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Thanks for covering the piezoelectric effects of quartz, I recently found out exactly what you state! As an electronics enthusiast I should have realized sooner. Since we use quartz as crystal oscillators and the crystal needs to be of specific formation and must have structure of a particular orientation to produce ANY electrical effects. Great work keeping me on my toes! You get a GOLD star for that.
There has to bé way more passages and room in there all this structure for a hand full of room im not fallin for that Only theory that actualy make sence is thé tesla theory its energy of some kind for sure
Ancient Architects Wow, it is getting verry exiting! The chamber behind the niche is built with masonry. The larger floor cavity at the beginning of the passage also contains the ”singing sand”. And yes, it’s not piezo electric, it is three other qualities. While water can pass through it maintanes it’s high friction earth quake stabillity and also increases it’s important heat conductivity to the outer casing stones.
Best unbiased and actually researched pyramid knowledge on RUclips. Thank you for all your quality uploads, you are one of the only channels that covers this content that is not a conspiracy theorist or jumps to crazy conclusions!
There are only a few truly amazing RUclipsrs who create content that is educational, thought-provoking, well researched and presented professionally. AA is one of the best!
seriously dude, how do you keep blowing my mind video after video... you consistently put out the kind of stuff I hope to find when I open youtube. every single video is thought provoking, and DEEPLY researched, you're out there doing all the work for all of us armchair historians. thank you man, keep up the amazing work.
I remember a programme some years ago where an engineer said exactly this. As a builder, he would have filled most of the structure with backfill and rubble, and only put the large blocks around the outside where they would show. This is why he believed it only took 20 years to build. Sounds quite sensible to me.
Unbiased? I am not so sure. His videos started out one way originally and now they seem to slowly be going in a disappointing direction. While I do appreciate the videos and the effort put into them he needs to make very sure he does not keep ignoring important details on some things while focusing on other details.
What baffles me the most is the mind-blowing incompetence and inconsistency in these official expeditions. Some examine the sand, some don't. All of them just damage the pyramid more and more, leaving us with more questions than answers. Why are they always just one time trips, and not continuous researches? It is absolutely ridiculous!
It has a lot to do with the Egyptian authorities. Perhaps they know more, they don't want their golden egg laying goose (tourist attraction) degraded and maybe they are afraid of what scientists may find.
Because the Egyptian "authorities" are TERRIFIED of the loss of mystery - with no concern whatsoever for the greater loss to humanity itself. Flip open the cover of May/June 2019 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL REVIEW and there is an advert for "The Caribbean and Alaska Cruises with Dr. Zahi Hawass." Is there any way we can arrange to keep Egyptology's Chief Obstructionist permanently parked here in the Americas - where he might (presumably) do less harm?
@@boxvilleburgher9492 I would sooner send him to Greenland, ( nothing that I am aware of there) put him in the USA and he might get into the mound builders!
Also this could be flush with the theory that the pyramids are pre desertification,which is why the sand inside the pyramid is from somewhere nearby and not right outside
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 yeah but this is our modern understanding of long term erosion of water to the sand. Are you sure this is a thing people that far back was able to come up with? I mean you need to carefully study how sand would erode over time or you would need to understand from which rock the sand came from, to look at the erosion of the rock.
@@RubenKelevra , I don't know what the pyramid builders were able to come up with, outside of what is known about what they came up with. Like everyone else. Please read my statement again. Also, after all the research, man still hasn't become convinced of many details of the building of them, nor when built, nor the purpose.
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 yeah I fully agree with you. It sounds just a bit far fetched into the blue by the video to assume that it would be the reason. I guess the "pre-sand" situation makes actually much more sense 🤔
Just realising that my oldest, most childish thoughts about the Great Pyramid - „How do they actually know that it is all made of stone blocks?“ - may actually have some truth. One gets to discard such thoughts after hearing the same presupposition for years from everybody without anyone doubting it, and one accepts it as a fact. Great thanks to you, Matt, for reclarifying that indeed nobody knows what the Pyramid is made of in its entirety or how many more chambers it may contain!
Yea it's called a repair job. You think after all that precision cutting, time and money, they would just say "fuck it, fill the rest with sand and we can hope for the best"? Highly unlikely, Eqyptians understood economics also
Wow, I think your idea is intuitive and original! I also think that you give full credit to the ingenuity and engineering skills of the ancient Egyptians. It's even somewhat more interesting, since they took hills and had the imagination to turn them in to great pyramids.
I deeply appreciate the amount of additional information that you consistently present (example: the subsidence evident in the kings chamber). Listening to the sensationalists one would believe that everything about the pyramid is still pristine to lapidary precision. I always have trouble with piezoelectric explanations for mysterious structures containing quartz. People don’t seem to understand that to get electricity out you have to put mechanical energy in. You can’t just squeeze a crystal once and produce an endless supply of electrons. Getting the straight dope about these ancient mysteries only deepens and broadens my fascination. Thank you for your diligent research.
The quality of your research from the very first video you posted is outstanding as is your open mindedness. So refreshing when others seem to have their own preconceived ideas and fit the facts accordingly. Your information is so detailed, that instead of watching the videos twice I now slow you down a quarter so I can take it all in. However it does tend to make you sound a bit drunk:)
I love this. The theory you put forward is enticing. The idea the kings chamber could have been built first atop the hill, or into the top of the hill with the rest to follow certainly is a grand claim. You sir, have a great mind. You could have something of a large historical value here. Keep up the great work brotha.
Thanks for another thought-provoking video. When you mentioned the chamber containing sand, I was immediately taken back to my youth when I read adventure books which would describe exploring ancient pyramids. Hidden switches would release sand, which would flow away to shift stone blocks, sealing or revealing passages and chambers. Maybe the special quartz sand was used for this purpose because its fine grains would flow more easily than the local silicone sand.
As a learner, I'd suggest building the perimeter first then flooding the structure with water would indicate what's sealed and level; that is, on a windless reflective day: On Golden Giza Pond.
As a developer I've always been able to build faster and with far greater linear accuracy when beginning with a clean level pad. Nightmares, increasing time and expenses, all have come with uneven pads, hillsides... and any rebuilding of or around preexisting conditions.
Building on irregular shaped ground is a nightmare indeed. But who says the mound was left in its natural, more or less round shape before the pyramid was build around it? The best way to use a large natural mould for the core of a pyramid is, cut steps to it so only horizontal and vertical surfaces are left. When this work is finished it will look like someone built a Lego or Minecraft mountain. Then it is relatively easy to build anything you like on top of it.
Exactly....its like they grant archaeologist access to make new discoveries and then right when they are about to find something they pull the plug on it. My guess is they have the archaeologist do all the hard work and then bring in the highest bidder (usually a billionaire) to come in and have fun "discovering" with their children beach sand toys. Greed is what ruined the history of these Pyramids. By now we should have had all the answers.
With the tech we have nowadays it shouldn't be such a big task to find out if there is a mound under the pyramid. We have detailed geology of mars for christ's sake
The chambers were built before the outer stones were laid. Same with the accending entrance & grand gallely was built before the Queens chamber & Kings chamber and before the pyramid stones were laid. And i do believe all the bedrock stone excavated to make the tunnels under pyramid were re-used to build a large mound of hill that is under the accending entrance & grand gallery
It is limestone. It is likely full of cavities like all other limestone. These would have had to be dealt with before building the pyramid to avoid structural problems and potential collapse later on. Some of them may have been repurposed for architectural features, but it definitely would have been an issue the builders would have known about and had to deal with.
This idea that if the Egyptian authorities explored the voids no one would want to come and see the Great Pyramid anymore because the "mystery" would somehow be gone is utter nonsense. Opening the voids would draw in even more tourists, not less!
