The Great Pyramid of Egypt still contains scattered fragments that are clues to how the monument once functioned. These precious remnants tell a story of destruction and preservation which has allowed them to endure the curiosity of humans for thousands of years.

Most of these granite remains are never seen by visitors, tucked away in the most obscure and hard to reach locations within the enormous structure.

This video traces the history of their whereabouts from every known written account and reconstructs what their original purpose was.

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Link to Maragioglio & Rinaldi pyramid diagrams:
(archive.org has their other volumes for other pyramids)

https://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/...

0:00 Intro
1:41 Missing 5th granite block
2:44 The 4 present granite blocks
3:44 Granite Block 1 outside
7:20 Maragioglio & Rinaldi's mistake
8:51 Granite Block 2 in the alcove
9:29 Granite Block 3 in the pit
10:19 Granite Block 4 in the grotto
12:22 Stones roll downhill
12:52 Matching the portcullis grooves
14:22 Portcullis dimensions
15:26 Preservation of the Great Pyramid