3-04-2017, 11:17 |

The Egyptian pyramids are those wonders of the world that have riveted the attention of man for many centuries. Mysterious structures, the construction of which no one can explain exactly. One of the more interesting is the mystery of the Egyptian pyramids.

It is known that Napoleon in the XVIII century. not yet being the emperor of France wanted to visit inside. He was attracted during the Egyptian campaign by mystical tales. He stayed inside for about 20 minutes. And then he went out very puzzled and even a little scared, silently, with difficulty, sitting on his horse, he returned to his headquarters. However, until now no one knows what struck Napoleon then, he took this secret with him.

And for a long time now, scientists, Egyptologists and simple daredevils have been trying to understand the main function. But even now the pyramids are a big mystery that our ancestors left us. No one can say how they were built and what they were intended for.

Mystery of the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt

Over the past 20-30 years, interest in the pyramids of Egypt has greatly increased. But it is still not known exactly what their purpose was. There were a lot of Egyptologists who did not see only the tombs of the pharaohs in the pyramids. On the contrary, many scientists put forward other versions, and some of them are able to change the idea of ​​modern man about ancient civilizations. remain a great mystery to man, it is very difficult to imagine that such structures were built just to bury the pharaoh. Their construction was already very grandiose, and a lot of effort was expended.

One of the Arab historians who lived in the XIV century. wrote about the pyramid of Cheops. In his opinion, it was built by order of the mythical sage Hermes Trismegistus. He ordered the construction of 30 treasure vaults, which were filled with jewels and various tools. Another Arab traveler who lived in the same century claimed that the pyramids were erected before the flood. They were built to store books and other valuable items.

In ancient Egypt, powerful pharaohs ruled, crowds of slaves were in their submission. Pharaohs Khufu, Khafra and Menkaur are known as the most important. But the problem is that in these three pyramids there is no confirmation in the form of hieroglyphic inscriptions or mummies indicating that these are their pyramids.

On September 17, 2002, a message appeared in the media that several researchers intend to visit the cache, which was discovered in. They were going to do this with the help of a special robot. It was equipped with a camera. Everyone was waiting for the secret of the pyramid to be revealed. But disappointment awaited all x, it was not possible to penetrate far. It has to do with the design of the pyramids. After some stage of construction, it is no longer possible to enter some rooms.

The secret of the inner contents of the pyramids

In 1872, the British scientist Dixon tapped one of the chambers, the so-called queen's chamber. When tapping, he found voids, then with a pick he destroyed the thin wall of the cladding. He managed to find two holes of equal size, 20 cm each. Dixon and his associates decided that these were adits for ventilation.

Already in 1986, French specialists used a special apparatus and, with the help of technology, they also discovered cavities that were thicker than other stone masonry. Then specialists from Japan used special modern electronic devices. They enlightened the whole and the rest of the area to the Sphinx. Studies have shown many voids in the form of labyrinths, but it was not possible to get there. And those rooms that scientists could explore did not give results. No mummy was found there, or even any remnants of material culture.

So the question arises - where did all the contents go - a sarcophagus or jewelry. Maybe the Egyptologists correctly put forward the version that after a few centuries robbers visited the pyramid and took everything with them. But now many people think that the tombs were empty from the beginning, even before the entrance to it was walled up.

The Caliph's Entry into the Egyptian Pyramid

In proof of the theory that it was initially empty, one historical fact can be cited. In IX, Caliph Abdullah al-Mamun with his detachment penetrated into. When they got inside the king's chamber, they were supposed to find treasures there, which, according to legend, were buried with the pharaoh. But nothing was found there. Everything seemed to have been cleaned up, clean walls and floors and empty sarcophagi appeared before the caliph.

This applies not only to these pyramids in Giza, but to all built by the III and IV dynasties. In these pyramids, neither the body of the pharaoh, nor any signs of burial were ever found. Some didn't even have sarcophagi. This is also another secret.

In Saqqara, a stepped one was opened in 1954. It contained a sarcophagus. When scientists found it, it was still sealed, which means that the robbers were not there. So in the end it was empty. There is a hypothesis that the pyramids are a special place that was sacralized. There is an opinion that a person entered one of the chambers of the pyramid, and then came out already deified. However, this does not seem like a rational assumption. Most of all, faith is caused by the assumption that Mamun found maps in the pyramid that were compiled by representatives of a highly developed civilization.

