The mysteries of ancient Egypt have brought intrigue caution
and yes fear to archaeologists and historians for some time today we're going to examine 10 of
those mysteries that strike fear into the hearts of scientists today Nefertiti's disappearance
most everyone has heard of cleopatra the famed Egyptian pharaoh and lover of Marc
Anthony but there is another female ruler whose story remains shrouded in mystery
Nefertittie was an ancient Egyptian queen married to Akhenaten from the 1350s to the 1330s bc
but we do know she oversaw a major religious change and some of the most prosperous times in
ancient Egyptian history her ultimate fate remains unknown when her husband died she unfortunately
also disappeared from the record some claim she took on the name of and disguised herself as a man
becoming a pharaoh in her own right others believe she was killed regardless the fact
that no royal tomb has been found remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of ancient Egypt
hidden chamber of the great pyramid the great pyramid dedicated to khufu is one of the most
well-known international symbols in 2017 researchers performed an infrared scan of
the great pyramid just to see if anything had gone undiscovered by researchers
unsurprisingly they found something what is surprising however is that this
something might just be the largest room in the entire pyramid additionally there appear
to be no corridors or hallways leading to this room meaning whoever constructed it
might have been intentionally buried inside what is locked inside puzzle scientists
but most agree that whatever it is king khufu certainly didn't want to sing the light of day
land of punt you may be familiar with Alexandria or Cairo but what about the so-called land of
the gods of ancient Egypt the land of pond as it has become known was a place full of riches
Egyptian expeditions brought back fabulous finds such as golden ivory as well as
aromatic resins coveted by royals for years researchers have puzzled over the land of pond
no one is quite sure where it was located or who owned these precious riches mini cling punt was
situated along the horn of Africa in modern day Ethiopia Somalia and eritrea others claim pont was
across the red sea in the Arabian peninsula still others argue it is in much further asian locations
such as Sri Lanka regardless most agree that given ancient Egypt's small experience in sea travel
the trip would have been the modern equivalent of going to the moon in terms of difficulty
dendera light did ancient Egypt beat thomas edison to the punch some scientists think so located
within a temple in dendera egypt is a fascinating wall relief it shows what appears to be a snake
coming out of a lotus plant held up by a pillar but a closer look reveals something different
it looks much like the crux tube a 19th century light bulb now listen we aren't going to sit
here and peddle conspiracy theories that have no basis in fact because we can't just look at an
inscription like this with a 21st century eye and apply our own understanding that said there are a
few weird mysteries about the temple and dendera scientists have found evidence of burn residue in
every single room in the dandera temple except the one featuring this relief there are apparently no
lamps left in the room either perhaps the relief was constructed first then a room built around it
but the fact no other artificial light sources can be found is quite intriguing
death of king tut where to begin with poor king tut it's bad enough he struggled throughout
his life and death but he is also apparently responsible for a terrible curse more on that
in a moment one mystery in particular seems to have marred tuts scholars for thousands of years
his death and unlike some like nefertiti this isn't a case where we don't have enough records
to be certain when it comes to king tut's death the problem is really that there's too
many possibilities to choose from for his entire 19-year life king tut struggled with
disease after illness after genetic disorder most historians believe he must have been the
product of incest given the multitude of genetic disorders he was afflicted with
he also apparently suffered a skull injury though scientists aren't sure if the fracture came before
or after he was mummified and there's evidence he broke his leg potentially in a chariot race what
this individual of all individuals would be doing in a chariot is a mystery unto itself so was it
an assassination via fractured skull a broken leg simple genetics we just may never know for certain
curse of king tut in addition to a mystery surrounding todd's death a curse has shrouded
the pharaoh's legacy since his tomb was uncovered in the early 20th century howard carter and a
team of british archaeologists and egyptologists began excavating a tomb in the valley of kings
financed by lord karnavaron the dig extended for many years with no progress that is until one
final session commissioned by lord carnavaron which yielded the discovery of king tut's tomb
and while legends abound of a curse written on tot's tomb none such actually existed but the
reason that legend persists is the fact that shortly after discovering tut's tomb members
of the excavation began suddenly dying for example a few months after uncovering the tomb
lord carnevaron the financier of the project succumbed to pneumonia over the next decade
half a dozen more would die though it isn't so much that they died but the manner of their death
most were sudden and unexpected including at least three assassinations
where is alexander the great buried how could it be that one of the most successful generals in
ancient times could go missing alexander the great came fairly close to ruling the entire known world
thousands of years ago but the location of his body won't be found on any maps upon his death
alexander apparently wished to be dumped into the Euphrates river in a bid to show that he'd
risen to heaven with his father Ammon his generals however had other plans he was initially buried in
Memphis no not Tennessee Memphis Egypt years later his body was apparently moved again to Alexandria
a city named after the ruler it was moved to yet another location in Alexandria some time after
the last known visitation of the tomb was around 215 a.d and then it disappeared from
the history books perhaps it's possible that he did ascend to heaven after all
hidden temple shoes between the walls of a temple and Luxor researchers stumbled upon a curious find
sandals 14 to be exact they were found in incredibly pristine condition
the texture of the shoe's fabric could still be made out in great detail according to one expert
the shoes were likely owned by someone with means whether that means a royal or well-to-do commoner
remains a mystery so too does the question why why were these shoes wedged between a temple wall and
who put them there is it possible the shoes were intended to be picked up by someone later or were
they some sort of ancient clothing donation while one might think testing could be done to precisely
date the shoes they remain incredibly fragile and as such any carbon dating will be challenging
noptustone circles you've probably seen Stonehenge with its massive rock jutting
into the english hillside but did you know a similar structure was found in Egypt
in 1974 a team of archaeologists came across such a landmark while excavating in southern
Egypt the precise reason nor the date of the structure could be officially determined
according to one astronomer the answer might have to do with the heavens
could this stone structure be some form of an ancient calendar or clock even more interesting
there are human and animal remains buried nearby perhaps the nab tustone structure
was some ancient temple or cull dedicated to a deity we simply don't know about yet
number one the sea people they often say history is written by the victors in this case that's
probably correct the sea people were well we really don't know for sure at the very least
we know they engaged in many wars and battles with the ancient egyptians but were never successful
so little has spoken about them because according to most historians
people living at the time would have understood who the sea people were
in one instance they are described as working with the hittites
years later they had apparently come with the libyans both in cases of war against the egyptians
that led most researchers to speculate that the sea people were an early form of mercenaries
teaming up with various peoples to aid in wars while many of these mysteries will likely remain
lost to the aegis they continue to inspire novice historians and experienced archaeologists alike