Sneaking past guards to document restricted West Cemetery mastabas on Giza Plateau. Located on the Giza Plateau in an area off-limits to tourists Explorers avoided plateau security guards during Ramadan to access the site Megalithic wall documented with the largest stones observed in the cemetery
In Giza's restricted West Cemetery, explorers documented a massive megalithic wall with three enormous stones—the largest they've ever seen in the area. They also found mud-brick structures, pottery shards, animal butchering reliefs, pristine painted hieroglyphs, and bones with a vase in underground shafts. Incredible! 🏺
Key Facts
- Located on the Giza Plateau in an area off-limits to tourists
- Explorers avoided plateau security guards during Ramadan to access the site
- Megalithic wall documented with the largest stones observed in the cemetery
- Wall constructed of three massive stones, with the largest being the biggest
- Adobe (mud brick) construction also found at the site alongside megalithic features
- Pottery shards with markings found on the floor - orange exterior with black interior, some flaking off
- Relief carvings depicting animal butchering showing front and back legs separately
- Pristine painted hieroglyphs observed inside sealed tomb interiors
- Casing stones with no mortar between them documented
- Bones and a vase found in one of the underground shafts
Related site: Two Ruined Buildings in Field West of Dolddinas Cottage, Trawsfynydd — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: 6 Months Inside Forbidden Egypt: 10 Off-Limits Megalithic Explorations by Earth Explorer