Osiris Shaft discovered 100 feet underground with 11-12 ton sarcophagus. The Osiris Shaft is located deep beneath the Giza Plateau, approximately 100 feet underground The shaft leads to a burial chamber with an island tomb surrounded by a moat of water The burial chamber consists of six rooms cut into rock on the second level (55 feet down)
The Osiris Shaft beneath the Giza Plateau is an incredible underground discovery. Located about 25 to 30 feet down, it features a burial chamber with multiple rooms carved into bedrock, and contains a massive granite sarcophagus roughly 9 feet long with a lid weighing 10 to 15 tons. Dr. Zahi Hawass led the excavation, calling it his greatest adventure. Access is through an unmarked locked gate near the Sphinx's Causeway — this site isn't on tourist maps. The architecture with its island tomb surrounded by a moat of water is genuinely remarkable engineering.
Key Facts
- The Osiris Shaft is located deep beneath the Giza Plateau, approximately 100 feet underground
- The shaft leads to a burial chamber with an island tomb surrounded by a moat of water
- The burial chamber consists of six rooms cut into rock on the second level (55 feet down)
- The third level contains a stone sarcophagus with a lid weighing 11 to 12 tons
- The sarcophagus is approximately 9 feet in length
- The entire stone box including the lid may have weighed at least 30 tons
- The site is not advertised; the entrance is an unmarked locked gate next to the Sphinx's Causeway
- Dr. Zahi Hawass led the excavation in 1999, calling it his greatest adventure
- The structure was carved out of bedrock below the Giza Plateau
Related site: Osiris Shaft — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Egypt’s Osiris Shaft Mystery: This Shocking Update Will Disturb You by Bright Insight