Matthew Champeny A stone structure would be my first choice of dwelling. No termites, no fragility of any kind, no need to rebuild. A stone living quarters could be lived in for thousands of generations while the wood we waste on modern homes won't last a few generations before needing to be leveled and completely rebuilt. Wasting all subsequent resources. Wastefulness & vanity are probably bigger problems to modern man than they were millenia ago before the Kali Yuga set in. The Great Pyramid may in fact be a machine that is incomplete and beyond our comprehension. It certainly wasn't a tomb and it was built with sophisticated astronomical, geological, geometric and architectural knowledge.
Yes your right I'm pretty sure it's to do with sound and frequency similar to the stuff Tesla was researching I think the pyrimid was used for something very sciencificallty specific it's amazing
That opens up some new ideas for me. Maybe the ante-chamber incorporated a lifting device to bring the big granite blocks up to the Kings chamber. Also, with a hill, the build time is reduced substantially: maybe within 20 years. Good job!!!
I always thought the grand gallery to be a mechanical structure. In my thoughts there was a sled in there that could be filled with sand and would have acted as a counter weight. There is big grooves for heavy ropes in the portculiss and I think this was actually a non reverse brake so that the ropes could not slip backwards. Also there are niches on the floor of the grand gallery that could have been used as leverage when bringing the sled back up. The grand gallery is slightly longer than the elevation of the blocks that it might have lifted.
So like the Sphynx also the Grea Pyramid could have been built using bedrock as a starting foundation. Makes sense that they both share the same building mindset and technique actually. Great video. Thank you.
The fact it’s quartz sand is the tell for me. That proves to me they were power plants. We use quartz in electrical systems in our society everywhere. That is the cell of a battery. These structures collected the electrical charges created from flowing water under the plateau. those rooms are where this energy was stored. I’m trying to throw together some experiments as a proof of concept.
The Edfu building text and Glyphs show the Pharaoh pouring sand and an explanation of the "temples" construction. Wow...glad this video played automatically after your Ball video. I'm workin' on my next video....and this was interesting. Thanks.
What I like about your hypothesis in this video, and in others, is that it is simple and reasonable. I can't help but think that if I were going to construct such a monumental structure that I would try to get as much help from the landscape as I could.
@@AncientArchitects I'm reminded of the time in my childhood where my dad wanted a concrete front porch with wider standard-sized steps to replace the short and narrow existing steps. He didn't bother removing the original asphalt steps, he just levered them apart and tossed them into what would be the largest volume of the new porch, tossed in a bunch of random pieces of concrete from a retaining wall that also went away, and ended up using about 2/3 the concrete that he originally figured.
If true, the sand could have been brought from somewhere else and could have had a different composition simply because there was no desert around the pyramids at the time they were built. I am pretty sure that you will uncover the truth about the pyramids construction in a few years tops. Keep up the good work Matt, you are by far the best researcher on RUclips.
They put the capstone on first then what have it hold itself in mid-air until you put another stone under it that then holds itself in mid-air also, top down building seems to be a poor idea.
Hello. I've been watching this channel for a while now. I watch new episodes on a regular basis, but I also try to watch old episodes. As there is always a lack of time and there are so many previous episodes, for now I choose the ones that interest me more. I must admit that they are all good, regardless of whether they concern Egypt and the pyramids, Gobleki Tepe, or ancient South America. At the moment, I am focusing on deepening my knowledge of ancient Egypt, in particular the construction of the pyramids. This is another episode where the thesis presented by you is very logical and sensible. While time of observations and historical research, as well as various events, I think you are 100% right! I think, this is how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid, as a structure consisting of a skeleton made of stone blocks, and the spaces between were filled with sand, and they also used an embankment in the middle, which very reduced the number of rock blocks needed for construction. This theory solves many different aspects of construction that still bother people all over the world. According to her, it turns out that the Egyptians did not need such a huge amount of rocks, i.e. approximately 2.3 million pieces, which in my opinion was impossible to make. Moreover, setting up these heaviest granite blocks may also turn out to be much easier than we think. Assuming that the Queen's chamber is at level 0, this gives a completely different view of the work done. I believe that the creators of the pyramid showed great cleverness and reduced the requirements needed for construction to the minimum possible. Really, they did an amazing job!
Interesting theory but I think it’s unlikely.. it doesn’t explain how the pyramids are aligned with almost exact precision to true north. The sagging and cracking of the rocks could be attributed to weathering and past seismic activity
stickyfingaz745 yea it makes sense until you think well they had natural big hills aligned to the stars? Nope lol sorry that doesn’t make sense. They were built with precision. Natural things are never precise.
A few producers are on my list of “thumbs up before I even watch”. While I think you’re crazy with some theories I find all your vids to be amazingly entertaining
Matt great insight into this subject. I have never heard this before and i am intrigued to think about this more. Research into this question is on my docket and as always Matt i think you are one of the best people to look into the Pyramids construction and find answers to the question we all have. Thanks again for all your work. Outstanding....
The builders were clearly very smart, so if they were able to engineer the pyramid they were probably able to do it efficiently as well. This said, they would not have cutted sharp corners where they didn’t needed to
Wonder what the harmonic response from all that quartz sand would be if hit by the proper frequency. Its already official those rooms had excellent acoustics.
Compelling thoughts, I've had similar ones regarding the pyramid being built around a larger natural hill. It would make construction easier, more believable. Never considered sand as filling. Interesting findings! I hope to see more on all this
This is a totally fresh concept (to me, I must admit). Unlike most of the other innovative ideas, there is support for it in the properties of the well-sorted quartz sand, which would favor a stable mass, once well-placed blocks have been placed above and beside the sand.
The filler sand was rounded, river silica. Maybe if they had used crushed quartz (mountain sand) the chamber structures would not have slumped, a more expensive but stronger option for builders today as well?
@@heisag Many of us do not believe they were built by the pharos. Of the known tombs (with mummies , etc..) there is extensive writing on the walls. The pyramids do not contain this. Why wouldn't they have writings inside their largest structures? To me, this suggests different builders with a different purpose.
@@kirkjohnson9353 The real question is, why did Unas, at the end of the fifth dynasty, decide to have the so-called, pyramid texts inscribed on the walls of the chambers inside his pyramid ? The early pyramids did not have much written inside, and each pyramide was part of a funeral complex. The texts would been written in the mortuary temple close to the pyramide. So it could be read and/or written without entering the sealed pyramide. Source: www.hallofmaat.com/modules.php?name=Articles&file=article&sid=17
Your research is truly impeccable Matt. You're in a league of your own when it comes to this stuff, no one can touch you. I think it's absolutely likely that most of the internal material is carved from pre-existing bedrock, for sheer stability sake if nothing else. That would suggest the location of them isn't quite as special as many have theorised however, being built there for practicality's sake, instead of any kind of alignment. But that doesn't make them any less significant. Clearly, it was very important that these structure stand tall, and stand firm. And your invaluable findings are helping us figure out just why...
On a side note, I can tell you've been spending time working on your vocal delivery, and I think you're doing great brother. Not that I myself had any problem with how you spoke before, but I know it was important to you, and I just wanted to bring it up and give further kudos to your continued hard work.
Great video series this Matt. I always remember when the scan pyramid team announced those 2 voids they found and Hawass said afterwards it was no big deal as the GP is full of voids and hidden rooms. Always wondered what he meant but he must've been referring to this. Be good if you do a video on the niche 3/4's way up outside and why there is no top to the GP. Regards.
I really appreciate the work you do on the channel. You bring forward so many ideas and options for the ancient unknown. Maybe, Since the Khufu pyramid doesn't have hieroglyphs or have an actual sarcophagus, maybe it was used as a funerary home instead of a tomb. Just another seed of thought for a free thinker.
Great research and great insights. Thank you! Yet I still have questions about the "quartz sand" and the fact that Gypsum was brought to, and used in Teotihuacan the Great Mexican Pyramid and quartz was brought to and used in the Great Pyramid of Egypt . Both have electro/magneto/vibratory characteristics .
And how did they move giant Granite blocks through tunnels, then turn them inside and place them? The King’s Chamber could at max be build directly upon the bedrock.
