1001 Mysteries of the Bent Pyramid

I visited this pyramid in 2017. My guide explained that no tourists go to this pyramid, so of course I wanted to see it. There was absolutely no one on the road out to it. We parked at an abandoned police check point near the pyramid. My guide stayed behind at the lone table & chair at the check point. Walking up to it, alone without a person insight, was an experience that I will never forget. It was like stepping back in time.

As an Engineer, and Contractor for 40 years, it never ceases to amaze me, that we look to archeologiests to explain something they have so little basic knowledge about. Enjoyed the video, you raise many valid questions.

I've been inside most of the major pyramids in Egypt and the Bent was the most difficult to access and very interesting. Climbing down an 80 meter shaft was difficult at my age (71 at the time) but well worth it. Thanks for another interesting video.

You hardly ever hear about the other pyramids of Giza, let alone pyramids outside the area. It’s crazy how there’s still original wood even. I really liked this video! Thank you

There is no reason to call this a failed pyramid. On the contrary, it is a complex design and it has been completely finished, including all the casing stones. The underground structure is amazing in its complexity. I find it difficult to believe it would have served only as a tombe, as these chambers are far too complicated. We probably will never know its purpose or which rituals have been performed here.

Man you have the best channel on the subject of the pyramids on YouTube or anywhere else. You discuss things that no one else even considers. I will never be able to go to the pyramids and I've always had questions about them that no one else talks about. I really appreciate everything you do. Please keep em coming, I look forward to each and every one. Thank you

I’m really glad you’re starting to get the recognition you should for these videos! The amount of research, hard work, and passion that go into them is simply amazing ❤

I have had a hard time with the explanation for this being "bent" to help "fix" it. It has always looked to me like the top of an obelisk. I really appreciate your work on this video. You are showing the contrasts between the oldest pictures and modern ones and I appreciate that. It seems to also be one of the most multiple room and level(s) of any of the pyramids. You asked what we would like to see ... more details on this pyramid such as a study of how much wood has been found inside the pyramid and have they done dendrochronological dating? That seems interesting to me because it would offer some dates of construction. So much within this structure seems altered or added to or well, not as simple and straightforward as the Giza pyramids and I'd like to see a detailed drawing of what is there now. What I'd really love is a block by block inspection documentary - formed into a kit where we rebuild these structures block by block and I bet that can be done on computers. THANK YOU for sharing this and you are amazing - fresh and detailed. Spot on!

Very interesting! So many archaeological mysteries in Egypt. also thank you for not having distracting/ irritating sound effects in the background. Keep up the good work

I visited the Bent Pyramid last year and found it to be a truly enigmatic structure. This video captures the awe - and at times, claustrophobia - I felt when exploring its bizarre corridors and chambers. It is a true mystery and I do agree as you have stated in this video that it is "convenient" to label this pyramid as a "failure". The narrative informs us that cracks were found in the lower foundations and therefore the slope was modified to accommodate those "errors". And yet there it stands, 4,000 years later! GREAT video!! I felt like I was back inside the pyramid again! Thank you!

I think this is your best video. You do a great job of explaining enough to make us realize how intriguing this all is while leaving us wanting more. I hope you do make more videos on this structure in particular.

After watching this video and the points you raised... its amazing no one else in Egypt is pursuing the questions alone from this video. Love this channel

This is my new favorite archaeology/ancient history channel on youtube. Really interesting videos, thanks for making them & keep up the good work

Wow, I didn`t expect this one to have so much to see inside. I hope to see more in depth videos about all of these features.

The ingenuity and skill of the Egyptian pyramid builders never fails to amaze me. Thank you for posting this fascinating video.

I've watched every one of your videos, top-notch! Here is a theory I've been working on that I'm hoping you can help me rule out. I believe the interior architecture of the 4th dynasty pyramids reflect hydrological features, almost in their entirety. I feel like the prevailing perception of how the pyramids and the tombs contained within functioned takes a very human-centric view. However, I think these structures were not tailored for regular human visitors. If you step back and look at this very objectively, considering the descending corridors, the different passageways and shafts, portcullises, corbelled chambers, large stones that can pivot to block a mysterious passageway, they are all consistent with grand-scale plumbing features. These seem equivalent to pipes, culverts, valves, one-way valves, drain catches, and drains—features designed with the flow of water in mind, not the flow of humans. For example, in each of these cases, the corridors slope at a considerable grade all the way to some sort of subterranean chamber with drain-like features. An assortment of large rocks piled together presumably as a sort of filter. Passageways show increasing levels of damage and water erosion as you descend through the interior. I think there is a pretty compelling case to revisit the function aspect. The paths where water would travel are often free from jagged edges intruding, are often, if not always, mortared, and are always chiseled in the flow direction. If one were to supply water into most of these structures, it would generally flow down to the drain without significant pooling. Descending passages were designed to prevent buckling that could have resulted in pooling. The surfaces intended to be exposed to water were usually much harder forms of stone. There are really many clues that seem to point to the same thing. Here's my thinking: having a river-like feature feature would be very attractive to a pharaoh who drew great significance from the river during the time when the climate was becoming more arid. I figure one would want a "river to the afterlife", so to speak. Regardless of the reasoning, I think the evidence might support this actual function.  To exemplify using the Great Pyramid, I think the king's chamber specifically was intended to fill up with water, at least to just below the edge of the ceremonial sarcophagus. It would then flow out around or over the "mysterious granite block" that was likely placed in the entry passage. The water would then form a "river" down the center of the gallery, leaving a dry ledge on one side (for maintenance workers, I presume). Water would then travel down and into the well shaft, into the subterranean chamber, and out the low point that serves as the drain. In this case, it seems that the water would have been supplied through the star shafts. Erosion and watermark, salt leaching, etc., seem pretty consistent with this. Oddly, I think they decided to deliberately decided, perhaps at the last minute, to skip the water feature in Queen's chamber, but this is pretty speculative.  I would love to investigate this theory a little further with your assistance.  Cheers! Tom

I've visited the Bent Pyramid back in 2019, I had no idea how complex it was inside. Great video!

I look forward to every video you release and watch them as soon as they appear in my feed. You have IMO the most logical analysis of egyptian archeological history on YouTube.

19:58 The great Bent Pyramid protector. I love your videos. I’ve binged 5 so far since finding your channel this morning.

I think regardless of whether this structure forms a perfect pyramid (as we conceive of it) or not it’s impossible to argue it was a failure that was abandoned. It underwent so many complicated completion steps and its internal arrangements are so extensive that it seems improbable to the point of discredit that the bent pyramid could have been seen as failed by its builders.