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Zahi Hawass

Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist

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Feb 1, 2026
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Are there 1km tunnels under the Egyptian pyramids?

There is no credible, peer‑reviewed evidence that 1‑kilometre‑deep tunnels or a “” underground city exist beneath the pyramids; recent sensational claims of structures hundreds of metres deep are base...

Jan 29, 2026
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Are there documented archaeological findings of towers beneath Egyptian pyramids?

There are no widely accepted, peer-reviewed archaeological findings that document “towers” beneath the pyramids; sensational claims of vast cylindrical shafts and an underground “city” have been publi...

Jan 29, 2026

Hall of records

The “” is a label applied to several very different ideas—most famously the alleged subterranean library beneath first publicized through ’s clairvoyant readings—and the claim has morphed into a tangl...

Jan 1, 2026

What role has the Supreme Council of Antiquities (and its successors) played in managing high‑profile discoveries since 2010?

Since 2010 Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) — and the ministries and agencies that succeeded it — have acted as the central state gatekeeper for high‑profile archaeological finds: they con...

Jan 1, 2026

How have archaeologists and Egyptologists responded to claims about a Hall of Records under the Sphinx?

Archaeologists and Egyptologists have treated the “Hall of Records” beneath the Great Sphinx largely as a modern myth rooted in Edgar Cayce’s psychic visions and later popularized by fringe authors, w...