The Joe Rogan Experience #2374 - Ben van Kerkwyk
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Sep 3, 2025 Guest Ben van Kerkwyk, an independent researcher and creator of the UnchartedX YouTube channel, dives deep into ancient mysteries. He explores the potential of groundbreaking discoveries in Egypt, including the labyrinth and advanced archaeological techniques like 3D scanning. Van Kerkwyk contrasts ancient craftsmanship with modern technology, raises intriguing questions about extraterrestrial implications in ancient texts, and delves into the potential of lost civilizations beneath the Sahara. His journey from a traditional career to uncovering the past inspires curiosity and excitement.
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Labyrinth Beneath Hawara Confirmed
- The Hawara Labyrinth is a long-documented subterranean complex historians like Herodotus described as surpassing the pyramids.
- Modern geophysical surveys and eyewitness reports indicate large multi-level chambers and a central metallic object roughly 40 meters long.
Petrie Stopped Just Above The Labyrinth
- Flinders Petrie dug only ~7–8 meters at Hawara and found a huge plastered slab he thought was the labyrinth foundation.
- Later teams dug deeper with ground-penetrating methods and discovered granite walls and maze-like structures below that slab.
Politics And Water Hid The Discovery
- Political control and rising groundwater may have suppressed release and excavation of the labyrinth discoveries.
- Cost, farmland needs, and national security concerns likely delayed public disclosure and remediation work.
