Researchers Clash Over Alleged Vast Underground Chambers at Giza Pyramids

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The underground city under the Giza Pyramids isn't real—but AI makes it easy to believe

Scientists claim they've uncovered evidence of a "vast" hidden city more than 4,000 feet beneath Egypt's Giza Pyramids, offering a groundbreaking analysis that they argue confirms their discovery. Last week, researchers in Italy unveiled bombshell findings suggesting multi-thousand-foot-tall wells and chambers exist beneath the Khafre Pyramid. If proven to be true, the revelation could radically reshape both Egyptian and human history. But experts have questioned the study's scientific validity, quickly dismantling the claims as "completely wrong". The scientists have argued with "a confidence level well above 85%" that the structures - particularly those underneath the Khafre and Giza Pyramids - are real.

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Experts clash over claims of underground city beneath Egypt pyramids

Italian researchers, led by Prof. Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa, say they’ve uncovered a vast underground network beneath the Egyptian pyramids. They claim the radar images show massive vertical shafts, spiral staircases, channels resembling pipelines for a water system, and a hidden world of structures more than 2,000 feet (610m) beneath the surface. They even suggest that the legendary Hall of Records, a purported library tied to ancient Egyptian lore, could lie within this underground complex. “When we magnify the images [in the future], we will reveal that beneath it lies what can only be described as a true underground city,” the team said at a press conference. But not all experts are convinced. Radar expert Prof Lawrence Conyers from the University of Denver called the claims a “huge exaggeration,” stating that the technology used – radar pulses from a satellite, similar to how sonar radar is used to map the ocean – couldn’t penetrate that deep into the earth.

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Pyramid scheme: Archaeologists question claim of ‘huge city’ beneath Egypt’s Giza Plateau

A research team’s astonishing claims that they discovered massive underground structures extending hundreds of feet deep beneath Egypt’s Khafre Pyramid sound like science fiction to experts. Scottish and Italian researchers say they used special radar technology that allowed them to see far beneath the 4,500-year-old pyramid. They said the technology revealed five structures connected by miles of geometric pathways and eight spiral staircases descending thousands of feet underground. Egypt’s renowned archaeologist and former minister of antiquities trashed the findings, calling them “fake news.” Zahi Hawass said the researchers used techniques that are “not approved” and “not validated” and lack any scientific basis.

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Italian researchers claim to have discovered an extensive underground city beneath the Great Pyramids of Giza using satellite-based radar technology. The findings suggest the presence of vertical shafts, spiral staircases, and massive chambers. Skeptics question the validity of these claims, but further high-resolution imaging is planned to confirm this potentially groundbreaking discovery.
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Giza Pyramids’ Underground City: Fact Or Fiction?
A team of researchers claims to have discovered a vast underground city beneath the Giza pyramids. However, prominent archaeologists have swiftly and decisively rebutted this assertion. The controversy stems from a study conducted by researchers associated with the Kahfre Project, including scientists Corrado Malanga and Filippo Biondi from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.
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Archaeologists 'uncover vast city' under Egypt's pyramids - experts raise doubts
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