

Nice hi-resolution images and video. Very well done! Subscribed.

If you factor in the scan pyramids project data of a void adjacent to the kings chamber, and combine that with Houdins ideas concerning the architecture of the kings chamber, it's actually not a bad idea that Khufu could still be in there.

I'm not an expert but it seems to me that Zahi Hawass has been an obstacle to knowledge for many years. Why? I tend towards the principle of 'follow the money'...

Just found the channel and it’s smart and entertaining . Love it

The more I look at videos like yours, the more I'm baffled by it all...especially the stone cutting riddle...

I do have a favorite stone you should look at in the Great Pyramid! Have you seen the National Geographic on the French Architect who believes in the Kings Chamber there is a door made up of three stones that could be removed? Take a look if you can.

What is underneath Khafri's pyramid ?

You can check your theory about first building the core then outer layer by checking diference in some tunnel, then it should be visible the border when structure is diferent.

Interesting, however from what i have learned, they were yes looking for treasures, but also stripped the pyramids outside blocks and used them to build up walls and a Mosque nearby. This is the first time i have heard of someone claiming they wanted to destroy them. Starting at the top would be the easiest for full deconstruction, but they seemed more interested in the inside