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News18
11-06-2025
- Science
- News18
Experts Dismiss Viral Report Claiming Hidden City Beneath Egypt's Pyramids
Last Updated: In ground-breaking research, a group of scientists earlier claimed to have discovered evidence of a second underground city beneath Egypt's Giza Plateau. The history of the Pyramids, located in Egypt, still remains a mystery, notably for their construction. While the ancient Egyptians were in charge of building them, the exact methods, tools, and resources employed are still being researched and debated today. In a ground-breaking research, a group of scientists earlier claimed to have discovered evidence of a second underground city beneath Egypt's Giza Plateau, connecting the Khafre Pyramid to other surrounding sites. But now, top archaeologists have refuted the previous claims, calling it 'unscientific.' As per a Daily Mail report, experts used Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) tomography to discover what they believe to be a huge subterranean complex connecting the Khafre, Khufu, and Menkaure pyramids, as well as the Great Sphinx. Filippo Biondi, a radar expert at the University of Strathclyde, stated that these buildings are '90 per cent likely" to be connected. 'We firmly believe that the Giza structures are interconnected, reinforcing our view that the pyramids are merely the tip of the iceberg of a colossal underground infrastructural complex," Biondi earlier told CNN. Also, the previous report claimed that the researchers had identified vertical shafts that went as far as 2,000 feet below the Khafre pyramid. According to them, the shafts could date back to a civilisation 38,000 years ago, considerably older than the pyramids, which were built around 4,500 years ago. Egypt's pyramids are ancient masonry buildings designed primarily as tombs for pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. Over 130 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt, with many of them part of larger complexes. The Great Pyramid of Giza, built for Pharaoh Khufu, is the largest and most famous and was once the tallest man-made structure in the world. First Published:
New York Post
10-06-2025
- Science
- New York Post
Controversial researchers claim second ‘hidden city' found beneath Egypt's pyramids: report
The researchers who claimed to have found a vast underground city beneath Egypt's Great Pyramids doubled down on the wild theory Tuesday by saying they've found a second 'hidden city.' Italian and Scottish scientists studying the pyramid of Khafre say their radar system has uncovered another subterranean complex linking the structure to the Khufu and Menkaur pyramids, as well as the Great Sphinx, the Daily Mail reported. Filippo Biondi, a radar expert from Scotland's University of Strathclyde, claimed there was a 90% chance that the structures were connected — despite the research being lambasted by experts who slammed the findings as 'fake' and utterly lacking in scientific basis. Advertisement 4 A team of researchers believe they've found two underground cities connecting the Great Pyramids of Giza. 4 The team claims a layout of the land and radar scan reveal massive, vertical shafts beneath the pyramids. Khafre Project 'We firmly believe that the Giza structures are interconnected, reinforcing our view that the pyramids are merely the tip of the iceberg of a colossal underground infrastructural complex,' Biondi told the Mail. The team's research, which has yet to be peer-reviewed or published in any scientific journal, made waves back in March when they claimed to have found 2,000-foot-long vertical shafts underneath the Khafre pyramid. Advertisement The scientists still haven't presented a purpose for what the structures were used for, only speculating that they were built by a lost ancient civilization around 38,000 years ago. Egypt's three Great Pyramids, however, were only built around 4,500 years ago. 4 The research connects with a theory that an ancient civilization existed beneath the wonders of the world. Khafre Project Advertisement The scientists also claim they made the discoveries using satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology, which led Dr. Zahi Hawass, a renowned archaeologist and Egypt's former minister of antiquities, to slam the whole research as 'bulls–t.' SAR technology can only penetrate the ground by at most 10 inches, which would make it impossible for researchers to find data on shafts 2,000 feet below ground, Hawass and other experts explained. 'The claim of using radar inside the pyramid is false, and the techniques employed are neither scientifically approved nor validated,' he told the National, slamming the project as 'fake news.' 4 Egypt's pyramids remain a fascination for many around the world. REUTERS Advertisement Despite the scientific consensus, the team's research has reignited interests in ancient Egypt and speculation that there are still many secrets waiting to be uncovered under the sands. Fanatics of ancient Egypt continue to search for the fabled Hall of Records, a hidden library believed to be underneath the pyramid complex or the Great Sphinx containing resources of information about the ancient people. The rumor originated from self-proclaimed clairvoyant Edgar Cayce, an American who claimed in the 1930s that refugees from Atlantis built the library to preserve their history.
