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A team of Italian researchers announced the discovery of alleged shafts and chambers beneath the Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three main pyramids at Giza, Egypt, believed to have been part of a hidden city.
Last March, the same group reported for the first time on the discovery of huge underground structures under the Pyramid of Khafre. It is estimated that there are around eight pillars surrounded by spiral structures, about 610 meters below the surface of the colossal Egyptian monument.
Filipppo Biondi, one of those responsible for both discoveries, explained to the Daily Mail that data obtained from ground-penetrating radar shows a 90% probability that the Pyramids of Menkaure and Khafre share the same pillars.
If this hypothesis is confirmed, it would strengthen the Italian scientists' hypothesis that the Giza pyramids are built on an underground megastructure. Biondi mentioned that they are currently studying the purpose of the hidden structures, although he revealed that their function could involve the natural elements: air, water, fire, and earth.
Conventionally, archaeologists estimate that the three buildings at the Giza complex are approximately 4,500 years old. However, Biondi and his team theorize that the pillars could have been built by an ancient lost civilization some 38,000 years ago. They also suggest that this society was wiped out by a global cataclysm, likely caused by a comet impact, some 12,800 years ago.
So far, these findings have not been verified or published in scientific journals, so experts warn that they should be taken with caution. Renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass called the recent discovery nonsense, stating that ground-penetrating radar cannot capture images thousands of meters below the plateau.
Lawrence Conyers, a professor at the University of Denver (USA), also confirmed what Hawass said. "My opinion is that, as long as the authors don't make things up and their basic methods are correct, everyone interested in the site should take a look at their interpretations," he added. (Text and photo: RT)
