The Undiscovered Pharaoh Sahure still rests in his Pyramid?

[@laurah1020]

So pleased to see analysis of lesser known pyramids! Thank you for all your efforts in creating such clear and informative videos! Great work!

[@TimPerfetto]

Yes jobgood? Yes

[@___fokker___974]

@@TimPerfetto Very yes, yes

[@gergemall]

Fantastic

[@jamesadkins9904]

To get your head around how old the pyramids really are just think about the fact that when the whole Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Julius Ceasar thing was going on the pyramids were already roughly 2500 years old. They were closer in time to leaving comments on youtube with their iphones than they were to the building of the pyramids - by 500 years.

[@Trebor824]

How do you work that out when the Egyptians found the pyramids , Why did they write poorly on the boxes in the serapium, they couldnt draw straight lines let alone carry them underground

[@missingremote4388]

The pyramid is so old the history and construction technology is forgotten

[@skankhunt3624]

@@Trebor824 that's a lot of speculation tucked into one small paragraph.

[@missingremote4388]

@@GroberWeisenstein I hope so - even today's modern technology and electronics is amazing. Comparing with the last 13000 years When all they had is animal oxen and horse 🐴

[@dazuk1969]

Yes James, it is quite something to think Cleopatra is closer to the iPhone than she was to the old kingdom. That really puts into perspective just how old ancient Egypt is. It also annoys me when some claim the pyramids are thousands of years older than they are. I mean, is 4,500 years not old enough already ?. Peace to ya James.

[@lakshmangunasekara9401]

Many thanks for this rare, unpretentious, non sensational, balanced, rigorous, and well produced documentary. I loved your clearly carefully selected visuals, the seamless continuity (indicating very professional visual editing and sequencing), your meticulous details squeezed into this time frame (good script editing). And the soft music! Tnank you.

[@mortalclown3812]

Your defense of often overlooked explorers and their findings is appreciated - especially because you did so it prior to vindication. And, alhough you're much more advanced than this, a lot of us are getting 'Pyramid 101' under our belts by paying attention to the lessons in these videos. You make the trek enjoyable. Respect. Paz y luz, everyone. 💫🇪🇬

[@jpjh8844]

Honestly what is the difference between an over looked explorer to tomb raider from antiquity, and an archeologist today? We literally gave them a profession that we determined gives them the permission to raid tombs.

[@Nylon_riot]

​@jpjh8844 Because even the Egyptians had their own archeologists. Not everyone is afflicted with Victorian morality, that when and where someone dies must be forever sanctified. Once immediate relatives and morners are gone, it is relegated to history where when it no longer afflicts emotional stress. The last person executed at the Tower of London was a German spy by firing squad, the chair he sat on was kept in memoriam till his immediate relatives passed and it is now on display with no complaints. Egyptians believed that if your name is erased, your soul ceases to exist, so by understanding and re-learning who they are, it can be interpreted as a resurrection. The past is just as mysterious as the future, and just like we relentlessly try to interpret our environment, they went to great lengths to do the same. It is just a continuation of a process they started, that will continue long after we are gone. In short, they went to great lengths to be acknowledged, we are acknowledging them. I am sure they are fine with it.

[@davidlloyd1526]

@@jpjh8844 Hmm.... maybe the bit where they melt down the gold and so on and sell it?

[@joestitz539]

​@@jpjh8844raid not ! go back under your own rock

[@KasumiRINA]

2:43 Ah yes, the guy who restored Egypt to polytheism and brought back power to priest class was somehow "too unimportant". If anything, Tut had surprisingly big impact for how short was his life.

[@JonnoPlays]

I think this was one of your best productions to date!

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

I appreciate your support!

[@Cstoreri]

Me too 👍🏻

[@dazuk1969]

What a great vid. On this one, I really liked the fact you didn't dumb things down. Most people who are into Egyptology want to learn stuff they don't know. There are Pharaohs I have never heard of before here. Not been very well lately so maybe I can add something of value later. Great stuff HfG.

[@skankhunt3624]

Feel better Darren.✌️❤️

[@dazuk1969]

@@skankhunt3624 🤍

[@TimPerfetto]

Hair pleasee It is Wednesday

[@awuma]

There's a very useful "list of Pharoahs" on Wikipedia, with links to pages on each king.

[@mortalclown3812]

Seeing this months later, hoping you're on the mend. Sending light.💫

[@superbatman3762]

Great stuff!

[@thomasjackson4059]

King Tut’s Tomb is not the only royal burial from Egypt to be found in tact. Another pharaoh from the 21st dynasty called Pseusenes I burial was found in Tanis. In terms of wealth found its 10x what Tut was buried with and is where the silver sarcophagus was found. But it was found on the eve of WW2, I believe within months or weeks of the outbreak of war, so now one was interested in the finds and it never got the attention that Tuts burial got. It also was not in the valley of the kings and not on the tourist route so that probably played a role in it being unknown.