This can be confirmed by the following event. After returning from Egypt, the caliph creates maps of the earth's surface and the most accurate catalog of stars for that period of time - the Damascus Tables. Based on this, it can be assumed that some secret knowledge was stored in the bowels of the pyramid, which later ended up in the hands of Mamun. He takes them with him to Bogdad.

An Alternative Approach to the Study of the Egyptian Pyramids

There is another approach to studying the mystery of the pyramids. According to geologists' research, a pyramid is a clot of specific pyramidal energy. Due to its shape, the pyramid can store this energy. Such research is still quite young, but many people are engaged in it. Such studies have been carried out only since the 1960s. There are even facts allegedly that the razor blades that were inside the pyramid became sharp again for some time.

It is believed that the pyramid has become a place for processing energy into another more convenient energy. Then it was used for some other things.

This theory goes far beyond the boundaries of official science. However, it still exists and it has its followers. Different scientists are trying to discover the secrets of these structures in different ways. Many ambiguities remain. Even elementary - how such massive structures have been preserved for thousands of years. Their construction looks so reliable that it forces many to think about the secret meaning of the pyramids.

It is already a proven fact that most of the buildings of other ancient civilizations have long since collapsed. Archaeologists are making great efforts to find them and somehow restore them. But only the top lining fell off the pyramids. The rest of their design symbolizes reliability.

The secret of the construction of the Egyptian pyramids.

Since the 19th century many Egyptologists study the structure of the pyramids. And they came to amazing conclusions. No one can reveal the secret of the construction of Egyptian tombs. However, it has been proven that the size of the plates is matched to the nearest millimeter. Each plate has the same size as the previous one. And the joints between them are so correctly made that it does not allow even a blade to be inserted there. It's just incredible. How the inhabitants of that distant time could build so correctly, without having any technical innovations.

The width between granite blocks is calculated as 0.5 mm. This is ingenious and incomprehensible. This is the accuracy that modern instruments have. But this is by no means the only secret in construction. Still striking are the right angles and the exact symmetry between the four sides. But an even more important mystery is who nevertheless brought several stone blocks to such a great height. The main version is that they built the pyramids. But there is a problem with the evidence base. Some nuances do not fit into this version. It is not clear how, with those technical and mechanical solutions, it was possible to build such massive structures.

The secret of the construction technology of the Egyptian pyramids

Assumptions are made that simply a modern person does not even know what construction technologies were used. But it is impossible to build what has been built without modern jacks and other tools.

Sometimes versions are put forward that are simply absurd at first glance - what kind of technologies were they, maybe they were brought here by some alien civilizations. Even with all the achievements of modern man, it would be difficult for a crane to repeat such construction. This could be done, but the construction itself was difficult. And here is another mystery that the pyramids carry with them.

Those pyramids that are located in Giza also contain the Sphinx and the Valleys, and here's another secret for you. During their construction, slabs weighing almost 200 tons were used. And here it becomes unclear how the blocks were moved to the right place. Yes, and 200 tons is not the limit of the Egyptians. On the territory of Egypt there are architectural structures weighing 800 tons.

It is also interesting that no even hints were found around the complex that such blocks were dragged from somewhere or moved to the construction site. Nothing found. Hence the assumption about the levitation technique is put forward. Based on the myths and traditions of the ancient peoples, you can extract a lot of useful information in this regard. Some of them directly or indirectly indicate the existence of such a technique. You can even spot images that look like a tank or a helicopter. In principle, for those who adhere to an alternative version of the construction of the pyramids, such a theory explains a lot.

Egyptian pyramids and mysteries around them

Of course, even alternative versions, if we are to be objective, cannot be discounted. Every scientist or ordinary person can go and see for himself what kind of structures these are. It immediately becomes clear that this is not a primitive construction of some kind of slaves. This is not even construction exclusively by hand. If you follow the logic, then there must be some unknown construction system, and again not a simple one. An example is the construction of massive and reliable structures using special technologies that have not yet been disclosed by modern researchers.

