Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 28 minutes ago
In 2014, one of Egypt’s most famous archaeologists, Zahi Hawass, found himself at the center of a major scandal. He was accused of stealing ancient artifacts, but among the missing relics, one item stood out—copper wires from the Great Pyramid of Giza. That’s right—wires. In a structure built thousands of years before electricity was supposedly discovered. And if that wasn’t strange enough, someone went through the trouble of stealing them. Almost like they didn’t want anyone to know they ever existed.
In 2014, one of Egypt’s most famous archaeologists, Zahi Hawass, found himself at the center of a major scandal. He was accused of stealing ancient artifacts, but among the missing relics, one item stood out—copper wires from the Great Pyramid of Giza. That’s right—wires. In a structure built thousands of years before electricity was supposedly discovered. And if that wasn’t strange enough, someone went through the trouble of stealing them. Almost like they didn’t want anyone to know they ever existed.