Ammon
10-06-2025
- Science
- Ammon
Scientists uncover second 'hidden city' beneath Egypt's Giza pyramids
Ammon News - Scientists who revealed an underground 'hidden city' in Egypt have announced the discovery of a second city they say 'proves' the existence of a massive subterranean complex linking the Giza pyramids 2,000 feet beneath the surface. The newly-discovered shafts and chambers could rewrite history if confirmed to be true. The team of Italian researchers first claimed to have uncovered vast underground structures below the Khafre pyramid in March, igniting fierce backlash from mainstream archaeologists who called the findings 'false' and lacking scientific basis. Famed archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass is the team's biggest critic, saying it is impossible for the ground-penetrating radar to see thousands of feet below the surface. Undeterred by the scrutiny, the team has now reportedly detected similar shafts beneath the Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three main pyramids at Giza, months after their initial findings below Khafre. The Giza complex, west of Cairo, includes the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, along with the Great Sphinx. All shrouded in mystery due to their unclear construction methods, precise astronomical alignment, and still-debated purpose. Filippo Biondi, a radar expert from University of Strathclyde in Scotland and co-author of the research, told the Daily Mail that their data shows a 90 percent probability that the Menkaure shares the same pillars as Khafre. The team arrived at the probability 'through objective analysis of the tomography data, which, as experimental measurements, strongly indicate that the structures we identified beneath Khafre are also present under Menkaure.' 'We firmly believe that the Giza structures are interconnected, reinforcing our view that the pyramids are merely the tip of the iceberg of a colossal underground infrastructural complex,' Biondi said. 'This network likely consists of a dense system of tunnels linking the main subterranean structures.' The controversial research, not yet peer-reviewed or published in a scientific journal, captivated the world when it was revealed, even mesmerizing podcast star Joe Rogan who called it 'fascinating.' However, famed archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass deemed the discovery 'bulls***' due to his scientists saying it is not possible for the technology to see that deep in the ground. While the Italian researchers' findings have yet to be proven, or disproven, the team is still moving forward with their work. Images of the pillars below Menkaure appear to be identical to those beneath Khafre, Biondi said. 'The measurements reveal pillar-like structures with consistent characteristics,' he added. 'Given that Menkaure is smaller than Khafre, we believe the number of pillars is likely even but fewer than those under Khafre.' Those under Khafre were estimated to measure more than 2,000 feet long and feature what looked like spiral-like structures wrapping around each of the eight. The pillars beneath Menkaure further support the team's theory that a 'megastucture' sits below the sands of the Giza plateau. Daily Mail
National Geographic
16-04-2025
- Science
- National Geographic
Is there really a secret city under Egypt's pyramids?