Now there are about three dozen different hypotheses that are trying to uncover the secrets of the pyramids. Most Egyptologists are of the opinion about the use of inclined planes, but still historians are not architects. But they then put forward other versions. They accurately determined that in order to lay an inclined plane to, then an inscription with a length of more than 1.5 km would be needed. Moreover, the volume of the inscription itself would be three times the volume of the pyramid itself. There is also the question of what to build. It would be impossible to build with simple soil, as they would begin to settle over time and under the weight of the blocks.

Another mystery is what tools were used to build the blocks. Yes, and generally built as a whole. One way or another, now it is impossible to adhere to an unambiguous version in this matter. There are many mysteries still inaccessible to man. Here were given both rational versions and, for some, absurd ones. However, there are such versions, and history is an objective thing. And so such alternative versions also have the right to exist.

The mystery of the Egyptian pyramids video

Historians have made great efforts to debunk the mysteries of the great Egyptian pyramids. In their opinion, these grandiose structures are just the tombs of the pharaohs of antiquity, built for them by the overwork of hundreds of thousands of slaves.

But in fact, everything is not so simple with the pyramids, and inquisitive minds discover more and more secrets in the pyramids, their structure and shape, the clues of which have yet to be found.

Mystery of the Chinese pyramid

Pyramids, it turns out, are not only in Egypt. In China, near the city of Xi'an, at least 16 pyramids rise. Alas, this area has been a forbidden military zone for many years. Therefore, they were discovered only by chance: in 1947, an American named Maurice Shinan took several pictures of the Chinese pyramids, flying over them in a light aircraft. The pictures were published by several American newspapers. The Chinese authorities immediately responded to these publications with an official letter, in which they claimed that "the existence of these pyramids has not been confirmed by anything." Many years passed before the Chinese government nevertheless confirmed the existence of these structures, however, calling them nothing more than "trapezoidal tombs." Since then, several scientists have been able to observe the tombs with their own eyes, but the Chinese authorities are in no hurry to give them opportunities to study them. It is still unknown what they are hiding in the Xi'an area.

Why don't the Egyptian authorities stop the vandals?

It is not so easy for scientists from all over the world to obtain permission from the Egyptian authorities to excavate and simply study in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe pyramids. Every time, government officials strictly stipulate where this or that scientist can conduct his research, and violation of the established rules is fraught with serious troubles with the authorities. But with the Egyptians, oddly enough, things are quite different! Everyone who was at the great pyramids of Giza saw obsessive souvenir dealers who, in addition to lurid clay cats and busts of Tutankhamun, sell pieces of stone chipped from the pyramids. And recently, near the pyramids, tourists noticed the famous Cuban actress of "adult films" Carmen De Luz, and in a very frank form, from which the observers concluded that some not very decent movie was being shot in the interiors of the pyramids. As a result, a paradoxical situation is obtained: for scientists, penetration into the area of ​​the pyramids is a problem, but for vandals the road is open! The Egyptian government has been promising to change the situation for some time now, but things are still there, as they say. Why is it that the Egyptian authorities have such difficulty letting scientists through to the ancient tombs, but do not see problems in the fact that local marauders penetrate them? Perhaps they are afraid that overly attentive pundits will notice something that they do not need to know about? The question is still open.

And there are pyramids in Sudan!

Yes, Egypt is by no means the only country where the pyramids were built. There are also in Sudan, and in this African side there are more of them than in any other country in the world! There are 255 Nubian pyramids in Sudan. Only 14 of them are dedicated to warlike Sudanese princesses. The rest are the legacy of the warlike Nubians who lived in this territory in the 6th century BC. At the top of each of the pyramids was placed an image of the solar disk. Rumor has it that the Nubians stole the idea of ​​the pyramids from the Egyptians, building similarities of the great pyramids for the burial of 21 kings and 52 queens. However, it is possible that these tombs were built in parallel - at least, according to scientists, the Nubian tombs in Sudan date back no earlier than 10 thousand years BC, and the Egyptians did not take part in their construction. Alas, not all Sudanese pyramids are available for study today - in 1834, the adventurer Giuseppe Ferlini destroyed 40 Sudanese tombs in search of treasures. It is noteworthy that in antiquity no one believed the artifacts he had obtained, and he could not sell them. That's what is called "bad karma"!