[@villeelomaa7836]

Do you really mean that Psusennes I st's burial had 10 times the wealth than Tuthankhamon's burial? Psusennes was found in a silver coffin (not sarcofagus) and he also had a fine burial mask. But the wealth of the tomb of Tutankhamen must be 100 times of that of Psusennes. Tutankhamon's innermost coffin is of pure gold as is his mask as well. And the work of Tutankhamen's mask is execptional compared to the mask of Psusennes. Tutankhamon was buried with lots of other artifacts as well. Psusennes I st's burial is important like the other royal burials of Tanis, but not the same way as the tomb of Tutankhamen. All the the royal burials of Tanis have been under water so there are no mummies from there, just some skeletons.

[@awuma]

There are some non-royal tombs which were found intact or nearly so. Most interesting perhaps is that of Yuya and Tuyu, perhaps the key couple of the late 18th Dynasty. They were the parents of Queen Ty, Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep III, making them the grandparents of Akhenaten and great-grandparents of Tutankhamun. It is possible that Mutemwiya, the mother of Amenhotep III, was Yuya's sister, and that Ay was their son, possibly the father of Nefertiti. If these unproven relationships are true, the DNA analysis of their royal descendants becomes highly ambiguous. The tomb of Kha and Merit at Deir el Medina was found even more intact, and its contents are at the Egyptian Museum of Turin. Kha and Merit were contemporaries of Yuya and Tuyu, though of lower social class.

[@mortalclown3812]

@@awuma It's hard to imagine the concentration of wealth necessary for multiple monuments of this type: they had to be designed, created & tended at least for a few centuries. (And I haven't even included stocking them with treasures for the afterlife - if we're talking tombs.) Yet I'm most interested in the largely forgotten. Perhaps clues to their lives may only be found in the fringe of unlooted structures...if any more exist.

[@coolrekz460]

Wrong. Tut's tomb was NOT found intact. There is evidence in the tomb that it was broken into at least twice. People continue with this myth that the tomb was found intact. It wasn't.

[@thomasjackson4059]

@@coolrekz460 intact in that 95% of what he was buried with was still there, the clay seal on the front entrance was intact and we were able to see the majority of what Tut used in life.

[@AncientArchitects]

Fantastic video mate - as always! 👍

[@dazuk1969]

Matt always gets a big shout out from me.....peace to ya.

[@Red_Rebel]

I love this channel! The thorough analysis of architectures and lesser known sites is what I’m here for! It’s good to see some photographs that are only accessible to professional egyptologists and not the public.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

🤔 I'm most interested in the "undiscovered magazines" within these pyramids. I wonder what they'll be? Maybe 4,500 year old issues of Field & Stream, Hot Rod, Playboy, National Geographic, or even "Highlights", the children's magazine found in _every_ doctor's office! I'd love to try an ancient Nubian recipe from a 4-millennia old "Southern Living" magazine(by "southern", they'd mean Nubian, not North or South Carolinian). 😏

[@Gravitacionimanevar]

Always happy when you upload a new video! Great work!

[@melancholicmuse]

Amazing video! I could watch this all day

[@tski3458]

I woke up this morning with the idea if learning more about Egypt. This was an excellent choice. Thanks man. Really well done. Playlist on auto play

[@XtrovertedHermit]

good to see ancient architects mentioning History for granite. Another fine presentation by this channel and will look forward to the next one.

[@mortalclown3812]

Glad you posted this! Fwiw, I've been fortunate to have had a few great history teachers - ones whose enthusiasm for their area was contagious. They found their bliss and shared it beyond compare. Now, on a social platform flooded with mediocre, often purely sensational, attempts to explain history, it's gratifying to see GRANITE get props. 💫

[@BenPat88]

Both shills

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

It's so mind-blowing to me that there is still so much being discovered in Egyptology (sometimes despite obstruction by the field's established authorities, argh 🙄). Despite centuries of busy archaeology in the region, somehow there are still semi-unexcavated sites like this one - as well as new tombs being discovered at Saqqara & elsewhere. Always found the field fascinating from a child onwards, but the fact that it's such an ongoing area of live discovery just makes it exponentially more exciting!! Thank you HfG for bringing us these updates that we might otherwise not get 😊 💖

[@Raphael6281]

So much information! Keep your good work. Looking foward your next content video.

[@GermanGreetings]

It`s a beautiful imagination, that Sahure lies still there in his pyramid. Thank you for all that delighting work, you are doing here, Sir !

[@TheWhore2culture]

The more of your extremely erudite videos,the more I can see you have a very different approach to Ancient- Egyptian History - than most. You make extrapolation,using facts& in no way try to glamourise an already fascinating subject. I'm very blessed in that I've been visiting Egypt since the 60/70s - my father was a friend of Colonel Sadat. We ,at my mother's instigation,were lucky to get to place far from the well worth tracks,even then. Often in Helicopters & from above,I have always had a feeling there is a greater plan,that we are missing out on,particularly with the possibility that there are still sights awaiting discovery. Ea ch timevingo back I'm a combination of delighted that there is more comfortable access to many sights,but,mitigated by the ENORMOUS amount of "clues" that have simply disappeared, behind "safety stuctures" & supposed "restoration. There is still much to find - my feeling being,that Hawass has a vast file of other people's work,which he robs & calls it his own work!?! This neanderthal has fir to long ,with his friend in crime Lhener,had too much influence in a country where, objectivity is more important than ego. Keep up the awesome work👌💥👊👏👏👏❤💯👋⭐💯✌

[@mortalclown3812]

I hope GRANITE reads your compliment about his channel - it's spot on. I find myself wishing he'd address other areas in which I'm interested just to hear his heterodox, superb 'deep take' on things. As to your Egyptian adventures, wow; alhough I've read their exact dimensions and have seen photos of folks standing before them, it's still hard for me to get a sense of the great pyramids' enormity, let alone their majestic vibrations. (Yet recent drone shots help a bit.) Your bird's eye 👁️ view must be among your treasured memories. 💫🇪🇬🌍 Peace.