Two Italian scientists claim to have discovered 38,000-year-old structures buried deep beneath the pyramids. But there's a big reason to be skeptical. Sun above the pyramid of Khafre at Giza Photograph by Christian Heeb, laif/Redux For the past few weeks, the internet has been abuzz with stories about a secret city allegedly located under the Pyramids at Giza. A research team led by retired organic chemist Dr. Corrado Malanga and former academic and remote sensing expert Dr. Filippo Biondi, claim to have discovered and reconstructed enormous 38,000-year-old structures buried deep underneath the pyramid of Khafre at Giza. In a press conference held in Italy, Malanga and Biondi announced that through the development of a new proprietary method for interpreting Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) signals, they were able to detect structures two kilometers beneath the Khafre pyramid. According to Malanga and Biondi, they discovered eight shafts, surrounded by spiral pathways, that connect to two 90-meter cube-shaped structures. Above the shafts, they claim to have found five structures connected to one another by passageways. Using what appears to be AI-generated reconstructions, they, and others, have hypothesized that these structures are part of a legendary ancient city or even a prehistoric power-generating structure (i.e. a power station). Rumors of hidden structures underneath the Giza plateau are nothing new. The idea dates to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus and intermittently bubbled to the surface of popular consciousness throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance. They became particularly popular among French scholars in the 19th century and again in the 20th century when American psychic Edgar Cayce popularized the idea that a secret hall of records was buried underneath the pyramid complex. The concept of a power station, allegedly built by aliens, has also been bouncing around pseudoscientific circles for a while. It is part of a broader conspiracy theory that credits impressive ancient architectural projects to aliens. (How cosmic rays helped find a tunnel in Egypt's Great Pyramid.) This newest iteration of the pyramid conspiracy theory has captured public attention because of the scientific credentials of its authors. In the past Malanga and Biondi published a peer-reviewed article on the internal structure of the Khafre pyramid. Though these newer sensational claims have not been peer-reviewed, and one of the authors is well known for publishing books about aliens, the combination of doctorates and an allegedly new technology has captured public attention. The story went viral and was picked up by InfoWars, Joe Rogan, Piers Morgan, and other critics of 'mainstream archeology.' 'These claims were received by a public primed for such news from long time claims of mysterious, hidden chambers under the pyramid,' says Dr. Flint Dibble, a well-respected archeologist and science communicator who has headed up 3-D digital mapping projects for a large excavation at Abydos in Egypt and teaches at Cardiff University. 'And they appeared legit because of the conflation of peer-reviewed research and the degrees that the scholars hold.' But as other experts have pointed out, the problem with the lost city hypothesis is that it uses an unproven technology, takes imaginative leaps in its reconstructions, and fails to account for what we know about the archeology of the region. (Who built the pyramids of Giza?) Shallow Radar Technology To begin with, there are the methods involved in scanning the ground beneath the Giza plateau. As Dibble and public archeologist Milo Rossi have explained, these methods have never been confirmed or proven, nor have they been independently verified. Synthetic aperture radar only detects up to two meters underground in similar conditions. It is difficult to imagine that SAR is providing credible information about structures 2,000 meters beneath the surface. The pyramids of Giza with Cairo in the foreground. Photograph by Alex Saberi, Nat Geo Image Collection To be clear, Malanga and Biondi have not discovered a new way of detecting structures two kilometers beneath the ground; instead they claim to have a new method of interpreting these synthetic aperture radar signals. If one compares the images of the radar signals published in the report with the reconstructions they generated, it is clear how much artistic license is being taken in the interpretation of the images. The technology does not allow scientists to create an entire 3-D model or produce the kinds of cross-sections envisioned in the reconstructions. As Dibble joked with Rossi in one podcast, the reconstruction appears to be based on the reactor room of Total Recall. Alongside public educators like Dibble and Rossi, other established academics have criticized the discovery. Professor Lawrence B. Conyers, an expert in ground-penetrating radar at the University of Denver, told the Daily Mail that the claims of a vast city are 'a huge exaggeration.' Egyptian archeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass, the former Ministry of Antiquities, called the claims 'baseless' and noted that the Egyptian Council of Antiquities did not grant permits for this kind of study to take place in the Khafre pyramid. Summing up the interpretative and practical issues, Dr. Sarah Parcak, an award-winning scholar at the University of Alabama who uses cutting-edge satellite imagery to better improve our understanding of Egyptian archeology, said, 'I could get any satellite imagery to look almost any way I wanted with enough manipulation… I think that's what these guys, they've done. They've misinterpreted the data. And the satellite imagery … SAR data can't see through rock, period.' Water, Water, Everywhere More problematic, Dibble explained, is the study's curious