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The ongoing mysteries of Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza

2025/5/29
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William Lee Adams: 我认为吉萨金字塔屹立了4000多年，由数百万块巨大的石灰石块建造而成，但几个世纪以来，没有人确切知道它们是如何建造的。虽然有外星人建造的阴谋论，但现在科学家认为可能已经解开了这个谜团，与外星人无关。在本期节目中，我将解释研究人员的发现，以及我们对金字塔的未知之处，以及金字塔对埃及经济和旅游业的重要性。 Rahab Ismail: 作为一名埃及人，我认为参观金字塔是必不可少的。每次参观都令人惊叹和感动。从开罗的不同地点都可以看到金字塔，它们是巨大的三角形结构，完美对齐。它们是第四王朝国王的金字塔，还有标志性的大狮身人面像。北卡罗来纳大学的研究表明，金字塔附近有一条水道，用于运输建造金字塔所需的石块等材料。然而，埃及考古学家Zahi Hawa认为，即使这项研究解释了巨石的运输方式，但仍未阐明如何将这些巨石组合在一起。金字塔是埃及旅游业的瑰宝，对埃及经济至关重要。政府与联合国教科文组织合作，通过法律保护金字塔等遗址，防止游客或其他人造成损害。吉萨高原发展计划旨在将该区域划分为三个区域，以保护古迹并规范游客体验。 Yossra Ibrahim: 我认为金字塔模仿原始的创造之山和太阳光线，象征着太阳神每天照耀并使国王重生。金字塔是最终的安息之地，也是一台宇宙机器或复活机器。金字塔不是由奴隶建造的，而是由忙碌的劳动者、工匠和高技能工人建造的。我们仍在试图弄清楚金字塔的确切建造方式，最近发现的红海沿岸的纸莎草纸为我们提供了劳工的记录以及往返于吉萨和图拉之间的船只的日期和时间。然而，国王的木乃伊在哪里仍然是个谜，可能没有埋葬在金字塔里，或者金字塔被盗了。

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The construction of the pyramids of Giza has been a mystery for centuries. Recent research suggests a nearby waterway was used for transporting materials, but debate continues on the exact methods used. Controversies exist surrounding the exact methods used to transport and assemble the massive stones.
  • The pyramids of Giza were built from millions of massive limestone blocks.
  • Scientists believe they may have solved the mystery of how the pyramids were built.
  • A long-lost ancient branch of the River Nile may have been used for transporting materials.

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The Pyramids of Giza are among Egypt's most famous landmarks. The Great Pyramid is made up of 2.3 million stone blocks, weighing five million tonnes in total. For centuries no one has known precisely how they were built, or how the stones were transported.

Using radar satellite imagery, historical maps and geophysical surveys, a research team has mapped a long-lost, ancient branch of the River Nile - which they believe was buried by a major drought and sandstorms thousands of years ago. They think this waterway was used for the transportation of heavier blocks, equipment and people and finally explains how the Pyramids were constructed. So is this mystery finally wrapped up?

Rehab Ismail, a BBC journalist in Cairo, describes what it’s like to visit the Pyramids of Giza and explains what the Egyptian authorities are doing to preserve the area from over-tourism. Egyptologist Yossra Ibrahim tells us which mysteries have been solved and which still remain.

Archive courtesy of British Pathé.

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