[@TheWhore2culture]

@@mortalclown3812 Thank you for that,very kind & yes,many happy memories, especially of the days my mother would force us to use our brains in "The field" - she engendered my love of ancient history, - taking us ,even dragging along my reluctant father,to see what ever treasures the current country had to offer. That my father's connections gave us access to. I hope one day you,too make it to Egypt; very best wishes to you&yours👋⭐💯✌

[@thchenry]

Just wanted to say I love your videos. Thank you for making them!

[@panchopuskas1]

Me too.....this is a great channel......

[@Turdfergusen382]

Underrated channel here.

[@doronron7323]

How refreshing are these video's; highlighting details, features and history I've never seen elsewhere. Subscribed today!

[@boba2783]

The story of this just increased my admiration for my family ancestors even more because as miners who worked in treacherous conditions from the age of 12 until the retirement age of 60 is very much under appreciated and undervalued. Excavators get more praise for some reason

[@mortalclown3812]

My claustrophobia aside, I cannot imagine going in industrial mines for any amount of money. From 12-60 was like two lifetimes. Besides - the life expectancy of miners who began work at 15 was only 58 years, so your kin beat the wicked odds. Much respect.

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

What's on the surface isn't half of their accomplishments. Every site is honeycomb with tunnels and passages. The dept. of antiquities dribbles out discoveries at a controlled rate.

[@thecarrotsarecoming4711]

Its crazy how Perring seems to be the mist underrated historian regarding the pyramids. He's dismissed so often and right almost every time

[@ligmasack9038]

It's really sad that the same People that destroyed Egyptian Culture/History are also the ones that refuse to let anyone else do "in-depth" Research into the Pyramids, Etc.

[@anthropomorphicmonster9113]

I've definitely watched and read a whole bunch of terrible Egyptian documentaries to know a great one when I see it. I'm pretty much blown away by your attention to detail, enthusiasm, and cautious skepticism.

[@leftpastsaturn67]

These videos are such great value... I get to enjoy the content, and then enjoy reading the amusing comments from people who have somehow decided exactly what these structures were for, when they were built, how they were built, and often by who. All of them on a video made by someone at great pains to stress that this is only his opinion, which itself depends on an objective look at the available evidence. Keyword being - objective.

[@skankhunt3624]

I thought it was a right past Saturn.🤔 All kidding aside, spot on with your observation.

[@leftpastsaturn67]

@@skankhunt3624 Depends on which hemisphere you were in & where the earth was in relation to the planet I guess. 🙂

[@inthenebula92]

I love these videos too, easily the best content I've seen on the pyramids, and only illuminates what a laughingstock most authorities (self-proclaimed and otherwise) are when it comes to these monuments. The amount of times I've seen people swear up and down they know EXACTLY the how, why, when they weren't even there. It's amazing watching the people who criticize the dogma of Egyptology turning around and being dogmatic about other theories.

[@hansburch3700]

Es ist dasselbe wie bei einer Staumauer, sie hat nur die Funktion als technisches Bauwerk, sie ist nicht da um darüber zu spazieren, sich darin häuslich nieder zu lassen oder um Bilder darauf zu malen. Die Pyramiden bündeln seismische Wellen, das kann gar nicht anders sein, die Hohlräume dienen zur Auswertung oder Beeinflussung. Wie wertvoll das sein kann, wissen einige schon längst. Niemand hätte sonst einen solch enormen Aufwand treiben können!

[@leftpastsaturn67]

@@hansburch3700 You're exactly the kind of person we're all talking about. 0/10 for self awareness. Versuchen Sie es härter.

[@LaughingGravy.01]

This has to be the most exciting and enticing ideas in Egyptology. I just can't get my head around the fact that it is sitting there and nothing is happening. Simple human curiosity sould make it impossible to resist. What is the agenda for the powers that be?? Brilliant vid. Thanks!

[@deadend5233]

The main takeaway that I get from modern Egyptology is that they aren't willing to bend their understanding of what's presented to them because they so rigidly hold onto their views without allowing them to try new avenues of thought.

[@conniebenny]

Another brilliant and riveting video. Fascinating stuff, expertly analysed and presented, as always. Thank you for making and sharing these superb videos.

[@qwertired]

I had no idea this pyramid exists. Thank you!. The more we know about other pyramids, the better understand how did they build them

[@TangoCharlieAlpha]

Your vast knowledge about the time-frames relative to each pharaoh and their respective importance within the Dynastic hierarchy is impressive...and appreciated! Thank you for your extraordinary efforts with each and every video you make.

[@StephiSensei26]

Hooray for Sahure! Terrific video! Thank you.

[@petertremblay3725]

Fascinating to see retards comments here!

[@ramseyjoseph3784]

Thanks

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Many thanks to you as well!

