HEAD: Ancient Egypt DISCOVERY: Pyramid may hold throne carved from METEORITES

After analysing ancient religious texts, Guilio Magli professor of Archaeoastronomy at the Politecnico di Milano believes a throne may lie inside a secret chamber in the pyramid. Pyramid texts and religious writings carved into pyramid walls in approximately 2400 BC were part of the studied documents by professor Magli. Mr Magli believes the throne of Pharaoh Khufu – or ‘Cheops’ is inside the void.

The giant void was discovered in November 2017 and was located above the pyramids grand gallery.

The size of the void indicates it played an important role in the structure of the tomb and was the first discovery of its kind in the 19th century.

Mr Magli said of the throne: “Of course it would not be melted iron but meteoritic iron, that is, fallen from the sky in the form of iron meteorites and again cited in the texts.”

He said the discovered room is over a gallery but does not have a practical function raising speculation as to its purpose.

Mr Magli said: “In these texts it is said that the pharaoh before reaching the starts of the north will have to pass the gates of the sky and sit on his throne of iron.”

Inside the pyramid is four narrow shafts that Mr Magli believes represents the ‘gates of the sky’.

He added: “The north one could well lead into the newly discovered room and may contain an object needed by Cheops after crossing the doors – the ‘iron throne’”.

The text analysis says Cheops’ throne could be similar to that of his mother Queen Hetepheres, but instead of being gold it would be made with meteoritic iron sheets.

In 2016 it was confirmed King Tut’s dagger originated from a meteorite.

Scientists discovered the void at part of the ScanPyramids project and was found using cosmic-ray imaging.

This method allowed researchers to visualise both known and unknown voids in the pyramid.

According to scientists who used this technology: “This large void has therefore been detected with high confidence by three different muon detection technologies and three independent analysis.

“While there is no information about this role of this void, these findings show how modern particle physics can shed new light on the worlds archaeological heritage.”

source: express.co.uk