8 Egyptian Sites That Are STILL Undiscovered
Ancient Egypt is like a Pandora’s Box that never runs out of crazy discoveries.
For all the crazy discoveries we have made about ancient Egypt,
there are still so many that are yet to be made. Using references from ancient Egyptian art,
literature, and history, we’ve narrowed down 9 Egyptian sites that are still undiscovered:
8. Nefertiti’s Tomb
Queen Nefertiti was the wife of the infamous Egyptian king Akhenaten, who made several reforms
when it came to ancient Egyptian society. Most notably, he abolished the polytheistic belief
system of the ancient Egyptian religion and replaced it with a monotheistic system with
the sun god Aten as the sole god. His reforms were controversial and were completely erased
after his death, along with most traces of his rule. Because of this, even historical knowledge
of his now-famous wife was quite slim. Nefertiti became known to the public because of her iconic
bust that is on display at the Berlin Museum, but what many people don’t know is that she, too,
ruled over Egypt at one point in her life. After the death of Akhenaten’s successor, Smenkhkare,
a woman who went by “Neferneferuaten” ruled over Egypt for a brief period, and this woman is widely
presumed to have been Nefertiti herself. However, despite being widely known during the rule of her
husband, there isn’t a trace of Nefertiti, her tomb, her mummy, or her burial site that
still remains. She remains one of the most iconic Egyptian leaders to have never had her tomb found.
7. Pyramid Interior
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the most iconic structure of not just ancient Egypt, but the
ancient world overall. It was the tallest building in the world for thousands of years and took
decades to complete. It’s almost universally considered a symbol of Egypt’s grandeur,
and the beginning of what would become the world’s greatest ancient civilization,
but there are many things we still don’t know about the ancient Pyramid. The most notable of
these things is the huge, empty room with zero access that is located right in the center of
the pyramid. It was discovered using specialized scans, and ever since the pyramid was built over
4,500 years ago, no one has ever entered this room. although it’s most likely empty, people
can’t help but wonder what kind of crazy mystery might be hidden within this room, but for the sake
of not unleashing a curse upon the world (and, more likely, to not damage the pyramid itself),
the Egyptian government will not be allowing anyone to create any sort of access to this room.
6. Labyrinth
We often think of the great Pyramids of Giza to be the pinnacle of Egyptian engineering and might,
but the source of pride for many ancient Egyptians weren’t the pyramids, it was the Great Labyrinth
of Hawara. This was a pyramid-funeral complex that was said to be the most visited site of the
ancient world. Stories of its grandeur have been told by ancient historians who visited
Egypt during the height of its prosperity, but for the longest time, many historians believed
that this Labyrinth may have very well been a mythical structure. The central attraction was
the Pyramid of Amenhotep III, which overlooked the massive labyrinth that contained over 3,000 rooms,
all of which presumably had priceless artifacts hidden inside them.
In recent years, there have been more and more indications that this site actually existed,
and to top it off, archeologists have a pretty good idea of where it might be as well.
There have been scans done on suspected areas that showed clear signs of a structure resembling
this description, the only question, now, is whether this excavation will actually take place.
5. Cleopatra’s Tomb
Cleopatra was perhaps one of ancient Egypt’s most iconic leaders, and by far ancient Egypt’s
most iconic female pharaoh, although she wasn’t actually Egyptian. This Ptolemaic
leader had gone above and beyond to serve the people who would normally be mere subjects,
learning the Egyptian language and making efforts to incorporate parts of Egyptian culture into her
life. She was a fierce leader who went through hell to get to power, she had been exiled,
humiliated, and yet, she still managed to achieve the throne with the help of a few alliances she
made along the way with a few powerful men. While Cleopatra’s life ultimately ended in tragedy,
her story went on to be told thousands of times, but there was one thing about her that
modern humans could never find, and it was her tomb. Cleopatra’s tomb and burial place has been
searched for over a thousand years at this point, but there have been almost no results thus far. It
remains a mystery whether a day will come when we actually find the remains of this historic queen.