[@Rekaert]

I take the point about Tutankhamun's tomb spoiling us for expectation, but it also backs up the point you're making rather well. What did we do when we located his tomb? We plundered it, like everyone else did with these tombs over the years. The motivations for doing so were certainly not the same as mere grave-robbers, but both left empty tombs in their wake.

[@datcheesecakeboi6745]

i mean the tombs were not fully empytied theres still some stuff, but yea good point the museums in Cairo, Britain and more are filled with artifacts (which is better then them being stolen and melted down but still rather sad)

[@boltingskyline5234]

Sad, but necessary.

[@thomaslove6494]

Yes but the contents have been preserved for the future... It's not really the same thing...

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

I thought the Valley of The Kings floods regularly, so any tomb located there once it's unsealed needs to be emptied or else its contents will be destroyed by said flood waters?

[@bluerendar2194]

​@@thomaslove6494 I wonder if some of what we dimissedly call "looters" in their day had the same intentions. Most were probably there for the treasure, but still, a lot can happen in thousands of years. A tomb discovered will not be a secret, and will be ransacked sooner or later. Better then to try to safekeep what can be found now, perhaps in private collections of the most powerful people/families of the time, or the biggest storehouses or libraries of the day. And yet, neither have those endured either. The british royal museum still often finds "new" discoveries not properly documented from the massive stores - some clearly worse for wear from the neglect. Yet others have been destroyed in war and revolutions in places that did not enjoy as much stability. Perhaps, so long ago, when the Library of Alexandria was burned to the ground, the rotting remains of discoveries from some excavated tombs went up in flames with it.

[@rogerwehbe182]

Quality work! Everybody like comment and share. Quality content should be rewarded

[@AMSCD2006]

Thanks!

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Thank you!

[@EccentricInTexas]

It would be so awesome to find artifacts from that period still intact!!!

[@nikethegreat3486]

Then take your ass to the museum they were the white man and the hindu stole from blacks ancient Egypt was black not what you see now

[@marystrope1345]

I would ABSOLUTELY pay to see that!!😉

[@Mr7Poz]

I am intrigued by the stones at 7:00. Many have indentations toward the bottom, it looks like they were molded and had some appendage attached to them, like cement (Davidovitz) rather than carved. Why would one carve indentations that serve no purpose?

[@baysideauto]

Great video,love your work

[@Luschine]

I must add that the tomb of Tut Anch Amun was actually robbed even 2 times. But it was not completely looted and the robbery was noticed and the tomb was closed again afterwards both times. Even Howard Carter robbed it by stealing some small artefacts from the tomb before it was officially opened. He dug a small hole between the 2 statues in the wall in front of the sarcophagus and crawled through it with his guests. He then sealed the small hole and placed straw and a wooden box in front of it to hide what must have been a sloppily filled hole in the wall. This is often not told to viewers of documentaries about Tut's tomb, but it is true nonetheless. The stolen artefacts are now in private collections as well as museums in the USA.

[@Jordizzan]

Thanks man. I didn’t know this.

[@Pachabäl]

What evidence is there that leads you to this conclusion? I don't disagree, would just like to see it

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

its the "trust me bro stories" ​@Usureboutdat

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

So they didnt Take the golden mask!Hahaha!No it was intact!

[@mdytch]

@@PachabälI once had a boyfriend whose father was a pianist on ocean liners in the 1920s and 1930s. He was playing piano on a ship that was carrying Howard Carter back to the UK sometime after Carter discovered Tut’s tomb. They became friendly, and Carter gave my boyfriend’s father a small scarab from the tomb, and my boyfriend showed it to me. At that time I was studying hieroglyphs at the Oriental Institute, and I can attest that the scarab looked quite genuine.

[@oldoneeye7516]

Rest in Peace Sahure. Good argumentation as always. I said my praise under multiple earlier vids of you and I am not one to repeat myself, therefore this time just a plain: Thank you very much, enjoyed every minute of your presentation. I am looking forward to the next one.

[@oldoneeye7516]

Do you have a Patreon?

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

No, I’ve been hesitant to start one because I’m not at a point where I can offer additional content for patrons. But I have enabled the KZbin ‘Super Thanks’ of which a few people have kindly sent a few dollars when they really like a video.

[@theloudamerican2193]

Love this channel!!!!!

[@Portondown]

It is so refreshing to see and hear real intelligent thinking. Your original ideas are so much better than the mainstream (copy and paste) Archaeology.

[@Davidbirdman101]

What I really like about your channel is you answer questions about the pyramids I've always asked myself. For instance, the giant hole in the smaller pyramid. How did it get there? How did the limestone casing blocks come off. I've never heard anything about that. So, thanks for the info. Keep up the good work!

[@russcooke5671]

The casing stone fell off because of a massive earthquake.

[@louiscypher7090]

Another fantastic presentation. Can't wait for the next one.

[@reclaimatorerebus6531]

My imagination is not good enough to picture this, but it must have been amazing to see all of these pyramids in their prime. While I'd probably prefer to see ancient Uruk in its full glory, Egypt is a close second.

[@skankhunt3624]

Hey you never know, maybe you were one of those ancient pharaohs in a previous life, and had one of those pyramids built for you, according to your plans. All things are possible.