Actually had this exact theory about a year ago after watching a bunch of pyramid conspiracy videos and trying to come up with solutions to the "problems" people had with the time frame. I never had the time to look into evidence to support it, however, but this seems to do that nicely. Great job on the research side of things.
Are you V Number 1? He said essentially the same thing. I added his comment to my lengthy essay that fleshed out the theory that you came up with, -as I did also several months ago. It's here if you would like to see all of the logic behind it: sciencetheory.wordpress.com/2019/03/10/why-every-theory-of-the-great-pyramids-is-wrong/
@@Cinnamongod Yeah, the piezoelectric quality of quartz can't be discounted. The whole pyramid is designed to freely conduct energy, so the sand can't be just filler material - if it was just filler material it would be the same sand grade as you see in the layers around the pyramid. I'm convinced there's not one single element of that structure that is not deliberate. Any pieces of bedrock which protrude into the main structure would only be allowed to remain there as long as they fit with the overall harmony of what the building was built to achieve. To build something so precise, every single detail would be carefully considered and designed.
You can discount the quartz as there wouldn’t be electric flow. It doesn’t work with the sand only in crystal form. Which is what he stated. But he failed to mention that it would carry vibrations and sound frequencies very well. Though the sand being specific is what’s makes this theory make sense. And could flush with theory it was built before the area turned into a desert. Though all this is just speculation including this video. Because Egyptian ancients were able to nap the stars and make prosthetic’s for missing limbs so I really feel like we are underestimating the knowledge of ancient people’s. Considering there are pyramids around the world should tell everyone one thing. That these people had a way of communicating across long distances. They were smarter then we give the credit for.
Super interesting "curve ball" examining the potential design and construction of these amazing monuments, as well as insight into our own interpretations of what we uncover as we explore them through time. As always, thank you for making a wonderful video, I can hardly wait until the next.
Loved this video. I am in awe of any ancient structures like this but I have NEVER given thought to the idea that it could be a natural shape enhanced. Now I am seeing that as a distinct possibility. Great video. thanks.
Hello again do you know about the whole speed of light and circumference of the pyramid match up of all the strange things about the pyramid that one i find amazing? ??? Any thoughts mate
I love hearing new things about the pyramids. This is a potential game changer. I’ll be looking at the structures through a different lens now. I like that you summed it all up with reminding us of how brilliant the builders were and this theory doesn’t minimize their brilliance. We know the builders were extremely clever and resourceful so it makes perfect sense that they would build upon a large mound of rock thereby decreasing their workload and production time. Pockets of densely packed sand can support a great deal of weight. After many centuries of people poking and prodding, excavating and removing material the pyramids are like Swiss cheese leaking sand. Now the cracks in the ceilings, chamber walls and corridors make sense. It wasn’t faulty construction. It was structural integrity compromised by all of the people that assumed the structures were built to hold a large volume of treasure. Unfortunately we aren’t able to explore the pyramids in their original state. Then we might know exactly what they were built for as we would see them in their functionality. Possibly.
It seems likely the quartz sand was used in the construction, maybe to reduce friction while shifting blocks.with it being ranked 7 for hardness and beach sand, it would act as micro ball bearings, and far better than the local far softer sand.so it filtered down during construction inside the pyramid.
I like the micro ball bearing idea. The sand could have been a tool that filled several purposes. It could have been used as a 'lubricant' to move the stones as well as a non compacting fill. I think there's a reason that the gains are so uniform, this is unlikely to be natural and almost certainly intentional. I suspect that the sand likely had a function before it was used as fill, this is a great idea as to what that function could have been.
@@ferenc-x7p indeed! Though we intentionally don't use rounded, uniform sand. Jagged sand with different sizes bind much better in cement and packing in general. Hence, uniform rounded and likely had a purpose that wasn't fill (even if it ended up there), especially if it had been transported some distance.
@@luciddaze248 Its property of non-compressibility meant it did not have to be combined into a cement to support weight. All it needed was confinement within a matrix of stone blocks. I wrote about that recently in this: sciencetheory.wordpress.com/2019/03/10/why-every-theory-of-the-great-pyramids-is-wrong/
@@redwoodcoast thanks for the link, I'll read it properly when I get a chance. The point I was trying to make is that as fill, the sand doesn't need to be graded. It's ability to support weight persists whether graded or not. So why grade it? It's extra work for no reason. It would make sense that there was a reason to grade the sand to justify the extra process. I think it's possible that the sand wasn't only used as fill and could have played another role during construction.
Omg totally blown away !!!!!!! Another way too look at all evidence..and its v ery possible..we could of been duped into thinking it was harder to build!!!!
Perhaps the sand was used to store energy . An Italian company, Magaldi Goup, is using sand as a storage system to later concentrate solar energy. Once this sand is heated and water is pumped in, it produces steam which generates electricity through a turbine.
Two reasons for the sand: earthquakes and loud noise. If one wants to keep the noise down, keeping the inside of the building "loose" stops the noise. Also this would prevent the collapsing in case of earthquake. This way they still built large high buildings. The sand is needed to fill in the gaps and perhaps to more isolation. I think the building was covered afterwards with rocks, because something happened to it
That's an important overlooked point. Especially true with the blocks being slightly compressible limestone...they would smash into each other so tightly that they would essentially form a seamless structure if the pressure was great enough.
WOW!!! I am a serious skeptic and usually watch this kind of video for laughs. But that is a DAMN sound theory and deserves proper scientific investigation. I knew an Doctor of Egyptology working out of NAU when i was living in Flagstaff AZ and if he hadn't died a few years ago i would be emailing him about this right now. If there isn't a serious scientific effort examining this theory then there should be. Congratulations on one of the most logical, rational, and intelligent pyramid videos i have ever seen on RUclips. I am going to have to start taking you more seriously now.
Thing is, they are built on inselberg’s and the minimum estimate is 23% volume of the pyramid is an inselberg. Bedrock is certainly in the foundations. I’m just saying that maybe the inselberg is larger.
Sander: good call, thought about that too.. thought the G pyramid is the center of landmass of the world or maybe its generally around the Giza area that’s the center
It actually is built around a hill and would have been built in the exact same spot if there were a mountain there but it's not a coincidence that there was a hill instead because it came in quite handy. I think it's called serendipity. One might think that it's exact location is serendipitous as well but at some point we need to find another word to describe the coincidences. I certainly do agree that it was not at all designed to utilize a piezoelectric effect or a Tesla tower and I also agree that the builder was only interested in practicality in the building, the function and the messages provided by it's geometry. What's an interesting fact is that if the Great Pyramid was just a Great Cube of only 4 stones placed seamlessly together, it would still be impossible for it to have been built in the time of Khufu.
@@AncientArchitects I wonder if the sand was sifted through or filtered. There are photographs, that I believe are authentic of areas just inside the perfected exterior, of blocks in open areas just randomly left around but they or he probably knew that the pearls will be seen or not seen according to the eye of the viewer. If you would like to try an experiment, Ask the Universe or any name you choose to help you to see the Truth in the Pyramid and imagine it's structure with your eyes open before bed and then as you fall asleep and you will dream of the next piece of information that will lead you to the Truth and/or see it in the days ahead, it will come in short order if you look for it and then the next as you continue to look. I just remembered that Einstein said imagination is the most important quality for discovery, Tesla said I'm not an inventor but a discoverer. I say it is interest that attracts knowledge the most. When people say that I'm brilliant, I say, only about the things that I'm interested in. I think it would be better if you didn't reply to me if you do see this because it might make it more difficult to try my advice as the mind will always consider the opinions of others.
@Harry Wolf - It's typical for humans to build on previously used/built religious sites. We even do that today, by building churches and temples on previous temples and religious sites. I wouldn't be surprised that the old dynasty Egyptians decided, that they want an enclosure around the original temple, which was a mound with cavities already lined in with large granite blocks. The Dynastic Egyptians only added the limestone and its pyramid shape.