Thermal scanning reveals bright spots in pyramids

In October 2015, an international team of scientists, together with specialists from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University, performed a thermal scan of the great Egyptian pyramids using thermal imaging and neon radiography technology, commonly used to study active volcanoes. In a temperature scan of Tutankhamen's tomb, scientists found a sharp temperature jump in its northern part, showing that there is a hidden cavity under the surface of the plates. According to Nicholas Reeves, a researcher at the University of Arizona, the high-resolution image shows that inside the tomb there is a hidden door to unexplored chambers and to the resting place of Queen Nefertiti, the wife of Tutankhamun's father. But that's not all. In all three great pyramids of Giza, places with elevated temperatures were found. The researchers don't know what that means: it's just that, for some strange reason, some blocks are hotter than everyone else, and this has nothing to do with the weather. At the moment, researchers are busy looking for hidden chambers in the pyramids to explain this phenomenon.

Hidden pyramids in Antarctica

In some photos, on Google Earth maps, you can see pyramidal tombs in the snows of Antarctica. Researchers call them "snow pyramids". The public on the Internet, who saw these images, believes that the Antarctic pyramids were built by a human civilization that lived in Antarctica. Two of the three Antarctic pyramids are located on the continent, one is in close proximity to the coastline. each of them in shape corresponds to the pyramids of Giza. The first of them was discovered by the Antarctic expedition in the period from 1901 to 1913. At the same time, geologists decided not to inform the world about their discovery. Some researchers believe that these pyramids served as housing for people, since 100 years ago the temperature in Antarctica was much higher than now. Dr. Vanessa Bowman of the British Antarctic Research Center says: "100 million years ago, rain forests grew in Antarctica - the same as in today's New Zealand." Some researchers believe that the pyramids in Antarctica are the legacy of the Atlanteans. And, in their opinion, they can completely change our view of the history of mankind. However, skeptics consider them just hilly ice formations that have grown over millions of years. Who is right, further research will show.

Italian pyramids

In 2011, archaeologists excavating an Etruscan tomb in one of the cities of Italy, faced with an incomprehensible mystery. A group of scientists from Italy and the United States were excavating under a wine cellar in the town of Oriveto, where they discovered a staircase in the wall. As they continued to dig, they found several chambers and tunnels connecting them. Analyzing the structure of the discovered tomb, they soon realized what she had done in the form of a pyramid. The structure has been dated to around 900 BC. In shape, it resembled Sudanese tombs. Considering that the army of the Roman Empire had conquered the territory of Sudan before our era, scientists began to look for a connection between the Sudanese tombs and their Italian find, as well as with another Italian structure - the pyramid of Cestius in Rome. This pyramid, located in the area of ​​the Protestant cemetery, is one of the oldest and most protected Italian sights. Until recently, it was in a dilapidated state, but after the Japanese businessman Yuzo Yagi donated 1 million euros for its repair, it was completely restored and opened to the public in May 2015.

Canada loves pyramids too

Canada is a young country, and the fact that there are pyramids in Edmonton, Alberta, similar to the Egyptian ones, few will immediately believe. Meanwhile, this city is just full of pyramids! In the center, near the Muttart Conservatory, there are pyramidal greenhouses, where plants from all over the world are cultivated - from Africa to Western Canada. On the roof of Edmonton City Hall is a huge glass pyramid that changes colors every few months, turning green, blue, red, purple and orange in turn. And at McEwan University, less than 10 kilometers from City Hall and the Muttadt Conservatory a few blocks from City Hall, there are two pyramids in front of the entrance. In Edmonton, there are several other buildings on which the pyramids stand. No one knows why the people of Edmonton love the pyramids so much.

Who built the pyramids?

Probably not everyone remembers that. that the Egyptians at the time of the construction of the pyramids were typical black Africans. According to scientists, there is no reason to assume that at that time representatives of races other than the typical population of northern Africa could live in Egypt. But even more interesting is that, contrary to popular belief, the builders of the pyramids, apparently, were not labored slaves. The legend of the use of slave labor in the construction of the pyramids was first composed by ancient Greek historians - and nowadays Hollywood has readily picked it up. In fact, skilled workers from all over Egypt worked on the construction of the pyramids. At the same time, judging by the surviving records, in addition to wages, they received another interesting privilege: a worker who died during construction had the right to be buried in a tomb next to the pharaoh. If we were talking about slaves, the Egyptians would not have allowed such a violation of the caste principle.