4. Ancient Fleet
Ancient Egypt was reportedly one of the first major empires in the world to actually develop
its own navy fleet and use it for various battles and expeditions. Some ancient artifacts such
as the Khufu ship, which is one of the oldest sea vessels ever discovered, have been found,
and art depicting Queen Hatshepsut on a ship during a trade expedition has also been found,
but this so-called fleet of ships that ancient Egypt supposedly had
is yet to be found. Many pointers indicate that Egypt may have had thousands of large
ships that they used to navigate through the Nile and the Red Sea, but where are those ships? There
have only been a handful of these ships that were actually uncovered by archeologists, including a
cache of ships that were discovered in a desolate cave. The most likely reason for their absence is
that once the ships went out of commission, they simply were scrapped and used for parts.
3. Pre-Pharaonic era
Ancient Egypt wasn’t always some sort of united kingdom. While most historians agree
that the land that comprised ancient Egypt was always quite prosperous thanks to the extremely
fertile Nile river, there was a time when this region was barely of any global significance.
Ancient Egypt became unified as a kingdom in around 3100 BC,
and everything before that is considered “prehistoric Egypt” or “pre-pharaonic Egypt”.
There have been some discoveries made that were dated back to this time period which suggest
that Egypt might have actually been the site of a great civilization even before the Old Kingdom.
Detailed art pieces, some rather useful tools, and healthy human remains all pointed towards
signs of a once-great civilization. It’s almost clear that there is a lot more to be discovered
when it comes to Egypt’s pre-pharaonic era, and some people even believe that
the Sphinx might be older than the New Kingdom as well. Since much of prehistoric Egypt was
overshadowed and built over by the civilization we know of today, we might just never find out.
2. Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great isn’t a name you would normally associate with Egypt, but it’s hard
to associate any particular region to a man who managed to conquer so much of the world and rule
it under his thumb. Alexander The Great wanted one more prize after conquering what is now India, and
that was ancient Egypt. On his way back from India to Macedonia, Alexander went southwest from Persia
instead of heading to Anatolia, crossing Arabia, the Sinai peninsula, and eventually entering Egypt
with his army. He faced very little resistance when trying to take over the already-battered
Egypt, which was under Persian rule at the time. Shortly after being declared the pharaoh
of Egypt and founding the city of Alexandria, Alexander the Great died at age 32 in Macedonia.
This led to a succession battle between various rulers, as whoever would bury him
would become the next pharaoh of Egypt. His funeral cart was eventually seized by Ptolemy and
he was eventually buried somewhere in Alexandria. Numerous historical figures have visited his tomb,
but it was eventually believed to have been ransacked. Today, there are no traces of his
tomb left, and no one knows where exactly Alexander’s body or tomb might really be.
1. Land of Punt
We generally think of Ancient Egypt as, perhaps, the greatest historical
civilization to have ever existed, and indeed it was. Most historians agree that the ancient
Egyptian Civilization was far more prosperous, developed, and successful than practically
any other ancient cradle of civilization, whether it was the Greek, Indus, or Mesopotamian
civilizations. But there is a theory that the ancient Egyptians themselves didn’t consider
themselves as the greatest civilization to exist, instead, much of ancient Egyptian literature and
art refers to a mysterious area known as the “Land of Punt” as a beacon of greatness. Egyptians were
absolutely fascinated by this land, which was sometimes described as having heavenly features.
Under the rule of Queen Hatshepsut, trade with the Land of Punt increased immensely, flooding
Egypt with luxurious goods made in that land. The problem is, no traces of this land actually exist
today. The only traces that do exist are artifacts supposedly from the land that were found in Egypt.
To this day, no one knows where the Land of Punt actually was, but three countries,
in particular, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea claim that it was a part of their country.
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