Finding Ancient Egypt's Great Lost Labyrinth!

The Great Labyrinth of Egypt is one of the most famous lost monuments from our ancient past - a mythical structure, far larger than anything else built in Egypt, with thousands of chambers - it was visited and written about by several of history's most famous authors, the likes of Herodotus, Strabo, and Pliny the Elder. Flinders Petrie suspected he had hit on the remains of the labyrinth in the late 19th century, and only some 12 years ago in 2008, his work was confirmed when large parts of the labyrinth were rediscovered, next to the Hawara pyramid of Amenemhet III. This discovery was met with resounding silence, and today, whatever remains are of the labyrinth are being eroded by inaction, and the rising water table in the area. This is the story of the Egypt's great 'lost' labyrinth, it's history, modern re-discovery by the Mataha expedition, and possible future... Links: Cosco Foundation: https://cosco.one/projects.html Modern Knowledge podcast with Dr Carmen Boulter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw1RSYIgr3I Klaus Dona lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv8qdzwsGQY Please like and subscribe! Leave a comment with your thoughts! UnchartedX website: https://UnchartedX.com Support Links - all details at https://unchartedx.com/support Paypal tip jar: https://paypal.me/unchartedx Venmo tip jar: @unchartedx (on venmo) Patreon: https://patreon.com/unchartedx SubscribeStar: https://subscribestar.com/unchartedx Bitcoin/crypto wallet send address: bc1qtg5kaq0s7434fsulm7w94zsqkww57ueel4f4ed many more digital currencies available - just ask! I stream live every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday, at https://twitch.tv/unchartedx I have a 2nd YouTube channel! Please subscribe over at UnchartedXLive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7CljFbRtVJeYM8_s0Kqybw Social Medias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unchartedx1 Mastadon: https://noagendasocial.com/web/@unchartedx Instagram: https://instagram.com/unchartedx7 Email: [email protected] Discord: https://discord.gg/BQRQMMR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnchartedXLive Twitch: https://twitch.tv/unchartedx Official UnchartedX Merch store! Support the channel, get some natty threads: https://unchartedx.creator-spring.com/ UnchartedX podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3rE2u1bCrKpXSLZNRPjk7e?si=y87UtbfFT_uEm2pyCY0t1w UnchartedX podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unchartedx-podcast/id1531638539 Podcast RSS feed: https://podcast.unchartedx.com/feed.xml #labyrinth #ancient #egypt