Mysteries of the Greek pyramids

Another country where the pyramids were discovered is Greece. Several structures called the pyramids of Argolis are one of the most famous ancient monuments of this Greek city. Until recently, it was believed that these buildings are ancient tombs, since ancient Roman manuscripts said that soldiers who fought for the throne of Argos were buried here. But in the twentieth century, scientists doubted this, according to some signs, deciding that they were intended for some other, hitherto unknown purposes. Another pyramid in Greece seems to have existed northwest of the Peloponnese, but little remains of it: over the centuries, the locals have stolen the stone for their own needs.

The Secret of Orion

One of the things that startle scientists about the Egyptian pyramids is that they were literally built in the center of the earth. The mutual arrangement of the chambers of the king and queen in the largest pyramid reflects the relative position of Orion and Sirius in the firmament. Here is what the author of the book "Fingerprints of God" Robert Boval writes about this: "
A mind-boggling fact about the Egyptian pyramids is they are made literally in the center of the earth. At the southern point of the King's Chamber inside of the Great Giza Pyramid, is the same point of the Belt of Orion. The Queens chambers are in the direction of the Sirius star. Here is a quote from The Fingerprints of the Gods by Robert Bauval: "The constellation of Orion is as oriented along the Milky Way as the Great Pyramids are along the Nile. And the star, which the Arabs call Mintaka, is oriented relative to Orion and Sirius in the same way as the smallest of the pyramids relative to the other two. The location of the pyramids on Earth corresponds exactly to the orientation of the brightest stars in the firmament in the year 10450 BC. "

What were the pyramids made of?

Probably, this news will disappoint many, but, nevertheless, the fact remains. For centuries, Egyptologists have admired the art of Egyptian engineers, who managed to put together such huge and geometrically complex forms from huge limestone blocks. However, only in our time, when it became possible to conduct a spectral analysis, it turned out that limestone blocks, as well as more expensive alabaster, granite and basalt, were used only for decoration, including external ones. Most of the internal interiors were built of raw brick with the addition of straw - the main material from which most buildings were built in the era of the Old Kingdom - from the poor man's hut to the royal palaces. This, of course, adds prosaism to the buildings, but does not detract from the engineering talents of the ancient Egyptians.

Where did the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza go?

Looking at the photo of the largest of the pyramids of Giza, it is easy to see that the severity of the form of this ancient tomb is violated only once. Where the eye simply requires the final upper stone, completing the strict triangles of the walls, there is only a flat platform that violates the flawlessness of the geometric construction. Why? There are several versions of this. One of them says that the top stone was gold and was stolen many centuries ago. Another is that the platform at the very top was conceived flat for some reason unknown to us. But the Spanish researcher Miguel Perez Sanchez claims that at the top of the pyramid was the so-called Eye of Horus - a mystical transparent sphere symbolizing the union of the Sun and Sirius - the star of Isis. Who is right - it is impossible to say with certainty.

Ancient pyramids of Bosnia

And again the pyramid in Europe! This time - the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon. According to historians, this is the largest and oldest step pyramid in the world. It was discovered by an American researcher from Boston, a Bosnian by origin Semir Osmanagic. In 2006, he publicly announced that he had discovered on Mount Visochitsa, where he was excavating, underground passages and interspersed with lime mortar - and, after months of excavation, having removed many layers of earth, he showed people a mountain that really was a pyramid! However, Bosnian geologists did not believe the statements of Osmanagich and, having checked his conclusions, in turn, stated: Visočica is not a pyramid at all, but the most ordinary hill, to which nature has given a shape similar to a stepped one. And that the steps are so even - so this is Osmanagich's "cruel prank" to blame. However, the Boston Bosnian himself does not give up and claims that he found a real pyramid in his homeland, and geologists are simply captivated by stereotypes. Who is actually right, time will tell.

So what were the pyramids really used for?

Back in school, we were taught that the pyramids are the tombs of the pharaohs, and nothing more. However, what we have learned today about the pyramids, including those built outside of Egypt, casts doubt on this. In fact, historians agree with us. Today, there is much more than one version explaining why the pyramids were really needed. In particular, experts suggest that they were used as treasuries, giant antennas to communicate with the gods and recharge divine energy, meaningless buildings conceived to create jobs and relieve social tension, shelter during sandstorms and floods of the Nile, houses of brothel for the highest Egyptian nobility and even sewage treatment plants to clean the Nile waters. and the author of each of these unexpected theories has his own evidence. Which of them is right? As usual, time will tell.