Inselberg ... "unconsolidated sand" ... The Void ... I took a screenshot at 13:52 as if guided to. If Sir Matthew has not cracked the case, tonight he has certainly split open my mind. On the edge of Occam's razor! Kudos, Sir Matthew!!!
Could the “air shafts” be used as transports for the sand with the blocking doors used to control it’s inflow? You had mentioned that they were cleared of sand at one point? If sand was used during construction, it might make sense that they’d need to supply it in controlled amounts to be used?
Perhaps another reason sand was used as filler around the queen's chamber, and elsewhere, was to allow for settling of the stones, so that the inner chambers were not deformed as much by movement of the lining stones? There would be a bit of "give" if an outer stone settled or shifted, which the sand would absorb. Your videos are the best! I'm glad I found them recently... and now I have a lot of catching up to do!
First it wasent a désert when it was built and as à construction worker some areas are not structurale important filling whit rubbish the none structuraly important area would save lots of ti and ressources
I'm skeptical of flights of fancy, but this video is solid extrapolation from hard facts. Good job! One interesting but unmentioned idea is that this theory would tie the pyramids more closely to the tombs in the valley of the kings, which involved a lot of complex tunneling.
I always laugh when people say "theoretical" in regards to a physical property of a structure like the pyramid. You don't accidentally build a self sustaing action pump capable of moving hundreds of thousands of litres of water with additional piezo electric properties by accident.... 😁 Can't say the mental image of two of our ancestors talking about the pyramid is very realistic... Guy 1 = so, what is it?? Guy 2 = well it was meant to be tomb but it just started pumping water and its got lightning flashing from the top...... 🤔😒.... If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck then chances are it's a duck.....
No, the hydraulic pump uses the chamber as an air chamber on the RAM function. The sand, would be there to DAMPEN the shockwaves as they hit the chamber. Same reason we build our accelerometer testing buildings on SAND and surrounded by sand today. Dampens vibrations.
This is your best video yet. Almost a full twenty minutes of fascinating information. What's more is how cleverly simple the idea of building on a big inselberg. Especially since we can see evidence that the sphinx is mostly natural stone. Why wouldn't we expect more of the same? I mentioned previously that we might find that there were several monuments at the location and that may prove true. A naturally available rock in the desert would make that even more likely I would think. It would explain the somewhat specialness of the location. Perhaps even originally there may have been a cave or some such. Fascinating.
Once people pull their head out of their ass and stop calling it a tomb or worship site then maybe we can come closer to figure out what function it served.
Right ...not one mummy was ever found in any pyramid but they still call it a kings chamber or queens chamber. These pyramids were built way before Egyptians by another race of beings. As soon as they called this the Queens chamber I turned the video off
Once again beautifully arranged and presented. The homogenous texture of the sand for sure is poured around corners much better. Found this in a speaker forum: "Sand filling works for high frequencies were panel resonances are within the frequency domain of driver output. Here increasing panel stiffness without introducing some form of internal damping will result in a "ringing" enclosure." The "scraped" part of the niche seems out of place and crude. Also wondering what all those scientists are up to that had their investigations aborted. Might be worth to write some mails, there seems to be quite a few of them. Keep up the great work !
@@AncientArchitects Well yeah, I've certainly never aligned with the "Aliens done it" crowd, I just mean that so often I hear outlandish magnificence attributed to the old works of man but these things tend to loose their glamor upon closer inspection and deeper understanding. We are certainly a species that loves polished facades.
Your delivery has changed a little. Much better now, not that there was something wrong to begin with. My liked videos are very special and dear category for me, and i had to hit the button.
@@AncientArchitects Hahaha I didn't think you were from London tbh, cos the rest of your accent is pretty middle England.... Ish lol, but I'm sure it was different to previous intros haha 😁😁😁 Another fascinating vid though, makes my gut ache all this pyramid stuff. I JUST WANNA KNOW WHERE WE CAME FROM!! 😆
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Thanks for covering the piezoelectric effects of quartz, I recently found out exactly what you state! As an electronics enthusiast I should have realized sooner. Since we use quartz as crystal oscillators and the crystal needs to be of specific formation and must have structure of a particular orientation to produce ANY electrical effects. Great work keeping me on my toes! You get a GOLD star for that.
Thanks. “Piezoelectricity” is a term banded around with regards to ancient structures. The reality is that it really isn’t that straight forward.
Wow mind blown
There has to bé way more passages and room in there all this structure for a hand full of room im not fallin for that
Only theory that actualy make sence is thé tesla theory its energy of some kind for sure
Ancient Architects Wow, it is getting verry exiting! The chamber behind the niche is built with masonry. The larger floor cavity at the beginning of the passage also contains the ”singing sand”. And yes, it’s not piezo electric, it is three other qualities. While water can pass through it maintanes it’s high friction earth quake stabillity and also increases it’s important heat conductivity to the outer casing stones.
Best unbiased and actually researched pyramid knowledge on RUclips. Thank you for all your quality uploads, you are one of the only channels that covers this content that is not a conspiracy theorist or jumps to crazy conclusions!
Appreciate that. Thanks
I agree completely. How lucky we are to have the likes of AA investigating these incredible things. TNQ
You must be knew to this channel, lmfao.
Really, not a conspiracy theorist or jumps to crazy conclusions? How would you know? Did you build the pyramids?
There are only a few truly amazing RUclipsrs who create content that is educational, thought-provoking, well researched and presented professionally. AA is one of the best!
seriously dude, how do you keep blowing my mind video after video... you consistently put out the kind of stuff I hope to find when I open youtube. every single video is thought provoking, and DEEPLY researched, you're out there doing all the work for all of us armchair historians. thank you man, keep up the amazing work.
His name is Ancient and he's the greatest of all Architects on RUclips!
I remember a programme some years ago where an engineer said exactly this. As a builder, he would have filled most of the structure with backfill and rubble, and only put the large blocks around the outside where they would show. This is why he believed it only took 20 years to build. Sounds quite sensible to me.
I came back to re-watch this because of the History For Granite upload.
I love his work 🙌
You never fail to provide amazing videos with concepts that really provoke unbiased thoughts! Thank you!
Unbiased? I am not so sure. His videos started out one way originally and now they seem to slowly be going in a disappointing direction. While I do appreciate the videos and the effort put into them he needs to make very sure he does not keep ignoring important details on some things while focusing on other details.
I have thought for years that they were to watch the stars during the day. Its like a camera. Read the book witness to the stars by Bullinger.
What baffles me the most is the mind-blowing incompetence and inconsistency in these official expeditions. Some examine the sand, some don't. All of them just damage the pyramid more and more, leaving us with more questions than answers. Why are they always just one time trips, and not continuous researches? It is absolutely ridiculous!
It has a lot to do with the Egyptian authorities. Perhaps they know more, they don't want their golden egg laying goose (tourist attraction) degraded and maybe they are afraid of what scientists may find.
Because the Egyptian "authorities" are TERRIFIED of the loss of mystery - with no concern whatsoever for the greater loss to humanity itself. Flip open the cover of May/June 2019 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL REVIEW and there is an advert for "The Caribbean and Alaska Cruises with Dr. Zahi Hawass." Is there any way we can arrange to keep Egyptology's Chief Obstructionist permanently parked here in the Americas - where he might (presumably) do less harm?
@@boxvilleburgher9492 I would sooner send him to Greenland, ( nothing that I am aware of there) put him in the USA and he might get into the mound builders!
Frank Sz can you blame them? They're just protecting their heritage.
Boxville Burgher Zahi will find pyramids built by the polar bears.
Also this could be flush with the theory that the pyramids are pre desertification,which is why the sand inside the pyramid is from somewhere nearby and not right outside
That thought occurred to me also. Perhaps at the time of construction quality sand was just that far away.
He explains the likely reason for, and differences in the sand chosen.