[@helios9025]

@@skankhunt3624 It happened to me. I was Khufu actually, this was revealed to me in a dream.

[@RobinPhillips1957]

LIDAR can now give much direction on where to look and what was previously unknown. Thanks for so many great videos.

[@jasonsheldoncontractors5422]

Omg! Great work mate, love the channel and can't wait for more videos... could you possibly do one on the colossi of memnon? Also one on what i would think be the heaviest single stone carved statue in existence but has collapsed, the ozymandia collosus at the ramesseum! I don't know why this statue has so little coverage its amazing, and entirely rose granite. Please and thanks mate, keep up the great work.

[@od1452]

I appreciate your efforts to make this fine program. Thank you.

[@IngisKahn]

So glad I found this channel; just binged all your videos. Do you have a recommended reading list about the pyramids or the ancient history of Egypt in general?

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

I like Miroslav Verner’s 2020 Pyramids book. Also Keith Hamilton’s pyramid guides on Academia.edu are excellent.

[@johnnyclifford9423]

It's fun to imagine what these structures and complexes looked like in their prime. It must have been incredible.

[@davidc6510]

Great video and thoughtful content on your channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@gotMylky]

Yikes an Ancient Architects video and History for Granite in the same day! Both revolving around potential kings still laying in their chambers! :)

[@AncientArchitects]

And that wasn’t planned at all - seriously!

[@gotMylky]

@@AncientArchitects it was meant to be!

[@skankhunt3624]

@@AncientArchitects a glitch in the simulation perhaps?

[@skankhunt3624]

@@AncientArchitects thoroughly enjoy your videos too brother. Thanks for putting in all the effort, and hard work for us lazy KZbin couch explorers.✌️❤️

[@jackparsons390]

It would be remarkable to find a fully intact burial chamber of these early devotees of the Anunnaki

[@deanflint2239]

A wonderful presentation!! Thank you.

[@anthonyarashnia1934]

If it was ever discovered that his body is still there it would be huge news and very exciting.

[@redtomcat1725]

This is the best video I have seen in regard to this period of history. It tells the tale in an informative way that keeps ones interest !!!!!!

[@cheriboberry1808]

There are multiple reasons Tut discovery got the exposure it did. Obviously bc of the amount of burial goods and how preserved they were but also the time it was discovered, how the media reacted to it and how they covered “The Curse” which ppl were very fascinated by. It probably had to do with the fact that spirituality had bcome and stayed so popular since the Victorians and bc of all the discoveries made their ppl were really interested in Egypt at that time.

[@ttararin]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. Solid and brilliantly delivered hypotheses as usual!

[@GAS.M3]

Amazing video, amazing research...thank you

[@juliofernandez8317]

Thank you for doing what you do. I enjoy your channel it makes me feel like I’m actually there

[@AnimeOtakuDrew]

I've gone back and watched all of the videos on your channel. I enjoyed them all and found them extremely informative. Ancient Egypt has long been a passion of mine, so your channel is perfect for me! I'm particularly eager for the forthcoming video you've mentioned a few times about the workings of portcullis systems in the pyramids. I've seen a few things about them, but you seem to be quite knowledgeable about the engineering side of things, so I'm especially interested in your take on the subject.

[@daviddonnelly2700]

Mesmerized by this fascinating video. Your narration is superb. Your outline of events highly informative. Your conjecture feasible. Cannot express sufficiently my enjoyment of this video. I actually was spellbound. Congratulations. Nothing short of Awesome. Thank you. A new sub and I cannot get enough! A brilliant production.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

What a wonderful comment. Thank you so much!

[@jenswurm]

I wonder why there even is an expectation that the entrances would have been hidden. Thousands or workers would have known where they built the entrance, and there would have been a huge burial procession and an ongoing cult of the pharaoh at the temple in front of the pyramid. The people involved in this didn't suddenly "forget" where they had put the entrance to the pyramid.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Exactly! Add to this that every Old Kingdom pyramid put the entrance centered on the north side! It would have been fairly common knowledge.

[@davepowell7168]

Agreed, was it the entertainer/pop fiction author Eric Daniken who suggested that the objective was keeping something from getting out? 😁 l guess someone has to be that guy and read him in primary school. Perhaps the idea of security came from a potentially surmised conflict with Nubia or Persia? I'm no Egyptologist and excuse me for lowering any expectation of historical intelligence. Just curious

[@paulest48]

Wow. Your videos never cease to fuel my fascination of Ancient Egypt. Thank you for your labors!

[@missfriscowin3606]

I find the foundation of the pyramid is mind blowing before the pyramid was even built 🥸

[@imonoke7903]

I recently discovered something incredible about my ancestry. After years of wondering about my family's origins, I decided to take a DNA test. To my astonishment, the results revealed that my lineage can be traced back to the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. It turns out that my ancestors were part of the royal bloodline, a part of history I never imagined I would be connected to. The realization was both humbling and thrilling. Imagine, my blood carries the legacy of those who once ruled one of the world's most powerful civilizations. The confirmation came in the form of markers in my DNA that matched the genetic traits of Egyptian nobility. This revelation changed the way I saw myself and deepened my appreciation for history. It was as if a piece of the past had come alive, and I was now part of that grand, ancient story. Now, every time I look at the pyramids or hear about Egypt's rich history, I can't help but think, "I am part of this." It’s a connection that transcends time, a reminder that the past is always with us, in ways we might never fully understand.