NASA experts have found pyramids in space!

And finally, under the curtain, here's a brand new, fresh riddle! Compared to the pyramids, she is just a baby - she is not yet 10 years old. In 2007, NASA launched the Rassvet robotic spacecraft to explore Ceres, a minor planet in the solar system located in the asteroid belt. Now look at the photo that Dawn sent to the puzzled scientists from Ceres! On the surface of the planet, a structure is clearly visible, with outlines like two drops of water similar to a pyramid! It turns out that this form is sacred not only for the Earth, but also for the cosmos? Let's hope that this mystery will be solved faster than the mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids, over which scientists have been struggling for more than a century.

The pyramids of Egypt are simply amazing, legends and myths make you hold your breath and listen with admiration. Scientists and researchers for most of the centuries have been trying to get, in the truest sense of the word, to the truth that the most unique man-made wonders of the world keep inside themselves!

In accordance with the Egyptian religion, the pyramids were needed for people who had gone to the afterlife, because, together with embalmed bodies, all the things a person needed, everything that he needed during his lifetime were buried there: precious jewelry, clothes, household utensils and other items. that he might need in another life.

It is believed that the larger and higher the pyramid, the more powerful and richer the person was during his lifetime. Now, looking at such large structures, it is difficult to imagine what kind of riches the pharaohs should have owned, and that all this was built by human hands, for all that, it should be taken into account that all buildings were carried out manually, without the use of special building equipment.

And when you still look at the numbers, it will seem completely unrealistic - the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe largest and well-known pyramid of Cheops is 85,000 m3, the length of each side of the pyramid is 230 m and the height is almost 150 m. To really imagine how much it is, then just remember a 9-storey house, its area is approximately 10,000 m3. These numbers are truly shocking! The most fascinating thing is that it took only 20 years to create such a thug!

Shrouded in mystery from creation itself. To this day, scientists do not agree on when and by whom the pyramids were built. Representations are generally divided into 2 theories:

1st - that the pyramids were built long before the first Egyptians by aliens;

The second one says that it was the Egyptians who were the creators of these unique objects.

Together with this, they do not stop arguing about the actual purpose of the pyramids. Some believe that the famous pyramids at Giza were intended as beacons for alien ships, showing the course for the Sinai desert, which served as a typical port. This version is confirmed by a picture taken by NASA's galactic ship from space.

If you superimpose a map of Egypt on a map of the starry sky, you will notice that the placement of the pyramids coincides with the stars, the placement of the Nile can be compared with the Milky Way, and the three pyramids in Giza are recognized as Orion's belt. But not everything matches - 2 monuments of the 5th dynasty do not fall into such a cipher, but they are not stars, but they are 2 parallel medians.

Archaeologists have found unique ancient Egyptian manuscripts and texts, which, according to legend, were acquired in ancient times from Nefers - people with divine abilities who lived in Atlantis.

And these are no longer some hypotheses, there is real documentary evidence for this. Whoever those Gods worshiped in Egypt were, ordinary mortal people who knew the laws of the Universe or aliens, they gave the Egyptians knowledge that we have not yet known. In particular, the knowledge of the synchronization of heaven and earth was glorified in history by the Egyptians by building the entire pyramid complex in strict accordance with the map of the starry sky.

Like the stars, the pyramids of Egypt are very diverse, we can only solve the riddles hidden in the majestic structures that have transferred the most ancient knowledge through the centuries. There is a legend that when all the doors are open and the last riddle is solved, the end of the world will come. But along with this, there is another legend, which says that in the pyramids, like in the rest, hidden knowledge is hidden that will help reveal the secrets of the Egyptian pyramids, and together with them the secrets of the philosophy of the world.

While the secrets of the Egyptian pyramids remain secrets and excite our fantasies, no one has yet been able to guess them, maybe because they are looking in the wrong place; after all, one of the legends says that the secret is hidden not on the walls and in writing, but in the buildings themselves, this knowledge is the source of a separate energy that is destined to be read only to the chosen one!

