Solving the Mystery of the Khafre Pyramid Shafts

[@AncientArchitects]

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[@TheMabDeno]

Dont forget to add a few holes in the walls for people in 2000 years to speculate about

[@syjwg]

Hmm. I wonder where you might have gotten the stones for your basement floor from?

[@Nylon_riot]

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[@sitindogmas]

good luck on the work dude

[@meinkamph5327]

The pyramid Khafre shows the direction and height of the flood. Egypt was a beautiful place. If you dig deeper in the riverbeds, you'll find more toppled monuments.

[@phoneguy4637]

In fact, dear Mat, there are several 7th dynasty mastaba tombs of high officials who explicitly describe how the pyramids were desecrated and plundered during their lifetimes and how the cemetaries of Abydos, Saqqara and Dahschur were set ablaze. they also report how more and more commoners turned criminals because of a devastating drought and a great pestilence of unknown nature and origin. the 7th dynasty belongs to the infamous 1st intermediate period.

[@gabormeszar9743]

Wow...Never heard of it before 😮 Famine and pandemic...I thought it happened 1000 years later...Because of the curse from the chosen ones 🤔

[@phoneguy4637]

@nomadscavenger Cleopatra's tomb may have fallen victim to political harassment and therefore been destroyed. she might even never had received any burial at all.

[@nomadscavenger]

​​​​@@phoneguy4637I understand, but she had over a year before Octavian showed up in Alexandria after hers and Tony's defeat. Plenty of time to take her eldest son Caesarion to Aswan to cross the Eastern Desert to the port of Berenice to get him safely out of that guy's clutches. And if she did (assuming she might have used a canal reaching westward from the western Nile delta to Alexandria for cover), before sailing south on the Nile as far as Aswan. It doesn't seem improbable she would have stopped on the island of Philae where her ancestor built the grand temple to Isis? Why would she wait in any of her buildings in Alexandria knowing the Roman fondness for triumphs and parading (then usually executing) whoever they defeated? And her tomb there would still be his captive possession to bring her and him back almost as good if they were alive. Egypt was the richest of Octavia's conquests at that x. She had to understand very well Octavian's nature, and another likely futile attempt to charm anyone at 39. If she headed west from Alexandria, or had her sympathizers take hers and T's corpse there, I would be surprised. Head south, take O's greatest future challenger to power in Rome (C was about 17, right?), then make arrangements at Philae having loaded up a few+ barges w/as much wealth for her son, and plenty for herself before departing Alexandria. Just common sense, and so much safer, wouldn't it be? Having murdered two siblings, others no doubt, I think it possible she feared death, and most of all Octavian, hoping to get far away enough to possibly survive or at least go home to her divine ancestor, and her corporeal ones if suicide was finally expedient? Of course, being submerged w/30+ ' of the Nile overhead is best now if she did that, but it seems to me to be more in character. She knew what Hatshepsut's tomb looked like, no time to out do that one, but something glorifying already existed and it was her family's. Anyway if I had the $/£ that's where I'd start looking.

[@nomadscavenger]

​​​@@phoneguy4637I understand, but Octavian had over a year to show up in Alexandria after her defeat. Why wait? She knew what Octavian was, and her ability to charm him at 39 futile, her position precarious even more so in her own citadel (as you noted). Head south, take Caesarion to Aswan to set him out to the Eastern Desert and the port of Berenice then on to India, w/as much wealth as possible. Then turn to the island of Philae and her ancestors Temple of Isis, w/the rest of her wealth and wait and see there. At least she would be with her divine ancestor (and protectress) as well as the remnants of her corporeal ones. I suspect with her murderous history and knowing who and what Octavian would do if he got ahold of her/Tony's corpse, it was not only Octavian she feared but her own death. Philae was the wisest choice of limited options. She certainly wasn't going to be paraded alive or dead into the Forum imo. Her tomb could have been taken back with slightly more effort among the huge amount of loot he brought back. It makes more sense to flee and hope for the best about 500+mi.up stream while saying bon voyage to Octavian's only serious challenger to power in Rome was safely and richly on his way. He had to be about 17? by then, right? Heading to the west of Alexandria and a very unimpressive monument doesn't seem like her at all. If I had the $/£ I would start looking at the island of Philae, 30+' under the Nile even; and now actually for her the most safest place so far, wouldn't it be?🤔🙋🤗

[@STRAKAZulu]

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[@AncientArchitects]

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[@WayneBraack]

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[@AceRothsteinTangiers]

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[@carstenwagner3355]

It is every time a joy to hear you talking about ancient civilisations. Thanks for your work.

