Hawass Confirms Existence of Cave System Beneath the Pyramids
In what appears to be a backflip on his earlier position, Dr Zahi Hawass has now confirmed there is indeed an extensive natural cave system under the Giza plateau.
The ‘Giza Caves’ were explored by Colins and his wife who recorded video inside the caves.
In Zahi Hawass’ earlier statements on the announcement by Collins he said:
The article reports that a huge system of tunnels and caves has been found; however, I can say that there is no underground cave complex at this site.
However, last week on his ‘reality’ TV show, “Chasing Mummies”, Hawass and his team went deep into the caves.
“I have never made any adventure like this at Giza before,’ Hawass admitted, as the intrepid team and camera crew reached the farthest reaches of the cave system, having travelled an estimated 300-350 feet underground.
“In my opinion now, it’s natural. It’s not manmade,’ Hawass added. “But they used it later in the Late Period and Roman Period for the burials of animals and things like that.”
On his website Andrew Collins expresses his excitement over this change in position from Dr Hawass:
“I am not angry at Hawass usurping our discovery. That was always going to happen. I am just glad that now other people will be able to see and experience what we did for the first time in March 2008.”
“We discovered a previously unknown cave system at Giza, the first ever recorded here or anywhere else in Egypt in connection with a rock-cut tomb from antiquity. This must count for something.”
“If water created the caves many thousands of years ago, then the caves don’t simply stop, since the water must have gone somewhere.”
Read the full Press Release: Pyramids’ Cave World Discovered At Giza
Read more on Andrew Collins’ website: At Last Giza’s Mysterious Cave Complex Goes Global!
If you are interested in learning more about the Giza Plateau, the Giza Archives is definitely the best source on the web.
Photo by Stefan Geens, some rights reserved.
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