After surveying the Sahara desert, an Egyptian archaeologist believes he has identified the location of a new pyramid.
Tony Robinson and Dr. Dobrev (right).
The site, which is densely fortified with tombs, functioned as a necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and is home to multiple pyramids, including the world-famous Djoser Step Pyramid.
Dr. Vasko Dobrev has been exploring this location for the past three decades, roughly 30 kilometers from Giza’s world-famous pyramids.
His discoveries were made public a few months ago during the documentary Opening Egypt’s Great Tomb, which aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom.
Tony Robinson, the documentary’s host, said, “I’ve traveled more than 400 kilometers north of Aswan, but this is not a tourist visit.”
“Dr. Vasko Dobrev has been searching for a new pyramid in the desert south of Cairo for the past 30 years.”
“We often think about the renowned Giza pyramids, but this place named Sahara holds the first pyramid, as well as many others.”
“The pyramids here span six centuries of Egyptian history,” he noted in his introduction, “but one dynasty of pharaohs, in particular, decided to build their spectacular tombs at Sahara.”
Robinson was taken aback when Dr. Dobrev explained how many pyramids could be lying beneath the sand.
Around 120 pyramids may be found in Egypt. Because Sahara is directly opposite Egypt’s capital, Memphis, the pharaohs built pyramids here, ” explained Dobrev.
Do you notice this small pyramid? This is Pepi II, his father is with him, his great-grandfather is behind him, and the rest of the family is nearby ».
The two then proceeded to the top of a flat plateau, where Dr. Dobrev believes an undiscovered pyramid may be located.
“Perhaps we have the pharaoh Userkare [beneath us], who reigned for only three or four years. In three years, he couldn’t build a 52-meter-high pyramid.”
The archaeologist informed Robinson that he may have only had time to build the pyramid’s base.
“We are at a nice altitude, and we realized that all of the pyramids in the Sahara are at the same level.”
The evidence to back up his assertion was subsequently disclosed. The georadar has discovered something potentially artificial lying beneath the sands, according to Dr. Dobrev:
So there’s a pyramid level here, with his father in the north, his son in the middle, and his grandchild in the back. However, we have something else: geophysics, a new technology that reveals things with correct angles.
“We have a kind of square here, 80 by 80 meters, which is exactly the scale of the pyramids of that period.”
There is currently no indication of future preparations to excavate the region where the claimed pyramid would lie, despite the fact that this information is several months old.
With the latest endeavor to research and uncover the secrets of the Sahara necropolis, there is reason to believe that we will learn more about it soon.