[@AncientArchitects]

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[@homegame-ls3ty]

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[@carstenwagner3355]

@@homegame-ls3ty Stop writing BS!

[@Argrouk]

It's funny how the Ancient Egyptians built massive, intricately beautiful structures, many of which have survived for 5000 years, using master craftsmen and architects at the top of their profession. Then some bloke (not you Matt) with no comprehension of the skill and effort involved says "That was a mistake, this was unfinished...". The arrogance, especially as you aren't seeing the original finished product, just what is left after repurposing, vandalism, erosion, weathering and theft. If the stories are true, these "kings" laid waste to nations, yet humbly accepted a bent pyramid as a mistake with an "ah well, you tried, have another go over there".

[@agentxyz]

Finally a new video :) i love your channel. Everyone needs to throw in some bucks. great source material. hopefully a video on the Black Pyramid is next. you idea that the corbeled niche in the queens chamber being intended for weight-bearing-implying something was underneath is fascinating. these must be tombs. Otherwise would have posit each Pharaoh has an undiscovered secret tomb.

[@barrywalser2384]

Pyramid interiors are fascinating. Thanks Matt.

[@JMM33RanMA]

Another fascinating video. I rely on your videos, photos and drawings because my claustrophobia prevented me from entering these interesting passageways on my visit to Egypt in 1982. Also many of the discoveries were still under wraps, off limits or not able to be represented in the old museum. I am glad that you mentioned all of the references to painted walls and ceilings, as well as the long period in which they were observed before finally being wiped out [suggested in some cases by salt crystallization, in others by humidity or smoking torches]. In an earlier video, I think you mentioned the small shafts as sockets for beams used as fulcra for moving heavy objects. That one of the opposing indentations is significantly longer supports the idea as it would be necessary to first insert the beam there before extending it fully into the opposing indentation/socket. As usual, your video is well researched, well thought out, well supported by appropriate visuals and citations, and very thought-provoking!

[@730jinman]

The square holes could be a place to install a beam for support when installing the granite ceiling beams. Then removed after installation.

[@donaldfuck]

And why they didn't put plaster?

[@phoneguy4637]

@@730jinman they also may have played a supporting role when lowering the sarcophagus during construction.

[@WhereIsTheSpartan]

The holes could even support a beam to which pulleys could be attached to open the sarcophagus lid. Unfortunately, we can't find out exactly when these holes were made.

[@joconnor57]

Thank you for the review of Khafre's Pyramid. It should be better known by the public than it is today. Very often, when I have seen videos where narrators are mentioning the Great Pyramid of Khufu, they have shown Khafre's Pyramid by mistake. I also appreciated your comment on the condition of this pyramid being much more degraded on its faces than Khufu's pyramid. Nice presentation as always and keep them coming.

[@lynnmitzy1643]

❤ thank you Matt

[@AncientArchitects]

Thanks Lynn

[@rupertmiller9690]

Solid entry in your content catalogue.

[@ferintogonzalez3747]

Great another video. Your work is amazing and I love it. From Canary Islands, Spain

[@AncientArchitects]

I love the Canary Islands! Been to Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. Need to see the others too!

[@thorstenkrug144]

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[@Pich14.]

I feel like I've seen this video before

[@RalphEllis]

You have. A year ago. R

[@peacebrain4471]

Its like a fart that wont go away.

[@katep23]

Thank you as always. Another fascinating video with very plausible theories.

[@wellbehaveddogs7694]

You're so good at this, Matt ✅✅✅

[@emilparker5521]

Great video as always!! I literally love them!!

[@nerdydev]

Is this a re upload? I'm sure I seen this video before

[@bazahaza]

Maybe you watched the History of Granite video about this ?

[@Somethin_Slix]

Me too.

[@yukloop]

Another great video! Thanks for your content.

[@peacebrain4471]

No problem. I'm stoked you like it. Drop me a like and let me know when you've done it.

