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"Surrounded by a mysterious trench, only one Egyptian pyramid was ever constructed to look like it floats on water; experts decode the ancient secrets of the pyramid that are locked inside its hidden tunnels."
That was the blurb for Season 8 Episode 8 of the Science Channel’s Unearthed, which first aired in January 2021, an episode called 'Egypt’s Floating Pyramid', that being the Pyramid of Senusret II.
It’s the same pyramid I featured in my last video, located at El Lahun, in the Faiyum region of Egypt.
The Unearthed documentary features many credible Egyptologists and archaeologists, it’s presented as real archaeology – factual and accurate – and the whole concept of a floating pyramid illusion is something I had never heard of before.
Of course I wanted to investigate further, and I’m glad I did.
And to clarify, of course the show was not literally implying a floating pyramid, but a pyramid complex that was completely submerged with Nile floodwaters – by design – by order of Pharaoh Senusret II.
But are the claims fact or fiction? Is there really any evidence that the mighty pharaoh wanted to create the illusion of a floating pyramid? Watch the video to find out.
All images and clips are taken from the below sources, Google Images and Google Earth for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video and please leave a comment below.
Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 The Pyramid of Lahun
2:34 Unearthed Floating Pyramid Documentary
4:06 Evaluating the Claims
4:49 Subterranean Passages and Chambers
7:26 The Buildings of the Pyramid Complex
8:28 Senusret II - Engineering Master
11:00 The Protective Trench
13:37 A Flooded Tomb?
15:00 The Workers Village & Cult Town
16:02 Why the Pyramid Was Never Submerged
16:38 Why the Pharaoh Used Mudbrick
17:48 Concluding Remarks
Sources:
Unearthed Season 8, Episode 8: Egypt's Floating Pyramid
Exploring the magnificent Pyramid of Lahun from Cairo: youtu.be/GsxDY9eNsQo?si=m83uYxYfk7tv5m4_
SEE Tours Inside El-Lahun Pyramid: youtu.be/_4Sj8QVMr_U?si=QoBahAKzl-qF61wZ
Keith Hamilton El Lahun Pyramid Guide: https://www.academia.edu/39001967/The_Pyramid_of_El_Lahun_A_Laymans_guide
Athena Review Image Archive: athenapub.com/aria1/_Egypt/DEpic/PE-Lahun10c.html
Guy Brunton, Lahun I: archive.org/details/lahun-i.-the-treasure/mode/1up?view=theater
Flinders Petrie, Lahun II: etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/15251.pdf
Dieter Arnold, Sokar Nr 32: verlag-michael-haase.de/SOKAR/Lieferbare-Ausgaben/Sokar-31-35
#pyramidsofegypt #pyramid #pyramids
"Surrounded by a mysterious trench, only one Egyptian pyramid was ever constructed to look like it floats on water; experts decode the ancient secrets of the pyramid that are locked inside its hidden tunnels."
That was the blurb for Season 8 Episode 8 of the Science Channel’s Unearthed, which first aired in January 2021, an episode called 'Egypt’s Floating Pyramid', that being the Pyramid of Senusret II.
It’s the same pyramid I featured in my last video, located at El Lahun, in the Faiyum region of Egypt.
The Unearthed documentary features many credible Egyptologists and archaeologists, it’s presented as real archaeology – factual and accurate – and the whole concept of a floating pyramid illusion is something I had never heard of before.
Of course I wanted to investigate further, and I’m glad I did.
And to clarify, of course the show was not literally implying a floating pyramid, but a pyramid complex that was completely submerged with Nile floodwaters – by design – by order of Pharaoh Senusret II.
But are the claims fact or fiction? Is there really any evidence that the mighty pharaoh wanted to create the illusion of a floating pyramid? Watch the video to find out.
All images and clips are taken from the below sources, Google Images and Google Earth for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video and please leave a comment below.
Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 The Pyramid of Lahun
2:34 Unearthed Floating Pyramid Documentary
4:06 Evaluating the Claims
4:49 Subterranean Passages and Chambers
7:26 The Buildings of the Pyramid Complex
8:28 Senusret II - Engineering Master
11:00 The Protective Trench
13:37 A Flooded Tomb?
15:00 The Workers Village & Cult Town
16:02 Why the Pyramid Was Never Submerged
16:38 Why the Pharaoh Used Mudbrick
17:48 Concluding Remarks
Sources:
Unearthed Season 8, Episode 8: Egypt's Floating Pyramid
Exploring the magnificent Pyramid of Lahun from Cairo: youtu.be/GsxDY9eNsQo?si=m83uYxYfk7tv5m4_
SEE Tours Inside El-Lahun Pyramid: youtu.be/_4Sj8QVMr_U?si=QoBahAKzl-qF61wZ
Keith Hamilton El Lahun Pyramid Guide: https://www.academia.edu/39001967/The_Pyramid_of_El_Lahun_A_Laymans_guide
Athena Review Image Archive: athenapub.com/aria1/_Egypt/DEpic/PE-Lahun10c.html
Guy Brunton, Lahun I: archive.org/details/lahun-i.-the-treasure/mode/1up?view=theater
Flinders Petrie, Lahun II: etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/15251.pdf
Dieter Arnold, Sokar Nr 32: verlag-michael-haase.de/SOKAR/Lieferbare-Ausgaben/Sokar-31-35
#pyramidsofegypt #pyramid #pyramids
