A team of researchers from the University of Pisa and the University of Strathclyde claims to have discovered a second underground city beneath the Giza pyramids in Egypt. Using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) tomography, the scientists report finding a vast system of shafts, tunnels, and chambers beneath the Pyramid of Menkaure. They suggest these underground features connect to earlier discoveries beneath the Khufu and Khafre pyramids.
The team states there is a 90% probability that the structures form part of an extensive subterranean complex. Their findings estimate the depth of this network could exceed 2,000 feet and assert it may span across the entire Giza plateau. The researchers further propose that the complex may predate dynastic Egypt by tens of thousands of years, potentially dating back as far as 38,000 years.
Egyptian authorities and leading archaeologists strongly dispute the findings. Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s former Minister of Antiquities, criticized the claims as scientifically unsound. He noted that SAR technology cannot penetrate more than a few feet below the surface and called the researchers’ conclusions “impossible.” Other experts argue that the supposed underground features could simply be natural geological formations misidentified by the technology.
There is currently no peer-reviewed evidence supporting the team’s claims. No excavation permits have been issued, and Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities has not endorsed the findings. Radar and imaging techniques used in previous similar efforts have faced similar scrutiny and failed to produce verifiable results.