[@TheLkoler]

Excellent explanations and photos and figures. Thanks

[@AnubisDark]

I love to hear what you and people of this channel think about Khafre's pyramid. Do you think there's more chambers above ? Kinda strange to have a big pyramid with only smalls chambers at the bottom

[@WhereIsTheSpartan]

We have not yet explored the possibility that Khafre's pyramid actually has more chambers. I'm still missing at least one corbelled chamber. So yes, I think it's possible that there are more chambers.

[@Itchy-Sphincta]

planning too go too see Pyramids with my son in the next 2 years love your channel im 61 and have too see the Pyramids right before my old eyes who do recommend as far as tours we want too see everything 🙏🤣

[@oldrestless]

I suggest you self guide.

[@abohawk1]

Very interesting. I have to doubt the wooden beam idea, however. Bringing the beams into the room and inserting them into a trench in the bedrock would have either left a HUGE amount of play in the beams, or required some kind of relief cut to allow one end of the beam to be pushed in while the other end of the beam was maneuvered into position. You would expect something like a stair stepped hole with with one side being equal to or more than twice as deep as the other side and then a step down for the beams final resting position. Then the hole would be filled with stone and finished over. As currently pictured, a wooden beam would be impossible to insert into the holes unless it came in two parts. Many proffered explanations about all such constructions can be very easily dismiss as impossible if you just take the geometry and construction requirements into account.

[@notonwo]

It need not be a single beam. They could have simply attached 2 beams to the door frame for the lower holes. The upper holes would simply attach beams to the framework of the wall. Just as you would construct a dry wall today - though I imagine plasterboard may have been difficult to source back then !

[@abohawk1]

@@notonwo That would be a very weak method of securement. Assuming that the holes are to anchor a partition then we can deduce several things about that partition. First, that it was either intended to conceal or to serve a religious/magical purpose. Stone would be a better choice to conceal, so it would have likely have been something ornately decorated. Second, it would have had to be made of parts small enough to carry through the tunnels and into the room, making all the turns and movements necessary to that end. Third, it is likely that the partition was meant to fill the entire space up to the roof. Forth, even if the partition was something like gilded, carved wood panels (similar to the box/shrine seen in King Tut's tomb within the burial chamber) it would have been pretty friggin' heavy. If there was a "door" in such a partition then it would have likely only been a "spirit door" as seen in many other Old Kingdom tombs and probably not a real door. That would improve the strength of the overall structure, but it would make the partition rather ungainly without additional anchor points, say at least two more on the roof and a sunken lintel across the floor. The best way to do such would be the same basic technique used in the Statue of Liberty, a strong, rigid framework to which they could attach the lighter partition panels. Again, such a framework would still require more than four independent anchor points to hold the weight involved.

[@WhereIsTheSpartan]

But a beam could be used for a pulley system to open the sarcophogus. The lid does not have to be lifted up, but can also be opened like a flap. This is much easier than lifting or levering.

[@acatinatux9601]

great stuff as usual

[@Zeppelin2806]

Very well done! King Tut would be proud of you!! 😊

[@JJarrett]

Thank ya brother. Keep them coming.

[@catman8965]

I always wondered if the Khufu's King's chambered was plastered. What do you think Matt?

[@AncientArchitects]

There is some evidence the Grand Gallery was plastered. But the fine finish of the granite in the King’s chamber makes me think this chamber wasn’t.

[@catman8965]

@AncientArchitects Ancient Sites Girl once pointed out in a tomb that had imitation red granite pointing out that it was highly prized but too expensive. Another one of the many mysteries of Ancient Egypt. THANKS MATT 👍

[@itsnot_stupid_ifitworks]

The plastered walls are where the "missing" art and hieroglyphics would've been that all the "iTs nOt A tOmB" people claim as evidence

[@catman8965]

@@itsnot_stupid_ifitworks The very first tomb of the pyramid workers discovered actually had very beautiful plastered walls that collapsed shortly after it was exposed to the air. Sadly, to the best of my knowledge, there isn't a single photograph of the tomb in its discovered state. I just wonder if something similar happened to Khufu's King chamber.

[@itsnot_stupid_ifitworks]

@catman8965 I completely agree. I think it's very likely.

