Back in December 2020 I released a video called Solving the Mystery of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, where I put forward my hypothesis that the grand size of the Great Pyramid was actually a change in plan, that originally the pyramid was smaller but Khufu and his architects opted for it to be enlarged.
It was an idea that came about because of the Queen’s Chamber air channels. For me, there was no logical explanation that explained why these narrow shafts stopped abruptly within the core masonry of the pyramid.
But over the past 5 years, I've found problems with my own hypothesis, but since researching other 4th dynasty pyramids, including the exposed core masonry in the gash on the Pyramid of Menkaure, a better explanation has presented itself.
The idea was confirmed in my head after reading the amazing work of researchers Laurens Va Vliet and I urge everyone to download and read his free papers here:
https://independent.academia.edu/LaurensRvanVliet
I think the mystery of the closed air channels that emanate from the Queen's Chamber in the Great Pyramid is now solved and to do this, we have to understand the internal core of the pyramid and how the structure was made.
Watch now to learn more!
00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - The Problem with the Queen's Chamber Air Channels
02:00 - The Great Pyramid was a Mausoleum
02:37 - The Queen's Chamber was Unfinished
04:02 - Was the Pyramid Enlarged?
04:36 - The Problem with the Enlargement Hypothesis
05:27 - A New Explanation for the Air Channels
06:18 - The Stepped Inner Pyramid Core
08:15 - What the Stepped Core Looks Like
09:19 - The Stepped Core and the Air Channels
10:07 - The Significance of the Stepped Core
12:45 - The Great Pyramid Plan B
14:10 - Video Summary
15:33 - Hawass to Explore the Northern Channel Door
16:04 - Conclusion