[@naradaian]

It used to be said that Sekhmet was VERY feared both in her protective role and her often sought magical powers These were likely invoked by the wider population all the way to the Ptolemys - it could have been sufficient to protect this site

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

"is"

[@GeorgeLucas1138]

I celebrate her festival every year

[@TheGreatest1974]

Great channel you’ve made here. Please give us more regular videos!👍🇬🇧

[@jacquesdesjardins6729]

Another well researched video, great work.

[@jahpaipa]

Hey man just finished watching all your vids lol keep up with the great work cant wait to see what else you have in store ✌✌

[@xisotopex]

if I win the lottery I would fund gravimeter muon and gpr scans of everything, every non destructive survey possible....

[@pauleugenio5914]

How did successive pyramid builders know the outlines for the interior of previous kings? Did they access the interiors routinely, or was it written down? Purely oral/technical? How exactly of a secret were they

[@williamlarson3623]

The issue should not be limited to why mummified remains were seldom found in these pharaonic tombs (most having been robbed centuries earlier), but why few inscriptions, if any -- in granite, clay, or otherwise, were rarely found among them, identifying them by name, or what they did in life (should any such persons, titles existed to begin with). Lacking this information, the question remains as to reason for this national expense, honoring and preserving these unknown entities in antiquity, continues even today.

[@timhazeltine3256]

Many tombs do bear inscriptions that identify their owners. However, royal tombs of the 4th dynasty do not have interior inscriptions, perhaps these were on the the exterior. Consequently, they would have been lost when the pyramids ' casing stones were removed in later eras. The kings' funerary temoles were inscribed. Of course, the Pharoahs' grave goods were also inscribed. The pyramids were among the first, largest and most accomplished architecture of the ancient world. Hence, the continued fascination with their history and origins.

[@arposkraft3616]

@16:00 with some assumption id argue the entrance of magazines is narrower for the same reason work space entrances on ships are often narrower then say the bridge entrance, the first is used mostly if not exclusively by workers and builders while the others might on occasion be used by officials and whatnot, it also gives a direct instruction to where to go (or not to go) for anyone passing without having to rely on signs or other directional notes without compromising the overal esthetic

[@svetovidarkonsky1670]

Another excellent presentation on a little known pyramid and pharoah. I admit I love the tantalising speculation that Sahure 'might' just be still there. Would you have any interest in looking at the Tomb of Osiris or, more commonly, the Osiris Shaft at Giza? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that. Cheers Svet. 👍

[@mikep490]

A very interesting video. Perhaps, one day, robotics will advance far enough to allow for further exploration of the pyramids. Digging out debris is a risky game of Jenga where former explorers would sit sipping tea while workers did all the work and I imagine it's hard to find skilled workers willing to do this work today.

[@ancientsitesgirl]

I've already visited this pyramid twice ... how to get inside ???🤔

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Mohamed Ismail Khaled is the man in charge of the project. You would need special permission, it’s not open for tourism.

[@dazuk1969]

Hey AS, I have not been very well lately, but I will catch up with your latest vid in the next day or so. You Rock AS.......love your channel.

[@timcase2494]

Love the more obscure stuff. Keep em coming. Great content.

[@evbbjones7]

What always blows my mind about people who ignore the idea Pyramids and ancient tombs were plundered, is how they completely ignore the vast amount of work that went into making the interiors of these things potentially looter proof. There isn't a single pyramid, even in most cases a mustaba that doesn't have some sort of security built into it. For a thousand years, kings had their bodies buried in secret in the Valley of the Kings because the looting was so bad. And even those bodies eventually in large part had to be relocated, BECAUSE OF LOOTING. Naw man, they're water canals! for what? Who knows, some kind of ancient power plant or something to power those giant light bulbs, ya know? Don't forget the 20 foot diameter diamond tipped saw blades. AA sent me, love the content. Subscribed!

[@tobythompson199x]

You can see the circular saw marks on multiple stones genius.

[@evbbjones7]

@@tobythompson199x Maybe YOU can. I imagine you see a lot of things you want to see. But if you actually cared to find out the facts, you would see researchers have duplicated the process, producing the same marks with period appropriate tools. You have no idea what you're missing out on by buying into that narrative. Reality it so much more amazing than that.

[@teeanahera8949]

@@tobythompson199x you are not serious about the circular saw marks I hope. Haha Tell me, why is it easier for you to believe fairy tales with no evidentiary support compared with well established science that can simply explain how blocks were cut and fitted? There are some good vids by stone masons that show how large blocks can be cut and fitted with contemporary tools of the time. You need to develop some critical thinking skills buddy.

[@F3PIZZA]

@@teeanahera8949 Because science is not suppose to have ridicule and this has prevented many great discoveries we can only hope to see discovered in our lifetime. Good scenic goes against the grain.