[@DaveJordan310]

They canceled the partition idea in favour of curtains. Enough material became available 👍

[@Klipse11]

Are those holes directly across from one another? If so, the reason it may only partially dug out in the Khafre shaft, it could have been used to support an overhead beam/log used for lifting or leverage once the ceiling had finished construction.

[@WhereIsTheSpartan]

My idea but for lifting up the lid of the sarcophogus.

[@conniebenny]

Fantastic video! Thank you.

[@jacksonnn1661]

Hey ancient architects. Love your videos brother ❤ where are you from if you dont mind me asking?

[@Womberto]

Anybody seeing that white ceiling by candle or torchlight would have assumed it was painted.

[@od1452]

If the Pyramid was expanded in size ,that could explain the abandoned queens chamber... but even if it was , would the chamber just be blocked off. ? And as you point out .. later generations could have re-purposed it. There is probably no way to know everything about these structures, but its fun to try. This reminds me of all the changes I've seen to the old buildings in my hometown. .. and that is less than 200 years... imagine 4 thousand years. !

[@zectortron1012]

I love your videos! Could you do a video about yourself, I'm fascinated on how you would find and dive into all this information. Are you a researcher, professor, just love old rocks? Do you live in Egypt, or travel there often?

[@barryclarke3010]

He's a high priest who has travelled through time ,to keep the religion of the pharos alive, don't mess with him.

[@jgzambel5261]

Ola , Mais um vídeo maravilhoso , parabéns . O fato de não haver múmias nas pirâmides ( não nestas ), está bem claro , concordo com você totalmente . Com certeza assim que houve o declínio do antigo império as coisas mudaram drasticamente , você está correto . O que chama a atenção nesta pirâmide é a ausência de galerias superiores , como as da sua antecessora , como regrediram tanto ? Talvez pela questão de tempo e dificuldade que foi o projeto anterior ... Será que a existência de outras câmaras estão mesmo descartadas ? Ou existe ainda uma possibilidade de haver estruturas superiores ? O Scan Pyramid estava trabalhando sobre o tema ? Bom , parabéns pelo belíssimo trabalho , Sucesso infinito para você !!!

[@MrMarshall7491]

You are appreciated by many, like me, that you have never seen or heard from.

[@sancheeez]

petition for Khafre pyramid to be officially known as the Excellent Pyramid.

[@sancheeez]

Menkaure can be the Pretty Good Pyramid

[@nightstorm9128]

Mycerinus pyramid is a work of art,,Just because its the smallest of the three,,Doesn't mean it is less impressive ,,Although Cheops stands alone when it comes to any Eygiptian monument ever created,,,The build quality ,The mathematics involved,,The fact it's 8 sided,,Yet its done so subtle that the sun must be in a certain position to see it,,

[@johnassal5838]

Meh. It's an OK pyramid.

[@itsnot_stupid_ifitworks]

6:00 let's have a translation of these markings

[@user-mj6pv8ie1k]

Dear Matt, Thank you for your research! My idea is that they were imitating the shafts from the Great piramid and that they put these shafts at some height so the visitors couldn't see that the shafts end after several tens of centimeters. Unlike the visitors can see in the Great piramid.

[@cameronbartlett6593]

one was built before the other and the airshafts were originally covered with stone.

[@RealButcher]

Yes, I totally agree. Seems logic. ❤

[@Fade2GrayOG]

A single beam would still be enough for curtain, so it might have still had some use without a full wall.

[@tylergirbav2054]

Wooo! I’m sure this is going to be great

[@jimmywr32]

great video thank you

[@Republic3D]

Do we see any partitioning like this using wooden beams with plaster on any other Giza sites?

[@YoutubePremiumMem]

Many. There are post holes in most of the pyramids. The tombs in the valley of the kings also had partition walls. Check out tuts layout.

[@MarcRichmond-op9ed]

Brilliant!

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

Greetings from Temple, Texas, USA.

[@AncientArchitects]

Greetings!

[@Akimos]

I have heard this one, and I think it could be so, that there was a plan to put a wall there. The holes would accept wooden beams, and they also are positioned (and started) at where one would likely begin to make such wall. Cheers and TY.

