Claims of new ancient structures discovered beneath the pyramids in Giza are greatly overstated.
Claims that researchers discovered previously unknown structures beneath the Pyramid of Khafre — the pyramid situated in the center of the Great Pyramids of Giza — using radar technology circulated online in March 2025.
The purported discovery was that of “five identical structures near the Khafre Pyramid’s base, linked by pathways, and eight deep vertical wells descending 648 meters underground.”
The alleged research behind the claims
The researchers named in the recent claims, Corrado Malanga and Filippo Biondi, did publish a paper and book about their work using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to explore the Giza pyramid in 2022.
According to NASA, SAR is “a type of active data collection where an instrument sends out a pulse of energy and then records the amount of that energy reflected back after it interacts with Earth.”
However, it does not appear that this research has been peer-reviewed or corroborated by credible archaeologists. Additionally, the research alludes to fringe theories about ancient civilizations and otherworldly intentions for the structures, which aligns with Malanga’s well-documented interest in UFO and alien abduction research as well as Dunn’s “power plant” theory.
Additionally, one of the most popular images being shared in support of the claim, depicting a cross section of the pyramid and the alleged structures, was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
Further, the Khafre Project does not appear to exist beyond a YouTube channel of a woman named Nicole Ciccolo, who posts frequent unsubstantiated theories about the pyramids. We could find no website or further information about the organization.
So while there have been new discoveries in the vicinity of the Giza pyramids, there is no evidence to support the existence of “five identical structures near the Khafre Pyramid’s base, linked by pathways, and eight deep vertical wells descending 648 meters underground.”
The only thing I’m aware of being under any kind of monuments, is that some people have found what appears to be a chamber under the sphynx through GPR. It’s unclear what it actually is, and the Egyptian government hasn’t permitted anyone to dig and find out, because they could damage the statue itself for what could very well be absolutely fuck all.
There are huge troughs under some (Mayan?) pyramids full of mercury and sacrificial remains.
I just saw this subject on the trashy pseudo-archeology suggestions that I get from some video sites. Yeah the fun super mysterious stuff is never true.
Yeah the fun super mysterious stuff is never true.
That’s why I enjoy learning real history. There actually IS really cool super mysterious stuff which has occurred, as long as you can still get excited by things without a Hollywood soundtrack to let you know it’s supposed to be cool.
The most exciting thing that I ever found to be real and was just as gnarly as a Hollywood story, was the MK Ultra program. Specifically the time they spiked a small town’s water with LSD to see if it would be a good weapon.
I’d much rather find out Bigfoot is real than the government was trying to brainwash its own citizens.
I’d much rather know about the real world than not.
Here is a particularly interesting bit of work someone put together. The main theory, as the author explicitly recognizes, isn’t provable, but they source their work and point to some really interesting real things (like there really was a massive explosion somewhere above North America around 12,000 years ago, ending the ice age and causing the extinction of mega-fauna).
Gobekli Tepe in Turkey is pretty amazing also. Dating as far back as just after the ice age, there are signs of use by many different cultures from around the continental land mass.
Heard about the claims on the radio this morning (even the rock station DJs were calling it conspiracy theory stuff), so I appreciate the turnaround time on this, Lemmy.
