Looting the Great Pyramid - A Step by Step Analysis

The Great Pyramid of Giza was robbed of its treasures thousands of years ago. The passage that all tourists enter today is the Robber’s Tunnel that was presumably used for plundering everything of value inside.

A common observation of the Robber’s Tunnel is that it is extremely accurate for the purposes of bypassing the Great Pyramid defenses. Legends attribute the tunnel to Al-Ma’mun in 832 AD who claims it as his work.

But does this story really hold up to modern scrutiny? Are there still clues left within the tunnel that might reveal the original method of intrusion? What does the tunnel say about who first penetrated the pyramid and the knowledge they possessed? Watch the video and find out!

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[HenryLoenwind]

That bend is even more proof that the tunnel was dug from both sides. When you dig a tunnel that way, you want the two halves to meet at an angle. If they are parallel, they can miss each other completely. By digging them at an angle, you force them to meet (as any two lines on a plane that are not parallel must meet).

[joyofsox]

I have dreamed of going Giza since I was maybe 9 years old. I was 53 in 2017 when we went to Egypt and Jordan. An awe-inspiring trip. Looking forward to watching your videos!!

[clarkpalace]

The skepticism and attention to detail required to study the pyramids is astounding

[RepublicD]

Your videos are too interesting, I keep having "wait a second" moments and have to rewind to process it. Either I'm getting too old or your videos are absolutely outstanding.

[Anyextee]

Fantastic work, keep it up! Your detailed analsis is great and I'm glad I could help you with my rare video footage of the robber's tunnel. Thanks for the shout out and directing people to my channel. 🙏 Looking forward to seeing more from this channel.

[dreamerartworx]

You always have very logic explanations and theories. Your level of detail searching is out of this world and i love how you always easily can find a more reasonable and more logic explanation!
Great work! Keep it up! :)

[AlanCanon]

Cave surveyor from Kentucky here. Love this series, and how it's 100% free of Alien Astronaut theories, just reviewing evidence and making informed speculation, which is carefully tagged as such. In the Mammoth Cave System, we're dealing with a 100% natural feature, with 4, 000 years worth of exploration and artifacts to study and puzzle out. The cave draws us in with its mysteries, and the wonderful thing is, through science and engineering we can actually solve those mysteries. Seems like those who explore the pyramids, although they're 100% artificial, must feel similar emotions.

[ingurlund]

I think it was first broken in to at the first opportunity, in other words at the time of the first breakdown of protective state authority for the pyramid. That would have been at the end of the old kingdom about 300 years after the building of the pyramid. I think the robbers knew the interior layout of the pyramid because the thousands who built it would have proudly passed on that knowledge to their children. I think knowledge of the pyramid's interior would have been a source of pride for every family that new it.

[PartscasterPaul]

Great breakdown. I'd heard the theory that the robbers tunnel was an exit before, but never the idea that it had been dug from both ends. Definitely food for thought!

[rumblewolf]

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Subscribed.

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[Manjixx]

Been looking forward to this new episode. This channel is amazing 👏

[billthacet]

Never so glad, I stumbled onto an excellent channel by accident. A great job as always.

[marcuszimmerman]

I was in all Pyramids, all rooms and all places you have schown in this video. I was even in the releafing chambers, but today you blew my mind my man.

[jason]

Big fan, keep up the great videos, your videos are quickly becoming the gold standard

[harryparkes]

Great new video. I like the way that you approach the topic in a forensic manor like a crime scence analysis - actually it was a crime scene!

[richardpark]

Fascinating story! I truly wish average adults were able to organize their thoughts and present their arguments so briefly, cogently, and succinctly.

[dootanator_]

i love how you turn complicated and seemingly conflicting information into an easily digestible 20 min video. Very good job :D

[philbarker]

Please note a portcullis mechanism is designed to be ‘raised’ as well as lowered.You would never go to the effort of installing them unless you meant to raise them .Otherwise blocking stones would be far easier and far more permanent.
Also note in the New Kingdom we have priests writing instructing workers to loot burial chambers ( ie recycle the grave goods).It’s possible that was happening from the earliest times.
I note in king Tut’s grave goods is a throne/ chair that belonged to his father.Wouldn’t his father have wanted that buried with him? Recycled? Gold is rare stuff!

[iknownothing-mc]

Occams razor: They didn't make the tunnels large enough to transport stolen goods out of the pyramid because there where none.

[antoniohinojos]

Keep up the great work mate, all your videos are so fascinating and refreshing.