Pyramid of Cheops - secret burial chamber

Two French amateur archaeologists, Gilles Dormion and Jean-Yves Verd'hurt, have claimed in a book published this week that they have discovered the secret burial chamber in the largest pyramid ever built, the Pyramid of Cheops.

But despite Japanese scientists also confirming the existence of a cavity, Egyptian authorities are denying the two access to the pyramid to test their theory on the grounds that neither of the two is a specialist in the field.

ABC News Online

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Jack

I hate when major discoveries are halted due to some stingy government not allowing further exploration. It's not like they will be desocrating the site. In most instances major restoration takes place to keep the site around longer than what would have been.

I agree, it's bad enough when they won't let someone else look around, but this would a huge find, yet they won't even look themselves...

I wonder who is behind not letting them into the site....hmmmm.....Dr. Zahi Hawass probably? That archaeologist has halted more than one expedition before, and I wouldn't doubt he is playing a hand in this one either.

[edit on 30-8-2004 by Jazzerman]

Perhaps The Burial chamber is holding somehting, that shouldent be let out! 8) /but on a serious note; They should allow them to enter!

Two more articles on the subject:

The Guardian

Whitley Strieber's Unknown Country

Jack

there was a show, irecently watched, about kgb files or something.

and they did a GPR scan of the pyramids. and underneath the pyramid of cheops they found a large oval void. i wonder if the two ideas are related

Who did? The Russians?

The other option is that the authorities already know what's in there.

I get the feeling Dr. Hawass knows alot more than he lets out..

I agree, Dr. Hawass knows a lot more then he lets out. But who and what is it he’s hiding and who is he hiding it for, a possibility is the Egyptian mystery school...

I think that Dr. Hawaas knows that opening certain chambers and digging beneath the paws of the Sphinx will reveal that the pyramids have been there for alot longer than people would have us believe.

i hate this , we may learn a great deal if that room is full of papyrus, i just do not understand why they keep halting scientists from examing something they have no true understanding of. Seems to me egypt should consider employing experts - and sackin the likes of hyyass (i know its mispelt - the lead egption acheologist).

I recall most clearly watching a tv documentory - think it was discovery, about how the egptions are tampering with relics - only doing more damage as they blunder around an area they have no idea about.

You know, lets be frank about it - the pyramid - its made of large square blocks - what possible harm would happen to an object sooooo robust?

Egpts stance is doing acheology no good at all - they seem to like to stifle any progress. - their loss as well as the worlds im afraid .

I believe the reason for Dr Hawass to stop or slow the study of antiquities in and around the Giza plateau is the fact that some new discoveries might change the history books.
Imagine their chagrin if it became clear that the Great Pyramid was not built by Cheops 3500 years ago, but that is was built instead by the Crooked Ware people back 10,500 years.

OMG...it wasn't built by Egyptians!!!

what'll we do!?!!...answer?>>>deny the science

deny ignorance indeed