The necessary conditions: discover region of Saqqara

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Find Merckx

As you explore the area around the Bent Pyramid at Saqqara, you encounter a man (1) being chased by bandits on camels.

Talk to Merck

Kill the pursuers and talk to the saved one. His name is Merckx, and he is exploring the pyramids. Bayek agrees to help him.

Go and explore Sites to get Artifacts

Merckx has one of three artifacts he needs for research. The other two are: in the tomb of Sneferu (2) and in the hideout of Hugros (3) . Send Senu to pinpoint the locations.

Sneferu's Tomb

Climb the northernmost pyramid and go through the open tunnel on the north side. Light the torch and follow the tunnel. At the bottom of the first sloping tunnel is a very small shaft that you have to go through.

You enter a room with a combustible lamp. To the right of the lamp is a "through crack".

In the next tunnel, cross the bridge over the pool. At the end of the tunnel is a deep shaft. Jump to the opposite wall and drop down to the floor. Slide under the wall through the open slot in the blocks at the bottom of this shaft. You enter a chamber with platforms.

First chamber

The first camera has a simple solution. When you enter the chamber, lift the weight (A) and go to the first moving platform (B). This throws the platform to the ground. Now move the big shelf (C) along the rails to the same platform. This provides enough counterweight to move on to the next shelf. (D) on the floor to the second platform (E). Now it won't drop from your weight and you can enter the next chamber (F).

Second chamber

Break the vase in the corner that blocks the entrance to the second chamber. In the first chamber you see two balancing platforms - one on the left (G) with a vase on it and one on the right (H) with five weights on it. There is a high room (I), accessible through the top platform at the back of the room. The puzzle in the room to your right leads to the artifact you need.

break the vase (G) arrow. Jump onto the platform (G) Keep jumping from the platform to the high ledge at the back of the room. There are treasures in the right corner. Don't confuse this camera with the next one because it's very similar.

Third chamber

Enter the last chamber with platforms. The platform is on the right (J) with two weights on it. In front of this is a wooden frame (K), used as a platform to move to the second balance platform (L). This platform is raised, and when you jump on it, it drops down and prevents you from entering the chamber above. (M).

Just take two loads from the platform (H) in the previous chamber and place them on the platform (J) along with other cargo. Now there is enough weight to stay in place when you jump from (K) to the platform (L). You just have to jump onto the high ledge leading to the chamber (M).

Artifact and ancient tablet

There are four chests on the left side of the room. Fourth (N) is an artifact required for the quest. Interact with the ancient tablet to complete objectives in the location and earn an ability point.

Exit the tomb

In the room with the ancient tablet, slide near the left wall for a quick exit from the tomb. You swim underwater through a long tunnel and climb out of a tall shaft to the western side of the pyramid.

Hugros hideout

The necessary conditions: go to shelter

Location Research Reward: 400xp

Location targets: kill captain (1), find treasure (1)

Hugros hideout (3) located inside a very large cave. It is best to approach the top above the cave. Once inside, use Senu to mark the enemies. Then drop down to the bottom ledge (4) .

Shoot the bandit on the ledge on the left, deeper in the cave. It stands next to the Arrow Rack where you can replenish bow ammo and tools.

Now climb up to the ledge where the bandit stood and cross the short bridge back to the right side. After the bridge, hide in the grass; a couple of bandits stayed deeper in the cave.

You need to get to the treasure chests near the tents, one of which contains an artifact.

Talk to Merck

Kill the captain in the cave to complete the objectives in the location, then return to Merckx (5) , which is now on the northwestern edge of the Sneferu pyramid.

Reach the top of Sneferu's tomb

Climb to the west side of the Sneferu Pyramid. At the top you see the third artifact (6) . Bayek places three artifacts in the empty slots to complete the Diagram. This points to a vault in the ruins to the east.

Talk to Merckx about the Diagram

Merckx (7) moved to the east side of the pyramid. Talk to him.

Escort Merckx to the Temple Ruins

Escort Merckx east to the ruins (8) . Go to the vault entrance (9) covered with sand.

Bayek reveals the entrance to the vault. Shoot the wooden barricade at the entrance.

Escort Merckx to the vault

Drop down into the vault, light the torch and follow the tunnel. Along the way you will come across cobras. Kill them and continue your way to the chamber, where you will find a treasure with a rare weapon and a pyramid model in the middle of the room.