[@peacebrain4471]

The Pharaoh had the pyramid built to try to contain his farts forever. He had folks believing his farts were what you want.

[@roylcraft]

Maybe Khafre's burial is still unfound!

[@eldraque4556]

are there examples of similar partitions elsewhere?

[@Morechinlockvicar]

Nice one Matt.

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@penneyburgess5431]

If the ceilings of both pyramids were painted, did either author include a sketch of the paintings? Thank you Matthew.

[@pjm6939]

Any and all painting and carving in the pyramids have nothing to do with their original construction. These were done by peoples who found them and attempted to repurpose them.

[@YoutubePremiumMem]

@@pjm6939nice claim there bud.

[@przemog88]

@@pjm6939 Got any evidence for that?

[@michaelholt7994]

The high up holes were for a wooden beam,to use as leverage,maybe swinging a sarcophagus,or even an extension beam ,was a wall missing from this room stolen a long time ago.

[@flenz4574]

Thank you good sir

[@FredBloggs919]

There’s another video somewhere on KZbin about Napoleon entering the great pyramid and having a bit of an experience. I don’t know if it’s a true story or not. Any idea? Love your channel by the way!

[@onethreeify]

if they didnt do air shafts for the khafre pyramid, that means they thought they werent needed even if they entered the pyramid. if they didnt think it was needed for the khafre pyramid, why would they think it was needed for the great pyramid? it feels like khafre sort of undermines the air shaft theory?

[@AncientArchitects]

Maybe the interior of the Great pyramid being bigger was a factor, or the layout of the internal passages. I really don’t know. Would be interesting to know the humidity of air quality in the Khafre burial chamber compared to the Great Pyramid King’s chamber

[@onethreeify]

@@AncientArchitects im just thinking out loud here, but if they build the great pyramid and add air shafts, would they then really say: "okay, but if the interior is smaller, we don't need air shafts"? air is air, right? you need just as much air in a small room as in a big room (per person i mean). and certainly, you need more than 0 air no matter the size of the room.

[@DalHrusk]

Ventilation shafts only make sense if there is sufficient natural draught. Otherwise, they're useless. Their cross-section is many times smaller than the cross-section of the entrance corridor. If they would depended only on air exchange through diffusion, their contribution would be negligible. The draught can be achieved in two ways: 1. By the wind pressure differential between the entrance and exit holes in the pyramid shell. 2. By the chimney effect. For the chimney effect you need as big difference in height levels as possible. At the Great Pyramid, the difference is very high because the chamber itself is high (tens of meters higher than the corridor entrance). At the khafre Pyramid, the chambre is very low, so the chimney effect would be lower too. I don't know if natural draught through the shafts would be sufficient, but these physical phenomena should be considered.

[@peacebrain4471]

They where farting shafts to let kafres's farts out of the pyramid. They were known to be extra stinky.

[@rhettoracle9679]

A speculation might be that the holes were used for a support beam of wood to lift quarried rock out of the hole. Cheers from New Orleans

[@nicholasklangos9704]

We so rarely get any decent images or the true layout of The Khafre pyramid so thanks for that, I agree with the unfinished wall idea it’s a logical premise. Also when I was at Giza back in 1987 and got to stand near the Sphinx and talking to the workmen and touched the right paw, it’s funny I do NOT remember seeing the Roman Temple steps which seem quite large n that image was it removed? It’s possible too that they were covered or obscured by the scaffolding and equipment etc used during what I was told by three workers I gave bottles of water and shared Oreo cookies with they said they were preparing for some type of big upcoming celebration back then.

[@JDCypr3ss]

Maybe they realized one large beam at the top with king studs at each side of the doorway would support the wall. It is not uncommon on a construction site to see things planned out but either moved or not installed at all.

[@GadreelAdvocat]

Holes were probably left open. Funeral offering, food, and etc. would have been left for them in the afterlife. Therefore fresh air would be needed, for in the afterlife. Plus, probably helped vent the possibility of moisture over time, if any built up over time.

[@robertc.4609]

Thanks for video. Interesting theories about the holes in the wall. It's a shame we probably will never really know.

[@YoutubePremiumMem]

Maybe. Maybe not. We learn more Al the time.