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 yeah but this is our modern understanding of long term erosion of water to the sand. Are you sure this is a thing people that far back was able to come up with? I mean you need to carefully study how sand would erode over time or you would need to understand from which rock the sand came from, to look at the erosion of the rock.
@@RubenKelevra , I don't know what the pyramid builders were able to come up with, outside of what is known about what they came up with. Like everyone else. Please read my statement again. Also, after all the research, man still hasn't become convinced of many details of the building of them, nor when built, nor the purpose.
@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 yeah I fully agree with you.
It sounds just a bit far fetched into the blue by the video to assume that it would be the reason. I guess the "pre-sand" situation makes actually much more sense 🤔
Just realising that my oldest, most childish thoughts about the Great Pyramid - „How do they actually know that it is all made of stone blocks?“ - may actually have some truth.
One gets to discard such thoughts after hearing the same presupposition for years from everybody without anyone doubting it, and one accepts it as a fact.
Great thanks to you, Matt, for reclarifying that indeed nobody knows what the Pyramid is made of in its entirety or how many more chambers it may contain!
Yea it's called a repair job. You think after all that precision cutting, time and money, they would just say "fuck it, fill the rest with sand and we can hope for the best"? Highly unlikely, Eqyptians understood economics also
Wow, I think your idea is intuitive and original! I also think that you give full credit to the ingenuity and engineering skills of the ancient Egyptians. It's even somewhat more interesting, since they took hills and had the imagination to turn them in to great pyramids.
If it isn't already, your channel is becoming the single greatest academic resource for pyramid research
I deeply appreciate the amount of additional information that you consistently present (example: the subsidence evident in the kings chamber). Listening to the sensationalists one would believe that everything about the pyramid is still pristine to lapidary precision. I always have trouble with piezoelectric explanations for mysterious structures containing quartz. People don’t seem to understand that to get electricity out you have to put mechanical energy in. You can’t just squeeze a crystal once and produce an endless supply of electrons. Getting the straight dope about these ancient mysteries only deepens and broadens my fascination. Thank you for your diligent research.
The quality of your research from the very first video you posted is outstanding as is your open mindedness. So refreshing when others seem to have their own preconceived ideas and fit the facts accordingly. Your information is so detailed, that instead of watching the videos twice I now slow you down a quarter so I can take it all in. However it does tend to make you sound a bit drunk:)
Haha. Thank you very much.
My God!! What an amazing video, absolutely riveting.
What does God have to do with it? Blasphemy is not cool. :(
HiTechOilCo I was comparing the video to my God, because I think this video is fucking amazing 😉!
I love this. The theory you put forward is enticing. The idea the kings chamber could have been built first atop the hill, or into the top of the hill with the rest to follow certainly is a grand claim. You sir, have a great mind. You could have something of a large historical value here. Keep up the great work brotha.
Thank you
@@AncientArchitects been watching your vids for sometime now, always great content. Going to sub right now too!
Thanks for another thought-provoking video. When you mentioned the chamber containing sand, I was immediately taken back to my youth when I read adventure books which would describe exploring ancient pyramids. Hidden switches would release sand, which would flow away to shift stone blocks, sealing or revealing passages and chambers. Maybe the special quartz sand was used for this purpose because its fine grains would flow more easily than the local silicone sand.
As a builder I would say having a large mound in the middle would make things a lot harder to build such an accurate structure?
Chippy Dude
As a designer, I need more regular bearing ideally.
As a learner, I'd suggest building the perimeter first then flooding the structure with water would indicate what's sealed and level; that is, on a windless reflective day: On Golden Giza Pond.
As a developer I've always been able to build faster and with far greater linear accuracy when beginning with a clean level pad. Nightmares, increasing time and expenses, all have come with uneven pads, hillsides... and any rebuilding of or around preexisting conditions.
Building on irregular shaped ground is a nightmare indeed. But who says the mound was left in its natural, more or less round shape before the pyramid was build around it?
The best way to use a large natural mould for the core of a pyramid is, cut steps to it so only horizontal and vertical surfaces are left. When this work is finished it will look like someone built a Lego or Minecraft mountain. Then it is relatively easy to build anything you like on top of it.
Maybe not. You can shape the hill to fit your blocks
If they had applied for a proper building permit we wouldn't be having all these problems figuring it out.
The 12,000 year old building permit can probably be found in the hall of records if they find that. Under the sphinx probably.
Exactly....its like they grant archaeologist access to make new discoveries and then right when they are about to find something they pull the plug on it. My guess is they have the archaeologist do all the hard work and then bring in the highest bidder (usually a billionaire) to come in and have fun "discovering" with their children beach sand toys. Greed is what ruined the history of these Pyramids. By now we should have had all the answers.
They did, but all the paperwork burned in the library of Alexandra and no blueprints survived.
@Floyd1504 no the library of Alexandra is another nearly unheard of library. Was bigger than that in Alexandria
@Floyd1504 you knew what he meant. unreal.
With the tech we have nowadays it shouldn't be such a big task to find out if there is a mound under the pyramid. We have detailed geology of mars for christ's sake
What if the chambers were there in the hill before the pyramid was built over the top?
Interesting
The chambers were built before the outer stones were laid. Same with the accending entrance & grand gallely was built before the Queens chamber & Kings chamber and before the pyramid stones were laid. And i do believe all the bedrock stone excavated to make the tunnels under pyramid were re-used to build a large mound of hill that is under the accending entrance & grand gallery
It is limestone. It is likely full of cavities like all other limestone. These would have had to be dealt with before building the pyramid to avoid structural problems and potential collapse later on. Some of them may have been repurposed for architectural features, but it definitely would have been an issue the builders would have known about and had to deal with.
This idea that if the Egyptian authorities explored the voids no one would want to come and see the Great Pyramid anymore because the "mystery" would somehow be gone is utter nonsense. Opening the voids would draw in even more tourists, not less!
the sand probably had a function in the great machine
The sand could have been used as a dampener for some reason.
Radioactive quartz sand! Ooh...could be part of a machine.
@@matthewchampeny8019 Stone buildings last a lot longer and can withstand many more natural disasters.
Matthew Champeny A stone structure would be my first choice of dwelling. No termites, no fragility of any kind, no need to rebuild. A stone living quarters could be lived in for thousands of generations while the wood we waste on modern homes won't last a few generations before needing to be leveled and completely rebuilt. Wasting all subsequent resources. Wastefulness & vanity are probably bigger problems to modern man than they were millenia ago before the Kali Yuga set in.
The Great Pyramid may in fact be a machine that is incomplete and beyond our comprehension. It certainly wasn't a tomb and it was built with sophisticated astronomical, geological, geometric and architectural knowledge.
For sound resonance frequency tuning or sound dampers?
No, filling with sand prevents detection from scanning devices. No empty voids to detect...
Yes your right I'm pretty sure it's to do with sound and frequency similar to the stuff Tesla was researching I think the pyrimid was used for something very sciencificallty specific it's amazing
Well researched as always. You find some remarkable reference material in your efforts!
Touching upon Jean Pierre Houdin theory.. It's kind of ironic that every team that possibly makes a new discovery get shut down without fail
I’m not fully aware of the entirety of his work, but I’ll read up on it.
He's a French Architect who made a theory on how they built the great pyramid of Giza,there's a documentary here on you tube about it.
Hawass and other corrupted scumbags
An internal ramp around the perimeter makes even more sense if it's going up around a hill.
That opens up some new ideas for me. Maybe the ante-chamber incorporated a lifting device to bring the big granite blocks up to the Kings chamber. Also, with a hill, the build time is reduced substantially: maybe within 20 years. Good job!!!
Sam Compton BK the antechamber is a waveguide. A sound filter
I always thought the grand gallery to be a mechanical structure. In my thoughts there was a sled in there that could be filled with sand and would have acted as a counter weight. There is big grooves for heavy ropes in the portculiss and I think this was actually a non reverse brake so that the ropes could not slip backwards. Also there are niches on the floor of the grand gallery that could have been used as leverage when bringing the sled back up. The grand gallery is slightly longer than the elevation of the blocks that it might have lifted.