Talk to Merck

Talk to Merckx to complete the quest.

The world is on the verge of a great archaeological discovery. Not so long ago, researchers of the Egyptian pyramids discovered new secret rooms in the tomb of Pharaoh Cheops. With the help of the Explorer robot, they tried to get inside through the narrow tunnels of the 4500-year-old structure, but they did not succeed.

Then the joint development of British, French and Canadian scientists came to the rescue - a robot called Dzhedi. The name of the device was not accidental. Djedi was the name of the magician who served Pharaoh Cheops. It would seem that no magic, only technology. However, this time the attempt was successful and the robot managed to successfully overcome the mysterious southern tunnel, which goes out of the burial crypt of the queen into one of the newly discovered faces of the pyramid.

The "magic" robot managed to safely get through the tunnel and even looked behind the "secret door" behind which the recently opened chamber is hidden. What the video cameras showed on the robot excited the whole world

In a secret chamber, the robot found strange maroon hieroglyphs dating back to 2500 BC.

It is noteworthy that the tunnels (southern and northern), passing at an angle of 90 degrees from the crypt of the queen, were found by researchers at the end of the 19th century. They were discovered by engineer Wayman Dixon from Britain. Twenty years ago, the German Egyptologist Rudolf Gantenbrink first sent a robotic expedition through the northern tunnel, but the robot was unable to reach the target. Having stumbled upon a very sharp turn, he crashed. The next expedition of another robot along the southern tunnel was also unsuccessful.

Having traveled 63 meters in the south direction of the Cheops pyramid, he stumbled upon an outlandish door with brass handles.

No one knew what was hidden behind the mysterious door. Lovers of mystical theories and anomalous chronicles fueled interest. Fans of Cheops assumed that a secret vault was hidden behind the door, in which knowledge and books from the lost Atlantis, alien devices or other "magical" artifacts were accumulated.

What can I say, even the brass handles themselves were very intriguing. Until that time, no one had found a single metal object in the pyramids. A lot of crazy and bold hypotheses arose that these handles are elements of an electrical system that was left by aliens and is capable of teleporting the pyramid to another planet.

Ten years ago, a Royer Pyramide caterpillar robot, manufactured by the American company iRobot, rolled up to the secret door. He managed to drill a hole in a monolithic door and stick a miniature television camera inside the mysterious chamber.

The cell was empty inside. Millions of people, holding their breath, saw another door in the distance...

And the other day, almost ten years later, tireless seekers of ancient artifacts are making a new attempt. The researchers again sent a robot to the first "secret door". Rumor has it that last time they still managed to see something suspicious and now they were collecting more complete information. Jedi the Robot Mage essentially copies its predecessor, but with a much more upgraded camera. A special device is controlled by a rod and resembles an endoscope that shoots in good quality. With the help of new technologies, it was possible to see the first "secret chamber" in great detail.

For the first time, scientists looked at the "secret door" from the back. The surface of the doors is very carefully processed, being perfectly smooth and polished. Brass rods pierce through the door and are crowned with small loops.

Robot Jedi has confirmed that there is a second hidden behind the first secret chamber. Scientists think that Pharaoh Cheops in a sarcaphagus can be buried in it. And the empty sarcophagus found before that, which is known today, was made on purpose as a distraction.

So far, the most important find is the maroon hieroglyphs depicted on the floor of the "first secret room". Egyptologists have already begun to decipher them, and the results will be ready one of these days.

In the meantime, researchers and interested people have to be perplexed. There were suggestions that the tunnels were made for ventilation. But the question arises - what is the door for? And besides, so carefully crafted and with elegant brass handles? The tunnels are made in the form of a perfectly even square 20x20 cm. A person cannot climb through them. Is it a cat? But why do cats need brass handles?

Adds mysticism to the spatial arrangement of the southern tunnel. It is oriented strictly to the constellation of Orion and the star Sirius.

Many scientists come to the conclusion that the souls of the pharaoh should have traveled through the tunnels and fly out into the Universe. But are there doors and plugs? It will obviously interfere with "traveling ..."

Researchers do not despair and continue to work scrupulously. According to their plans, the final report will be ready in 2012. Will they open Pandora's box by the fateful date?
: marya-iskysnica.livejournal.com