[@napster7825]

I had this thought while watching your video. What if the plan for a partition was just as you suggested, but for whatever the reason, it was decided to use only the upper beam to hang a drape or curtain from. There may have still been a partition above the beam or perhaps not.

[@Groddon]

Do the inner chamber's limestone ceiling show signs of a plastered wall?

[@WhereIsTheSpartan]

The pyramids have existed for thousands of years. In Khafre's pyramid, no one can say for sure whether these “holes” were part of the pyramid's construction plan or were simply added a thousand years later. In the Great Pyramid, things are different. The “air shafts” in the King's Chamber do have a connection to the outside, but in their original state they were sealed. The shafts in the King's Chamber were first opened in the 19th century. We should not forget that we also renovate old buildings built by our ancestors or change them to suit our needs. Why the Egyptians should be different?

[@mateoborella9546]

Hello I just wanted to remind you that political and economic interests have always intervened and interfered in historical monuments. The three architectural theories of restoration are famous: Romantic, stylistic and philological. You are surely aware that this type of “restorative” interventions have certainly and drastically influenced the appearance of these repairs and the current appearance of the monuments.

[@rogerscottcathey]

How close to the Giza plateau did the ancient track of the Nile in its flood phase get?

[@recoilrob324]

It is odd that the rest of the pyramid would just be stacked stone with no other features or purpose. I wonder if the Muon Imaging group has any interest in examining it to see if there are any internal voids? The whole of ancient Egypt just hurts my modern head with so many fantastic objects and so little understanding of them.

[@NoIce33]

Matt has a video on muon scanning in the Khafre pyramid, too. Indeed, Khufu's and to a lesser extent Bent and Red pyramid are exceptional in that they have some rooms inside their superstructure (the latter two having their highest rooms right on the ground). All others, all the way from Djoser's to the end of the Middle Kingdom, were apparently just big piles of rock (later also mudbricks) with everything interesting underground underneath them. It really looks to me like Khufu and his engineers decided to go wild and play around. Who knows what was going on there; perhaps something with fine nuances of religion that showed up in the beginning of the 4th dynasty but then faded away in favour of the traditional layout - perhaps the fact that the kings beginning with Khafre had Ra/Re in their names and a form of sun cult gradually appeared has some significance (just an uneducated speculation).

[@philcrombie8200]

Perhaps they were "air shafts" for the workers inside while they started building the outside, and at the point they were sealed the inside was finished, and didn't have to cut and fit any more blocks for an air shaft? IF the chamber was excavated before the blocks started being laid down then only the roof would had to be worked therefore short "air shafts". The "great Pyramid" was more work as they laid blocks and therefore longer air shafts?... just a question

[@EndlessSummer-dh]

These monuments were just huge vanity projects which gave people jobs. Maybe they were used to store gold and other precious things and as a monument to the pharoah. Each one got bigger than the last just like skyscrapers in New York. Obviously they had better techniques than we realize but even a quick search on google will produce videos of a man moving a monolith by himself so it's not that advanced.

[@YoutubePremiumMem]

They didn’t. They got smaller. Makes you think huh.

[@oldrestless]

Yeah after the great pyramid, the pyramids were built smaller and less complex.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

Probably for some sort of air circulation. After all, during that time, they would have had to use burning torches for light to do the work necessary, and having the workers die from lack of oxygen would not have been conducive to getting people to work in those chambers. Specially since it was Egyptian citizens who did the work and had to volunteer for the work. They could have been sealed off once the work was finished and the pharaoh and his queen interned.

[@acjdz]

Could the shafts be used for fire light or torches

[@RalphEllis]

Here is a Second Pyramid mystery. If you take the 27 cubit length of the chamber. And fold it up into a square, with sides of 6.75 cu. The diagonal of this hypothetical square … is the width of the chamber. Neat, eh? Ralph

[@tatelyle1]

Do the other chambers do this?

[@BRacingGreen]

At my 1st sight that seems to be something like the DIN paper formats: ..., A4: 297x210 mm^2, ... A3: 420x297 mm^2, .... - always foled in half to get the next smaller format.

[@AncientArchitects]

That is neat!