So like the Sphynx also the Grea Pyramid could have been built using bedrock as a starting foundation.
Makes sense that they both share the same building mindset and technique actually.
Great video. Thank you.
The fact it’s quartz sand is the tell for me. That proves to me they were power plants. We use quartz in electrical systems in our society everywhere. That is the cell of a battery. These structures collected the electrical charges created from flowing water under the plateau. those rooms are where this energy was stored. I’m trying to throw together some experiments as a proof of concept.
This video is a turning point in the theory about pyramid building. Amazing. Thank you!!!
The Edfu building text and Glyphs show the Pharaoh pouring sand and an explanation of the "temples" construction. Wow...glad this video played automatically after your Ball video. I'm workin' on my next video....and this was interesting. Thanks.
Man I LOVE the new content you are bringing. So much new information. Keep it up.
Yes, I’m dissecting the pyramid. Next up descending passageway and subterranean chamber.
@@AncientArchitects Awesome!!! I cant wait.
What I like about your hypothesis in this video, and in others, is that it is simple and reasonable. I can't help but think that if I were going to construct such a monumental structure that I would try to get as much help from the landscape as I could.
Certainly. They were very intelligent people and would use the landscape to their advantage for sure.
@@AncientArchitects I'm reminded of the time in my childhood where my dad wanted a concrete front porch with wider standard-sized steps to replace the short and narrow existing steps. He didn't bother removing the original asphalt steps, he just levered them apart and tossed them into what would be the largest volume of the new porch, tossed in a bunch of random pieces of concrete from a retaining wall that also went away, and ended up using about 2/3 the concrete that he originally figured.
If true, the sand could have been brought from somewhere else and could have had a different composition simply because there was no desert around the pyramids at the time they were built. I am pretty sure that you will uncover the truth about the pyramids construction in a few years tops. Keep up the good work Matt, you are by far the best researcher on RUclips.
This makes more sense than thinking copper wielding egyptians bulit them
Hmm Interesting point
Anyone would think they didn't want anything found!!!!
The pyramid being built from the top down makes a lot of sense to me. How come I'm just learning this stuff. Thank you for all that you do❣
They put the capstone on first then what have it hold itself in mid-air until you put another stone under it that then holds itself in mid-air also, top down building seems to be a poor idea.
@@orange70383 but is it really solid. Or is it a thick coating that was put on after??
Does anyone else think that that's an orb at 1:01? It just stood out to me, probably a lens flare, but you never know. Great video.
Crystal Poole first thing i saw
Drink everytime he say Tunnel :D Cheers Mate
Lol
wow i didnt expect to see you here
Spot on...compelling analysis...
I’m glad you did this video. Your idea of a natural hill covered with blocks has been my assumption for awhile.
Hello. I've been watching this channel for a while now. I watch new episodes on a regular basis, but I also try to watch old episodes. As there is always a lack of time and there are so many previous episodes, for now I choose the ones that interest me more. I must admit that they are all good, regardless of whether they concern Egypt and the pyramids, Gobleki Tepe, or ancient South America. At the moment, I am focusing on deepening my knowledge of ancient Egypt, in particular the construction of the pyramids. This is another episode where the thesis presented by you is very logical and sensible. While time of observations and historical research, as well as various events, I think you are 100% right! I think, this is how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid, as a structure consisting of a skeleton made of stone blocks, and the spaces between were filled with sand, and they also used an embankment in the middle, which very reduced the number of rock blocks needed for construction. This theory solves many different aspects of construction that still bother people all over the world. According to her, it turns out that the Egyptians did not need such a huge amount of rocks, i.e. approximately 2.3 million pieces, which in my opinion was impossible to make. Moreover, setting up these heaviest granite blocks may also turn out to be much easier than we think. Assuming that the Queen's chamber is at level 0, this gives a completely different view of the work done. I believe that the creators of the pyramid showed great cleverness and reduced the requirements needed for construction to the minimum possible. Really, they did an amazing job!
Interesting theory but I think it’s unlikely.. it doesn’t explain how the pyramids are aligned with almost exact precision to true north. The sagging and cracking of the rocks could be attributed to weathering and past seismic activity
whoa it's sticky fingaz :p I'm a fan of your work
stickyfingaz745 yea it makes sense until you think well they had natural big hills aligned to the stars? Nope lol sorry that doesn’t make sense. They were built with precision. Natural things are never precise.
A few producers are on my list of “thumbs up before I even watch”. While I think you’re crazy with some theories I find all your vids to be amazingly entertaining
Clever theory. Some of the passageways do look like they have been carved out of solid rock.
Matt great insight into this subject. I have never heard this before and i am intrigued to think about this more. Research into this question is on my docket and as always Matt i think you are one of the best people to look into the Pyramids construction and find answers to the question we all have. Thanks again for all your work. Outstanding....
The builders were clearly very smart, so if they were able to engineer the pyramid they were probably able to do it efficiently as well. This said, they would not have cutted sharp corners where they didn’t needed to
Julian Carier ^^
Known this for years, this has been the best video that sums it all up. It was A Machine.
It's an ancient machine, a scientific instrument...really need to know the why then the how will become self evident...another quality upload AA
Cheers
that is by far the most radical and unique idea of formation I've ever heard. Very interesting idea. And, practical as well.
Wonder what the harmonic response from all that quartz sand would be if hit by the proper frequency. Its already official those rooms had excellent acoustics.
Compelling thoughts, I've had similar ones regarding the pyramid being built around a larger natural hill. It would make construction easier, more believable. Never considered sand as filling. Interesting findings! I hope to see more on all this
I’ll keep searching! Cheers
Gee they always hault the project when they find something.
D. Day Perhaps because these new findings indicate that the Great Pyramid was built well before Khufu’s time or even the Egyptian dynasties.
This is a totally fresh concept (to me, I must admit). Unlike most of the other innovative ideas, there is support for it in the properties of the well-sorted quartz sand, which would favor a stable mass, once well-placed blocks have been placed above and beside the sand.
The filler sand was rounded, river silica. Maybe if they had used crushed quartz (mountain sand) the chamber structures would not have slumped, a more expensive but stronger option for builders today as well?
I enjoyed this very much and am looking to view your other content right now. Thank you!! Very good work
Shane Culkin cheers!
I've always wondered - why build such a large structure for what seems to be only a couple of little rooms?
The ego of the pharaos was not a small thing. Needed something to match i guess.
@@heisag Many of us do not believe they were built by the pharos. Of the known tombs (with mummies , etc..) there is extensive writing on the walls. The pyramids do not contain this. Why wouldn't they have writings inside their largest structures? To me, this suggests different builders with a different purpose.
@@kirkjohnson9353 The real question is, why did Unas, at the end of the fifth dynasty, decide to have the so-called, pyramid texts inscribed on the walls of the chambers inside his pyramid ? The early pyramids did not have much written inside, and each pyramide was part of a funeral complex. The texts would been written in the mortuary temple close to the pyramide. So it could be read and/or written without entering the sealed pyramide. Source: www.hallofmaat.com/modules.php?name=Articles&file=article&sid=17
They were never tombs
there not little rooms, go inside sometime, they are pretty big
Your research is truly impeccable Matt. You're in a league of your own when it comes to this stuff, no one can touch you. I think it's absolutely likely that most of the internal material is carved from pre-existing bedrock, for sheer stability sake if nothing else. That would suggest the location of them isn't quite as special as many have theorised however, being built there for practicality's sake, instead of any kind of alignment. But that doesn't make them any less significant. Clearly, it was very important that these structure stand tall, and stand firm. And your invaluable findings are helping us figure out just why...
On a side note, I can tell you've been spending time working on your vocal delivery, and I think you're doing great brother. Not that I myself had any problem with how you spoke before, but I know it was important to you, and I just wanted to bring it up and give further kudos to your continued hard work.
