Ancient Egyptians robbed the tombs of the wealthy for many of the same reasons people rob others in the present day: excitement, money, and a kind of empowerment in taking what one does not own.
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During his reign, the Great Pyramids of Giza located in Egypt were considered to be one of the wonders of the world like how it is today. However, Al-Aziz believed that the existence of the pyramids was against his religion. So he decided to order the destruction of the pyramids.
A hidden corridor nine meters (30 feet) long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, and this could lead to further findings, Egyptian antiquities officials said on Thursday.
Attempted demolitionIn AD 1196, Al-Aziz Uthman, Saladin's son and the Sultan of Egypt, attempted to demolish the pyramids, starting with that of Menkaure. Workmen recruited to demolish the pyramid stayed at their job for eight months, but found it almost as expensive to destroy as to build.
Finding an underground burial chamber still full of treasure was amazing. After all, even though the tombs of the pharaohs and nobles had been hidden, they were all robbed – probably not too long after they were sealed off.
The newly-discovered chamber is in the Pyramid of Khufu, one of the three structures that make up this Wonder of the World. Archaeologists are yet to determine what the chamber was used for. A new chamber dating back some 4,500 years has been uncovered in one of the Great Pyramids in Egypt.
On Thursday, Egyptian officials announced the discovery of a hidden corridor above the pyramid's entrance. Measuring 30 feet long, the passage could serve as a jumping-off point for additional research into the mysterious inner chambers.
Climbing the pyramids is also banned because it's exceedingly dangerous, and typically anyone caught scaling the pyramids face up to three years in an Egyptian jail. This wasn't Ciesielski's first climbing stunt.
Climbing the pyramids is also banned because it's exceedingly dangerous, and typically anyone caught scaling the pyramids face up to three years in an Egyptian jail. This wasn't Ciesielski's first climbing stunt.
Yet many questions remain. Although the efforts of Belzoni, Loret, Davis, Carter and others helped reveal the tombs of most of the New Kingdom pharaohs, several remain unaccounted for – including those of Ahmose I, Amenhotep I, Tuthmose II and Ramesses VIII.