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The enigmatic pyramids of Egypt have sparked interest and intrigue for centuries. These mighty mounds of stacked stones have been called everything from powerplants and water pumps to granaries and spiritual gateways. Some believe them to be far older than the conventional dates of the Old Kingdom, whilst others believe the timeline fits with their construction, but whatever you believe, I think we can all agree that in the Old Kingdom of Egyptian history, they certainly had a funerary purpose. But today, pyramids are basically empty shells, with most only having a stone sarcophagus in-situ – no mummy, no gravegoods. Only a handful of bones and mummy wrappings have ever been found inside pyramids, some of which date to a much later time, so what happened to the pharaohs of the Old Kingdom? It's possible the mummified remains were laid to rest in each respective pyramid in the Old Kingdom, that they were in their sarcophagi when each pyramid was looted, and whether they remained intact or were desecrated, it is possible the mummies were taken out of their pyramids in the Middle Kingdom and reburied in a secret location. In this video I reveal the possible location of this Old Kingdom Royal cache! - VIDEO CONTENTS - 0:00 What Happened to the Old Kingdom Pharaohs? 3:44 The End of the Old Kingdom 5:22 The Beginning of the Middle Kingdom 5:52 Amenemhat I Takes the Throne 6:44 The First Pyramid to be Built After the Old Kingdom 7:37 The Incredible Pyramid Security Features 8:59 An Unexplored Pyramid 11:49 A Secret Cache of Old Kingdom Pharaohs? 12:49 Masses of Re-Used Pyramid Stone 16:23 A New Narrative 17:58 Concluding Remarks SOURCES: Keith Hamilton’s Guide: https://www.academia.edu/127791703/The_Pyramid_of_Amenemhat_I_Lisht_A_Laymans_guide Robin Morgan 3D Reconstruction: https://youtu.be/ew1d263t3n4?si=4dkQvdZNb1cJa4WI Scans from Deiter Arnold’s book: http://meretsegerbooks.com/pages/books/M5615/arnold-dieter-janosi-peter-oppenheim-adela/the-pyramid-complex-of-amenemhat-i-at-lisht-vol-i-the-architecture-vol-ii-the-reliefs-complete-set Gautier and Jéquier: https://sites.dlib.nyu.edu/viewer/books/ifa_egypt000226/1 Perring’s Diagram: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f90a880-c6da-012f-7e14-3c075448cc4b?canvasIndex=0 Re-Used Blocks from the Pyramid of Amenhotep I at Lisht: https://www.metmuseum.org/met-publications/re-used-blocks-from-the-pyramid-of-amenemhet-i-at-lisht EgyptSites Article and Pictures: https://egyptsites.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/pyramid-of-amenemhet-i-at-el-lisht/ #pyramidsofegypt #greatpyramid #pyramids