Great video series this Matt. I always remember when the scan pyramid team announced those 2 voids they found and Hawass said afterwards it was no big deal as the GP is full of voids and hidden rooms. Always wondered what he meant but he must've been referring to this. Be good if you do a video on the niche 3/4's way up outside and why there is no top to the GP. Regards.
He might actually have a point.
So Hawass seems to possess more historical information than today's research results reveal. Remarkable.
By far one of my favorite topics and most interesting . Thanks for the videos
Thank you
If the sand was used for fill throughout the pyramid "voids", there's bound to be bits of organic matter mixed in, perhaps enough for carbon dating.
I really appreciate the work you do on the channel. You bring forward so many ideas and options for the ancient unknown. Maybe, Since the Khufu pyramid doesn't have hieroglyphs or have an actual sarcophagus, maybe it was used as a funerary home instead of a tomb. Just another seed of thought for a free thinker.
Great research and great insights.
Thank you!
Yet I still have questions about the "quartz sand" and the fact that Gypsum was brought to, and used in Teotihuacan the Great Mexican Pyramid and quartz was brought to and used in the Great Pyramid of Egypt . Both have electro/magneto/vibratory characteristics .
This was one of your best programs yet.
Great work as always.!! 😊
Thanks
This is a refreshing look at the construction of the Great Pyramid
If the kings chamber is hollowed from a natural hill why would it be deformed?
And how did they move giant Granite blocks through tunnels, then turn them inside and place them?
The King’s Chamber could at max be build directly upon the bedrock.
Theres more chance The QC was hollowed out of a hill as it is lo than the KC to ground level.
Actually had this exact theory about a year ago after watching a bunch of pyramid conspiracy videos and trying to come up with solutions to the "problems" people had with the time frame. I never had the time to look into evidence to support it, however, but this seems to do that nicely. Great job on the research side of things.
Are you V Number 1? He said essentially the same thing. I added his comment to my lengthy essay that fleshed out the theory that you came up with, -as I did also several months ago. It's here if you would like to see all of the logic behind it: sciencetheory.wordpress.com/2019/03/10/why-every-theory-of-the-great-pyramids-is-wrong/
I'd agree with your claim if the sand wasn't so specific in quality and makeup.
Yes and it was disappointed how he just discounted the piezoelectric quality of Quartz. He is doing this based on our understanding of Quartz.
@@Cinnamongod Yeah, the piezoelectric quality of quartz can't be discounted. The whole pyramid is designed to freely conduct energy, so the sand can't be just filler material - if it was just filler material it would be the same sand grade as you see in the layers around the pyramid. I'm convinced there's not one single element of that structure that is not deliberate. Any pieces of bedrock which protrude into the main structure would only be allowed to remain there as long as they fit with the overall harmony of what the building was built to achieve. To build something so precise, every single detail would be carefully considered and designed.
You can discount the quartz as there wouldn’t be electric flow. It doesn’t work with the sand only in crystal form. Which is what he stated. But he failed to mention that it would carry vibrations and sound frequencies very well. Though the sand being specific is what’s makes this theory make sense. And could flush with theory it was built before the area turned into a desert. Though all this is just speculation including this video. Because Egyptian ancients were able to nap the stars and make prosthetic’s for missing limbs so I really feel like we are underestimating the knowledge of ancient people’s. Considering there are pyramids around the world should tell everyone one thing. That these people had a way of communicating across long distances. They were smarter then we give the credit for.
Super interesting "curve ball" examining the potential design and construction of these amazing monuments, as well as insight into our own interpretations of what we uncover as we explore them through time. As always, thank you for making a wonderful video, I can hardly wait until the next.
*Zahi Hawass* has entered the chat
Hawass is an asshat and held back real discovery for decades
I thought he "entered the prison?"
Killim!
Loved this video. I am in awe of any ancient structures like this but I have NEVER given thought to the idea that it could be a natural shape enhanced.
Now I am seeing that as a distinct possibility.
Great video. thanks.
As always another awesome video by the master of truth love your work
Thanks
Hello again do you know about the whole speed of light and circumference of the pyramid match up of all the strange things about the pyramid that one i find amazing? ??? Any thoughts mate
I love hearing new things about the pyramids. This is a potential game changer. I’ll be looking at the structures through a different lens now.
I like that you summed it all up with reminding us of how brilliant the builders were and this theory doesn’t minimize their brilliance. We know the builders were extremely clever and resourceful so it makes perfect sense that they would build upon a large mound of rock thereby decreasing their workload and production time.
Pockets of densely packed sand can support a great deal of weight. After many centuries of people poking and prodding, excavating and removing material the pyramids are like Swiss cheese leaking sand. Now the cracks in the ceilings, chamber walls and corridors make sense. It wasn’t faulty construction. It was structural integrity compromised by all of the people that assumed the structures were built to hold a large volume of treasure. Unfortunately we aren’t able to explore the pyramids in their original state. Then we might know exactly what they were built for as we would see them in their functionality. Possibly.
It wouldnt produce piezoelectric current but it would carry sound vibrations and energy waves quite well
These are great! Plus being narrated by Richard Ayoade is a huge bonus.
It seems likely the quartz sand was used in the construction, maybe to reduce friction while shifting blocks.with it being ranked 7 for hardness and beach sand, it would act as micro ball bearings, and far better than the local far softer sand.so it filtered down during construction inside the pyramid.
I like the micro ball bearing idea. The sand could have been a tool that filled several purposes. It could have been used as a 'lubricant' to move the stones as well as a non compacting fill. I think there's a reason that the gains are so uniform, this is unlikely to be natural and almost certainly intentional. I suspect that the sand likely had a function before it was used as fill, this is a great idea as to what that function could have been.
We even use sand today as a packing material during building anything.
@@ferenc-x7p indeed! Though we intentionally don't use rounded, uniform sand. Jagged sand with different sizes bind much better in cement and packing in general. Hence, uniform rounded and likely had a purpose that wasn't fill (even if it ended up there), especially if it had been transported some distance.
@@luciddaze248 Its property of non-compressibility meant it did not have to be combined into a cement to support weight. All it needed was confinement within a matrix of stone blocks. I wrote about that recently in this: sciencetheory.wordpress.com/2019/03/10/why-every-theory-of-the-great-pyramids-is-wrong/
@@redwoodcoast thanks for the link, I'll read it properly when I get a chance. The point I was trying to make is that as fill, the sand doesn't need to be graded. It's ability to support weight persists whether graded or not. So why grade it? It's extra work for no reason. It would make sense that there was a reason to grade the sand to justify the extra process. I think it's possible that the sand wasn't only used as fill and could have played another role during construction.
Omg totally blown away !!!!!!!
Another way too look at all evidence..and its v ery possible..we could of been duped into thinking it was harder to build!!!!
Is it possible that the great pyramid started as a djed pillar on a hill?
Perhaps the sand was used to store energy . An Italian company, Magaldi Goup, is using sand as a storage system to later concentrate solar energy. Once this sand is heated and water is pumped in, it produces steam which generates electricity through a turbine.
Your videos make me wanna go there for my next holiday
I should seek sponsorship from the Egyptian Tourist Board. 😂
"Ur"? Underwear ripped? That could be inconvenient.
Two reasons for the sand: earthquakes and loud noise. If one wants to keep the noise down, keeping the inside of the building "loose" stops the noise. Also this would prevent the collapsing in case of earthquake. This way they still built large high buildings. The sand is needed to fill in the gaps and perhaps to more isolation. I think the building was covered afterwards with rocks, because something happened to it
Cheers!
Reminds me of your Primoridal Mound video from Sep 9, 2018. Excellent work!
that allows for an even more direct connection b/w sacred mounds and pyramids
This is actually exactly what I was thinking when you were describing all the sand. It makes sense.
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Your idea about straight tunnels is wrong. The stones are under such weight that they behave like solid rock, not like single blocks.
