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Graham Hancock: Banned From Pyramids, Joe Rogan Debate, and Antarctica’s Hidden Jungle

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Jun 27, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Sunrise Apex of The Great Pyramid

  • Graham Hancock describes illegal and legal climbs to the top of the Great Pyramid, including bribing guards and watching sunrise from the apex.
  • He calls sunrise on the pyramid one of the peak experiences of his life and recalls seeing his grandfather's 1916 inscription up there.
ANECDOTE

Banned From Egyptian Filming

  • Hancock explains he was banned from filming in Egypt after Zahi Hawass publicly clashed with him around 2015 events.
  • He says that being denied access hurt because Egypt is central to his research and hopes to be allowed back someday.
INSIGHT

Different Ages Locked In The Pyramid

  • The Great Pyramid's internal shafts align to stars dated by precession, implying different construction epochs for different features.
  • Hancock suggests the site was sacred ~12,000 years ago and later reworked by dynastic Egyptians.
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