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Zahi Hawass, the director of the Djedi Project, also spoke with New Scientist about his thoughts. The whole interview may be found here. “It’s possible that the King’s Chamber was a false room,” he mused, “since the most essential thing in the minds of the ancient Egyptians was to conceal the burial chamber.” Of course, everything is open to interpretation, but Hawass, of all people, is regarded as an authority on ancient Egypt.
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Although the fact that the entrances and secret rooms beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza appear to be all symbolic, Hawass isn’t dismissive of the idea that academics will find something substantial hidden away within. His reasoning was as follows: “According to legend, the magician Djedi paid a visit to Khufu, who was looking for the deity Thoth in order to uncover the secret of hiding his pyramid. On this theory, perhaps there is something buried within the pyramid.” Specialists are always discovering fresh and intriguing discoveries.
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