[@evbbjones7]

@@F3PIZZA Are you under the impression Toby was calling me a 'genius' as a compliment? Just do yourself a favor friend. Read literally ANY book on Egyptian history or mythology. You're literally standing on the shoulders of hundreds of years of science and tens of thousands of researchers. Why are you willing to discard all of this compiled evidence and research to support your ideology, and even more ridiculously, claim to do so in the name of 'discovery'? It's honestly the strangest position one could take. It would be as if I handed you a schematic to the pyramids, and instead of using that to navigate your way through, you opt to disassemble the whole structure block by block to demonstrate a 'real path'. You would argue this is the correct method, because all of the scientists who came before you disagreed. And if I don't agree with your methodology, it's because I'm part of the establishment, and any attempts to dissuade you can be perceived as 'ridicule'. Sometimes I wonder if you folks are trying to convince US, or yourselves.

[@Gronicle1]

I am really enjoying your series. Keep up the good work.

[@catman8965]

WELL WRITTEN!!!

[@daviddonnelly2700]

As always a fascinating video about Sahure and his pyramid and decent speculation. Thank you HFG!!

[@GabrielTrudeau]

I come from Ancient Architect oh! so please to watch your videos. Thank you so much for serious and hard work.

[@baarni]

Hi History for Granite, I would be very interested if you were to make a video of how the Egyptians were able to cut, drill, polish and move such massive and hard pieces of stone… most of the channels I come across are either advanced technology claimants or those claiming they used copper chisels and rock pounding… I worked in a quarry for years so when I see certain cut granite blocks around Egypt I can very Clearly see precision saw cut marks and very precise and smoothly polished surfaces. I’d really love to hear what your opinion is regarding this… Cheers from Australia…

[@christinesellers188]

the aliens used sound to cut and lift the blocks not tools...

[@pappy451]

@@christinesellers188 perhaps . . . but you can clearly see tool marks on a plethora of ancient structures and in quarry's . the question at that point is . . . why were no tools , which were obviously used , ever found ? none . not one .

[@baarni]

@@pappy451 I know right... so perplexing...

[@maquettemusic1623]

Slave/Serf labour and tooling explains all of it. The Egyptians used thousands, if not tens of thousands of slaves/Serfs on every build. You cannot imagine how many people died working on the pyramids, or how many it took to just build one. They were extremely advanced in their tool making and wet sanding skills. With 100+ working on one stone, this granite could be sanded within months. People deny how hard these people worked and how intelligent they were. "Aliens" is disrespectful to the sheer ingenuity of the Ancient Egyptian toolmakers. They probably invented the first sanding paper and true sanding techniques used today. They would crack the stone same as a modern quarry, split the rocks down and sand. Sawing was rarely done but was using copper and abrasives and a lot of work, could be done. Every "experiment" done to disprove that they could not cut precision cuts etc are ridiculous bc they never consider how many men would have sawed and worked on a single rock at one time. As 20 men cut, another 20 might sand using abrasive wet sanding. Look at Djedefhor's tomb. They were just as intelligent as you or me, and more than capable of working out how to form these buildings. Copper tools have been found and Pappy is incorrect entirely. Petrie found tools, and there are a number in university collections including small saws (not the type used on pyramids). Besides, the absence of proof is not proof of absence.

[@maquettemusic1623]

@@pappy451 You're an idiot who can't read, go put your tin foil hat on. Bye.

[@charlesjmouse]

Thank you for yet another excellent video, and specifically for your presentation of a less well trodden subject.

[@mikelee9886]

I think Pyramids were probably utilized as tombs, but I think they were either not originally built for this, or had additional functions, or may have been used by more than one Pharaoh, reused like so many things commonly are. Being used AS tombs is not the same as being DESIGNED to be tombs.

[@nikethegreat3486]

Who the fuk reused grave sights they wouldn't of did that to one of they kings maybe the white will and has done but get your mind right

[@wizzolo]

I agree, i believe different pyramids had different intended functions, and some were repurposed. most were tombs and are full of hieroglyphs, other, like the 3 major giza ones, don't have a single hieroglyph inside, it is very odd that the 3 most majestic tombs ever built (that required decades to build and probably hunderds of thousands of workers) didn't contain a single writing inside celebrating the pharaoh, when so many smaller tombs are filled with it.

[@ashscott6068]

How many uses do you think there are for a stationary pile of rocks?

[@histguy101]

@@wizzolo They had them on the outside, though. They're still visible on the Menkaure pyramid

[@kirgan1000]

So tell me what function did the tunnels and chambers have in "not a tomb" roll.

[@AuntLizzie]

I really enjoyed this documentary of Egyptian history that I knew nothing about. Look forward to an exciting discovery as the pyramid is excavated further.

[@Lizziekarendreams]

I visited that pyramid a couple of months ago. It was amazing and I did see some quarrying marks which indicates the plundering of the stone.

[@yungclinky]

Coming back to this after the discovery of the 8 new chambers! You were really onto something. I hope they excavate the burial chamber next.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Sadly a lot more sarcophagus fragments can be spotted in some of the media released this past year, including a big piece of the lid. So a shattered sarcophagus is probably all we’ll get.

[@yungclinky]

@@HistoryforGRANITE I hadn't seen that, what a shame. Still better than nothing at least!

[@MrAchile13]

When you think about it, it's quite mind blowing that even a later intrusive mummy has been found within the pyramid of Menkaure, after ~2000 years!

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Presumably after the son of Saladin dug the great breach, the entrance was obscured for about 6 centuries. This surely helped preserve it.