avoidance of all the archeological data about Giza plateau that was painstakingly collected over the past two centuries. All these studies, which utilized geochemical analysis, satellite remote sensing, seismic refraction, muon scans, electrical resistivity tomography, ultrasonic testing, ground penetrating radar, and magnetometry, have been carefully checked against one another and in some instances confirmed through excavation and drilling into the bedrock. The cumulative weight of this evidence has led to a robust understanding of what lies beneath the pyramids, how the pyramids were built, and when they were constructed. The most relevant piece of data here is the water table at Giza. An intensive study performed by Sharafeldin et al in 2019 revealed that the water table at Giza is only a few dozen meters under the surface of the plateau. The proximity of the groundwater, Dibble said, means that even today the Sphinx and other monuments are slowly eroding from water that sometimes 'wicks' up from beneath the ground. What this means for this new study is that if there really were megastructures some 2,000 meters underneath the pyramids, they would always have been part of an underwater city. Think Aquaman's Atlantis, not Amsterdam, Venice, or even the mythical Atlantis that fell into the sea. (Meet the anti-Indiana Jones solving the pyramids' secrets.) In general, water is a critical part of understanding the life course of the pyramids. The pyramids were built soon after the end of the African humid period when greater rainfall meant that the Sahara was more like a verdant savannah. A recent study by Sheisha et al in 2022 showed that during the period of construction the Kufu branch of the Nile extended right up to the Giza plateau, facilitating the transport of the stones needed for the construction of the pyramids. We do not need aliens when we have water.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Families of COVID nursing-home victims blast Cuomo lawsuit being tossed: ‘He should be in prison'
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo all but got away with murder this week when a federal judge tossed a lawsuit blaming his administration for thousands of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, disgusted relatives told The Post. Patricia Biondi, one of eight plaintiffs in the $10 million wrongful-death suit, called Manhattan federal Judge Katherine Polk Failla's Monday decision to dismiss the case over lack of evidence a 'bad joke,' adding Cuomo – the frontrunner in NYC's mayoral race — 'mismanaged the whole COVID crisis' as governor. 'He's just walking away scot free, and he has the nerve to run for office again?' said Biondi, 72, of Wappingers Falls, NY, whose husband of over 30 years, Michael, 77, died of the bug in November 2020 — just a month after checking into a Mohegan Lake nursing home for physical therapy. 'Cuomo should be in prison – not running for office,' she said. 'I think what he did was horrendous.' 'He's a real piece of work,' added Biondi, who said neither she nor her two daughters and four granddaughters got to say goodbye to Michael because of strict pandemic restrictions. Cuomo wound up striking a $5.1 million book deal to write a memoir about leading the state during the pandemic. Stacie Druckman, 52, said she holds Cuomo and his administration responsible for the April 2020 death of her 73-year-old father, Arthur Druckman, at a Bronx nursing home. Cuomo, she said, 'shouldn't be allowed to run' for mayor. 'People are forgetting what happened, but some people like me aren't,' she said. Both Biondi and Druckman said they want to appeal the judge's decision, but Biondi conceded it would be a 'longshot' to find a judge in New York who'd rule against Cuomo. Their lawyer, Joseph Ciaccio, did not return messages but previously told Law 360, 'We will continue to explore all options.' The Cuomo administration issued a controversial directive on March 25, 2020, forcing New York nursing homes to take in COVID-19 patients who were discharged from hospitals, which some experts have said contributed to thousands of deaths. The directive was issued in response to many hospitals statewide – especially in NYC – being overwhelmed with patients and lacking enough beds. The plaintiffs in the 2023 suit contend their loved ones' deaths were a result of the directive, accusing Cuomo, his top aide Melissa DeRosa and ex-state of Health Department Commissioner Howard Zucker of depriving nursing home residents to 'fundamental rights to life, bodily integrity, and the right to personal security' as required under the 14th Amendment. The judge in a 44-page order Monday dismissing the suit said the plaintiffs' claims failed to pass legal muster because the state didn't 'create' the virus or imprison the residents. 'The court's sympathy for plaintiffs and their loved ones simply cannot supplant governing law,' the judge wrote. Brooklyn federal Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall in September dismissed a similar 2022 suit filed by borough resident Daniel Arbeeny, whose father contracted the virus in a Brooklyn nursing home and died. Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi hailed the latest ruling, proclaiming, 'once again, justice has prevailed.' 'As we pass the fifth anniversary of COVID, the pain of those who have lost loved ones continues to be weaponized for political purposes and electoral gain at the highest levels,' he said. 'However, anytime this issue gets taken out of the press or the political arena and into the courts, the truth wins.' 'We are very sorry for her loss, but Mr. Biondi passed seven months after the [state Department of Health] guidance was no longer in place — showing once again how much people's pain was weaponized and politicized to the point where there is no relationship to the facts,' added Azzopardi.
