Discovery beneath Egypt's Hawara: Ground-penetrating radar and other non-invasive surveys suggest extensive underground structures near the pyramid of Amenemhat III. Ancient authors including Herodotus and Pliny described halls full of columns, twelve palace-like spaces, and complex vertical arrangements. Recent research at the site has found correlations between survey data and ancient textual descriptions of the legendary Labyrinth. Archaeological work continues to verify the extent of these underground chambers.
Scan reveals monumental chambers 80m by 50m at depths matching ancient accounts
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Key facts
- Bedrock begins at 18 meters below surface
- Network of monumental spaces includes halls measuring 80 by 50 meters
- Giant corridors descend to depths of 40, 60, 80, 100 meters and beyond
- Ancient authors described enormous halls full of columns, twelve palace-like spaces, and 90 steps between levels
- Scan data correlates precisely with ancient textual descriptions of the Labyrinth
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The Lost Egyptian Labyrinth of Hawara - The Ancient Connectiontheancientconnection.com
In 2008, archaeologists discovered the remains of a “lost labyrinth” underground beneath the pyramid of Hawara.
Hawaravirtualhawara.com
Welcome to Virtual Hawara, the virtual home of the AHRC and STDF funded 'Labyrinth' research project that aims to document, preserve and develop the Hawara ...
The lost Egyptian labyrinth - The Pastthe-past.com
The building near the pyramid at Hawara was referred to as a 'Labyrinth' because authors such as Pliny suggested 'that Daedalus used this as the ...
Labyrinth of Egypt - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
The Labyrinth of Egypt was a structure, or temple, built south of Amenemhat III's pyramid at Hawara. Not much is known about its use, but it was probably a ...
The Labyrinth of Hawara - by Louis De Cordierlabyrinthofegypt.substack.com
The Egyptian Labyrinth, one of antiquity's most legendary structures, has been traditionally identified with the site of Hawara, ...
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