[@jaym5938]

No mummy has ever been found in a pyramid. And I doubt you'll find one in this pyramid.

[@MrAchile13]

@@jaym5938 Well, that is not true. Human remains, including mummified ones have been found in multiple pyramids, including the Red pyramid, Step pyramid, Menkaure's pyramid, the pyramid of Amenemhat III from Hawara etc.

[@axerxes3981]

Wonderful story and mystery!! Let's go to Egypt and dig!! Ax

[@hr37ic]

If “All pyramids are tombs and only tombs” as Egyptology proclaims, why did Snefy need two pyramids and why does the Bent have two entrances and two passage systems? Was Sneferu planning on being entombed several times? Some pyramids may in fact be tombs but to assume that all are, is to claim false expertise. Great vid and great work on the creation and growth of this channel! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jess_n_atx]

Do you know where I can find that claim, that all Egyptologist believe that "All pyramids are tombs and only tombs?

[@absynthetheartist]

@@jess_n_atx It's a pretty widely held belief by Egyptologists.

[@rbelf001]

@@jess_n_atx Egyptologists are frauds. They are just tourist guides.

[@HFRG-zq1qm]

Scientifically, the shape of the pyramids has been proven to increase humidity and provide a better environment for fungi than for preserving organic tissues. This fact paired with the fact that the mummies which have been recovered came mostly from barrows in a region known as the Valley of the Kings and the remainder found in deep caverns and the seemingly most random places like under a modern cities sewers lends credence to the fact that Pyramids weren't made to be tombs at all. And I am fairly sure that most Egyptologists secretly knows these facts and thinks they are protecting such secrets by proclaiming the belief that they were tombs just to keep everyone else off the trail. As the study of the Secrets of Ancient Egypt is what Egyptology is all about, it makes sense to reason that it would lose any and all relevance once those secrets are unraveled and unveiled. Perhaps they were devices to collect or transfer water and/or a power source of sorts. Or perhaps they were simply temples to honor the gods, the shape designed to focus holy energies by pointing to the heavens.

[@HFRG-zq1qm]

@@jess_n_atx Just talk to any Egyptologist.

[@tinawelch3005]

thanks for providing so many references and resources, especially books and names. opens the opportunity for my personal reading and inquiry. i look forward to viewing preceeding videos.

[@robertbiolsi9815]

Some of pyramids look a heck of a lot older . Looks like they have been weathering for 100's of thousands of years not 5 or10 thousand

[@Acura1NSX]

Absolute very well could be... as I believe many over 15,000 years old

[@lesigh1749]

Ones in a state like this pyramid aren't necessarily older, but newer and used cheaper building materials. They had a strong casing of well cut and dressed hard limestone but used irregular rocks and sand in the spaces within as filler. once the casing stones were plundered for other buildings millennia ago, the rough core was exposed to the elements and eroded and slid into collapse.

[@reubenmosman9466]

I love this channel . . . so heavily grounded in facts, what's not to love.

[@jodyterry1124]

Okay just saying a flash flood covered to King Tut's tomb but Egypt hasn't had no rain and thousands of years and thousands so how old is his burial how old is King Tut how old is his tomb when it got rained on same as the soenix the watermarks on his enclosure. This is very interesting I understand the ancients tune rob their teams and the burial sites but I'm more into the archeology and geology of why the pyramids the stones the tunes and the geographic locations and the historical value of the Pharaohs that ruled over upper and lower Egypt so in Kingston's time was it tropical was the Nile river that fertile. Was there tropical rainfall was it a jungle in the time of the Kings life

[@scotth6814]

Don't think that Egypt never gets rain. It does. And in the desert, when it rains, it pours! The dry ground can't absorb moisture and you get a flash flood. These floods are very rare, but spectacular. All the tombs in the Valley Of The Kings had huge amounts of debris excavated out of them. There was even a dam built by pharaohs in the valley to stop flood water, but as Egypt declined, it wasn't maintained.

[@Xan3119]

Fascinating as always my friend, we may not agree on everything, but I thoroughly enjoy your eye for detail and your deep knowledge.

[@michaelleblanc7283]

BCO - Burial Chamber Obsession ? While bodies may very have been buried in places of prominence (as they are today), I cannot accept the idea that the primary (or only) purpose was for that reason. The reason for this belief is in the multitude of complex unnecessary 'details' found everywhere through out the pyramid. Am I crazy for defending this position ?

[@michaelleblanc7283]

PS. All in reference to the Three Great Pyramids of course . . .

[@sunnyland6390]

You are not crazy. I too don't believe anybody was buried in pyramids - though I can't rule out that some were. I believe pyramids were designed to focus energy and make 'magical' things possible. Such as leaving the body and returning to it after a while. Paul Brunton described things that must be taken that way. ('A Seach In Secret Egypt'.) Most people will laugh at this, of course, but many things are well documented if we dare to look. E. g. shape shifting.

[@pauleugenio5914]

We should maybe consider the fact that the pyramids would have been well guarded during the old kingdom, at least until its collapse into the first intermediary period. Unless I’m mistaken in this assumption, I would imagine that grave robbing the great pyramids might be unthinkable during those early times. Later pharaohs took more efforts to hide themselves in less conspicuous burials - no?