That's an important overlooked point. Especially true with the blocks being slightly compressible limestone...they would smash into each other so tightly that they would essentially form a seamless structure if the pressure was great enough.
WOW!!! I am a serious skeptic and usually watch this kind of video for laughs. But that is a DAMN sound theory and deserves proper scientific investigation. I knew an Doctor of Egyptology working out of NAU when i was living in Flagstaff AZ and if he hadn't died a few years ago i would be emailing him about this right now. If there isn't a serious scientific effort examining this theory then there should be. Congratulations on one of the most logical, rational, and intelligent pyramid videos i have ever seen on RUclips. I am going to have to start taking you more seriously now.
The precise and mathematically interesting location of the pyramids makes them being built on natural hills unlikely though.
Thing is, they are built on inselberg’s and the minimum estimate is 23% volume of the pyramid is an inselberg. Bedrock is certainly in the foundations. I’m just saying that maybe the inselberg is larger.
Sander: good call, thought about that too.. thought the G pyramid is the center of landmass of the world or maybe its generally around the Giza area that’s the center
It actually is built around a hill and would have been built in the exact same spot if there were a mountain there but it's not a coincidence that there was a hill instead because it came in quite handy. I think it's called serendipity. One might think that it's exact location is serendipitous as well but at some point we need to find another word to describe the coincidences. I certainly do agree that it was not at all designed to utilize a piezoelectric effect or a Tesla tower and I also agree that the builder was only interested in practicality in the building, the function and the messages provided by it's geometry. What's an interesting fact is that if the Great Pyramid was just a Great Cube of only 4 stones placed seamlessly together, it would still be impossible for it to have been built in the time of Khufu.
@@AncientArchitects I wonder if the sand was sifted through or filtered. There are photographs, that I believe are authentic of areas just inside the perfected exterior, of blocks in open areas just randomly left around but they or he probably knew that the pearls will be seen or not seen according to the eye of the viewer. If you would like to try an experiment, Ask the Universe or any name you choose to help you to see the Truth in the Pyramid and imagine it's structure with your eyes open before bed and then as you fall asleep and you will dream of the next piece of information that will lead you to the Truth and/or see it in the days ahead, it will come in short order if you look for it and then the next as you continue to look. I just remembered that Einstein said imagination is the most important quality for discovery, Tesla said I'm not an inventor but a discoverer. I say it is interest that attracts knowledge the most. When people say that I'm brilliant, I say, only about the things that I'm interested in. I think it would be better if you didn't reply to me if you do see this because it might make it more difficult to try my advice as the mind will always consider the opinions of others.
@Harry Wolf - It's typical for humans to build on previously used/built religious sites. We even do that today, by building churches and temples on previous temples and religious sites.
I wouldn't be surprised that the old dynasty Egyptians decided, that they want an enclosure around the original temple, which was a mound with cavities already lined in with large granite blocks. The Dynastic Egyptians only added the limestone and its pyramid shape.
Inselberg ... "unconsolidated sand" ... The Void ... I took a screenshot at 13:52 as if guided to. If Sir Matthew has not cracked the case, tonight he has certainly split open my mind. On the edge of Occam's razor! Kudos, Sir Matthew!!!
Could the “air shafts” be used as transports for the sand with the blocking doors used to control it’s inflow?
You had mentioned that they were cleared of sand at one point?
If sand was used during construction, it might make sense that they’d need to supply it in controlled amounts to be used?
You need to be the #1 RUclipsr this is the first time watching RUclips is a srsly good use of my time
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.
Perhaps another reason sand was used as filler around the queen's chamber, and elsewhere, was to allow for settling of the stones, so that the inner chambers were not deformed as much by movement of the lining stones? There would be a bit of "give" if an outer stone settled or shifted, which the sand would absorb.
Your videos are the best! I'm glad I found them recently... and now I have a lot of catching up to do!
First it wasent a désert when it was built and as à construction worker some areas are not structurale important filling whit rubbish the none structuraly important area would save lots of ti and ressources
I'm skeptical of flights of fancy, but this video is solid extrapolation from hard facts. Good job! One interesting but unmentioned idea is that this theory would tie the pyramids more closely to the tombs in the valley of the kings, which involved a lot of complex tunneling.
What if, it's sand that got carried by water, which would fit with theoretical pump function of the piramid.
I always laugh when people say "theoretical" in regards to a physical property of a structure like the pyramid. You don't accidentally build a self sustaing action pump capable of moving hundreds of thousands of litres of water with additional piezo electric properties by accident.... 😁
Can't say the mental image of two of our ancestors talking about the pyramid is very realistic...
Guy 1 = so, what is it??
Guy 2 = well it was meant to be tomb but it just started pumping water and its got lightning flashing from the top...... 🤔😒....
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck then chances are it's a duck.....
@@CS-zn6pp was it confirmed? No, then it's a speculation, a theory...
If the quartz was pumped with water there would be lots of abrasion to the softer limestone. It wouldnt take long to cut its way out...
No, the hydraulic pump uses the chamber as an air chamber on the RAM function. The sand, would be there to DAMPEN the shockwaves as they hit the chamber. Same reason we build our accelerometer testing buildings on SAND and surrounded by sand today. Dampens vibrations.
This is your best video yet. Almost a full twenty minutes of fascinating information. What's more is how cleverly simple the idea of building on a big inselberg. Especially since we can see evidence that the sphinx is mostly natural stone. Why wouldn't we expect more of the same?
I mentioned previously that we might find that there were several monuments at the location and that may prove true. A naturally available rock in the desert would make that even more likely I would think. It would explain the somewhat specialness of the location. Perhaps even originally there may have been a cave or some such. Fascinating.
Once people pull their head out of their ass and stop calling it a tomb or worship site then maybe we can come closer to figure out what function it served.
Right ...not one mummy was ever found in any pyramid but they still call it a kings chamber or queens chamber. These pyramids were built way before Egyptians by another race of beings. As soon as they called this the Queens chamber I turned the video off
They know the truth.Just wolnt tell anyone
Harry Wolf might just
It was a power plant to generate electricity
Maybe people think it was a tomb because a SARCOPHAGUS was discovered inside.
Once again beautifully arranged and presented.
The homogenous texture of the sand for sure is poured around corners much better.
Found this in a speaker forum:
"Sand filling works for high frequencies were panel resonances are within the frequency domain of driver output. Here increasing panel stiffness without introducing some form of internal damping will result in a "ringing" enclosure."
The "scraped" part of the niche seems out of place and crude.
Also wondering what all those scientists are up to that had their investigations aborted.
Might be worth to write some mails, there seems to be quite a few of them.
Keep up the great work !
This is beginning to sound more like the work I would expect from human hands.
I’m thinking the same. Well, I’ve always thought it was the work of humans, but the detail is interesting and important.
@@AncientArchitects Well yeah, I've certainly never aligned with the "Aliens done it" crowd, I just mean that so often I hear outlandish magnificence attributed to the old works of man but these things tend to loose their glamor upon closer inspection and deeper understanding. We are certainly a species that loves polished facades.
Your delivery has changed a little. Much better now, not that there was something wrong to begin with. My liked videos are very special and dear category for me, and i had to hit the button.
I'm sure that was an extra cockney "Ello" on this intro 😁😁😉😉
Great vid. I cannot wait for us to be able to get in there. Surely it won't be long.
I’m not a cockney but I can try harder to do the accent next time 😂
@@AncientArchitects Hahaha I didn't think you were from London tbh, cos the rest of your accent is pretty middle England.... Ish lol, but I'm sure it was different to previous intros haha 😁😁😁
Another fascinating vid though, makes my gut ache all this pyramid stuff. I JUST WANNA KNOW WHERE WE CAME FROM!! 😆
@@NicTheGreek1979 ,
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Go Matt! You are on a roll, Sir! One beauty of a video after another. I really like the way you think and love your channel. :) Thanks for sharing.
Thank you