[@RalphEllis]

​@@AncientArchitects And here is the REAL secret. The designer did this, to tell us the Khafre rod-length. The Great Pyramid rod-length is 5.5 cubits, the same as the Imperial rod length we still use today. But the Khafre rod-length is 6.75 cubits. To what end, you might say? Well, if you take the limestone dimensions of this pyramid (ie: minus the two granite courses at the base). And translate this measurements into rods measuring 6.75 cu, the dimensions become… 30 x 40 x 50 Khafre rods Because this pyramid is a 3-4-5 pythagorean triangle. So the Great Pyramid is mathematically a circle. And the Second Pyramid is mathematically a square. (A 3-4-5 right angle….) Ralph

[@RalphEllis]

See my book “K2, Quest of the Gods”. An analysis of the metrology and cartography of the pyramids. The implications of this analysis are rather astounding. Which is why I have not advertised it much. It detracts from my ‘more serious’ work. Ralph

[@RedSkysAreOnFire]

the corbel arch in the queens chamber is likely to be there to hold up something above it rather than behind it

[@YoutubePremiumMem]

It held a statue.

[@DaDudeb]

Hey, they repaired it after the transformers where there

[@AncientArchitects]

Damn robots!

[@ole9421]

Kind of hard to believe that's all there is to the Khafre pyramid, a simple chamber carved out of the bedrock with tons of rock stacked over it. The grave robber/archeologist in me says, "there has to be more!" lol.

[@brunobiskvit8830]

could the shafts have been a way to inspect the structural integrity of the chambers during the construction, namely to check that the increasing weight of the levels above is spreading down as planned and isn't being wrongly distributed towards the middle of the structure and threatening the chambers? i feel like this could hold the reason for their specific ascending angles (only the blocks at the levels above that fall inside the V created by the shafts possibly bearing down onto the chamber), it could also explain why it was important for the channels to be straight and not deviate from their specific angles, because potential deviations somewhere along the channel would exactly be what they would look for during inspections. an inspection would be performed simply by sticking a rod inside, which explains the width of the shafts. having all their measures laid out (length of channel, length of rod, placement and dimensions of the blocks, etc), the rod would not only be a poking stick with which they'd look for any shifts in the structure of the channel (if it happened to somewhere buckle, or cave in, collapse, whatever it be) by simply inserting it inside and guiding it through, and if it happened to get stuck on an obstruction along the way its length would immediately tell them where exactly the failure happened to be.

[@brunobiskvit8830]

kick me out on the balcony and leave me over night, but did i just fucking solve it?!

[@PelenTan]

Cool. But what about the connection to Bubba-Hotep?

[@j.christie2594]

Agruement against bibble? 😮 that's risky, Facts, should matter, but you know

[@mojonojo3]

Pyramids are cool, so is Elvis

[@DKTek07]

Did the Sphinx have a casing too? The body would've looked interesting with a full casing.

[@MarekGo-p8p]

What are the corrosion marks on the walls?

[@trenawawrzyniak4397]

Has Khafre's pyramid been part of the scan pyramid project, if so what were the results?

[@HankMeyer]

I feel like I've seen this video before. Have you uploaded a similar video in the past? Perhaps about a different pyramid? I swear I've seen this already.

[@BryBearian]

You could get the idea, that those rooms are meant to have a decent amount of furniture or other fixtures to facilitate there function. The square whole in the floor for the canopic jars case, why having that made in the side of the room, not in the middle? It's just 100% sure that a square hole in the floor had some important function, why the canopic jars case needed to be lowered in the floor, just makes more questions. Where they really that focues on ritual stuff. I think we need to think on what none stone fixtures have been lost.

[@ephgm]

*opens sarcophagus* Well, that's a bunch of bull...

[@Astyanaz]

Maybe the sarcophagus and the room were there for the body to be sent to a higher world, and then their purpose was done. It seems a lot was left unfinished in the pyramids.

[@JonLundy0]

Could the shafts have been used to hold a beam that could act as a partition?

[@barryclarke3010]

I think there's a consensus forming in the great pyramid the shafts were a delivery system every day after the king was intomed he had a fancy for chocolate oranges which were perfect for sending down the shafts.😊

[@sitindogmas]

seems as though they we're trying to replicate what they observed in the great pyramid but weren't as proficient as the original builders and who knows why they stopped or were interrupted. always interesting. ✌️💚

[@andrewpusey6339]

Great, but I think you mentioned the partition wall before. Is there evidence anywhere else that this technique has been used ? Or is this completely new and only a one off.

