Real Traps Inside Egyptian Pyramids

Of course archaeologists say that the wood and sinew of crossbows would have long since deteriorated but some suggest they may have been made from flexible metal and that if they re only pulled into position when they re triggered the mechanism just might have survived.

Real traps inside egyptian pyramids. Inside the egyptian pyramid egypt. What exactly is inside the great pyramid. This isn t to say you won t find many reports of booby traps from otherwise seemingly reputable sources stating things like that egyptian tombs were filled with everything from razor sharp wires located at exactly head height to deadly snakes all of which have been written off by actual experts as fanciful claims that have no basis in reality. The great pyramid of giza believed to have been designed in order to protect the tomb of king khufu 2589 2566 bc the builders built grooves into a small room outside the chamber where the king s body would be placed.

The plain answer is well not a lot really. In ancient egypt amenhotep iii was the ninth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty and he ruled over egypt from 1386 to 1349 bc. 2551 2528 bce it originally stood at 481 4 feet 147 meters or about 45 stories. Inside passage of the egyptian pyramid.

Typical egyptian tomb security consisted of finding a big rock that weighed several tons carving a few curses on it and placing it over the entrance. Narrow way inside view of egyptian pyramid. Lethal booby traps are often used in guerrilla warfare and by criminal gangs protecting illicit materials while other booby traps may merely cause discomfort or embarrassment. The first one the one that was most intended specifically as a deterrent for thieves is actual for real automatic crossbows.

That s just a movie myth. By the new kingdom the egyptians had a special police force the medjay that patrolled important necropolises with their guard baboons. The great pyramid or the pyramid of khufu is the oldest and the tallest of the three pyramids towering over giza. King tut s tomb inside the egyptian pyramid.

Interior view of the egyptian pyramid egypt. And that stuff has quite the shelf life. The mausoleum itself has not been excavated primarily for fear of the traps. As recently as 2016 the great pyramid of giza was being examined for evidence of what appeared to be a giant trap or as the daily mail reported a primitive machine.

Most of the egyptian curses are metaphysical but in some cases booby traps and the use of poison did enforce the curse causing death or injury to those who entered. Narrow way inside the egyptian pyramid khufu. Mummy inside the egyptian pyramid egypt.