[@perfeitobr]

partition kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaTPoZ16qaqqlbc

[@patdaveydrums]

Which was built first?

[@otmarbenes]

I've always thought that if Khafre's pyramid is completely "filled" and wasn't built with the help of the Grand Galleries and other features, it's an even bigger engineering marvel than the Great Pyramid.

[@JonnoPlays]

Interesting point. Maybe the grand gallery just wasn't made accessible. Perhaps seen as a contributing factor to the broken load stones above the kings chamber if that's indeed what they were.

[@onethreeify]

it does sort of indicate that the grand gallery was for a practical purpose, like houdin says. i.e.; you dont need a grand gallery to build a pyramid, you only need it to get the burial chamber smack dab in the middle of the pyramid

[@AncientArchitects]

Well, Houdin’s theory is the Grand Gallery was just to lift the multi-ton Granite beams into the pyramid. But there are no huge granite beams (that we know of) high in the Khafre pyramid, so it wasn’t needed.

[@Lizziekarendreams]

Day before yesterday I tried to visit the inside of the Khafre pyramid but sadly it is closed currently 😢

[@Simulacra001]

I’m sure I’ve seen this video before on your channel.. I must be mistaken as it’s shown as being 19 hours old.

[@AncientArchitects]

You’re right! Every now and again I spend some time reviewing some old videos and making small changes to visuals or details that I want to change - things I wasn’t happy with. I released this video around 2 years ago and there were some minor things I wasn’t happy with.

[@Simulacra001]

@ minor enough to leave it for two years but in the same breath, enough to warrant a re-edit.. Don’t get me wrong, I look forward to your videos and find them immensely interesting. However, I can’t help feeling like I’ve been duped in to watching a re-run for nothing more than clicks.

[@snowkracker]

I doubt the holes are just to hold some horizontal pieces of wood for a wall. Why would they need to be open all the way to the outer walls of the pyramid? I must have missed something.

[@mikemarchand7374]

A few points I think we should all consider regarding these “shafts”. 1. Any engineer worth their salt is maximizing every aspect of a design to solve multiple challenges. Looking for ONE reason for the shaft seems to me to lack engineering creativity. 2. The engineers, mathematicians, etc that designed and built these spectacular monuments would have been creative geniuses of their time. Perhaps considering multiple uses instead of just one. Example: The shafts are used for air circulation for paint that is used to adorn the room. Paint that is meant to last an “eternity” would not likely be made of reeds. The Queens shaft would have been the first to be done and completed be the time they reached a certain level of the build so th shafts don’t continue. The kings chamber takes longer so they go all the way to the surface. Both chambers shafts a can also be used to support temp walls so that only certain works can see the final paintings, or communication with the workers, etc. Just some thoughts

[@GarnetCarmichael]

How many other wood beams were found supporting anything in any of the pyramids?

[@itsnot_stupid_ifitworks]

There are a few

[@donaldfuck]

A few and they still in place since the construction

[@worroSfOretsevraH]

Do you know anything about the manuscripts that were discoverd near the pyramids? They were written by a person who worked at the Great pyramid near the finishing part. Describing in very great detail, almost by hour every task. He was the leader of a small group of workers. How very annoying is that we never find out more detail on the actual building methods, techniques or other interesting aspects from people like this. Maybe the'll find more writings like this burried in the sand.

[@MidnightVisions]

The two holes are sealed air shafts, not a wall. No one has stuck a camera up the kafre shafts.

[@WestOfEarth]

Have there been advanced surveys examining The Pyramid of Khafre as those we've seen for The Great Pyramid? Muon scanning and such? I suppose if anything had been discovered we'd know about it.

[@hansburch3700]

Seltsame Beschreibung für etwas, das ganz sicher eine Maschine war. Aber ich habe das erste mal gesehen, wie komplex der Innenausbau ist.

[@juangalicia1350]

I wonder if under the light of his torches he missinterpreted the limestone ceilling having a layer of homogenous paint rather than it having artwork because i´m just seeing it as having such contrast... but that may be too simple.