A fossil suggests that the pyramids were in the past submerged under the sea
According to a theory proposed a few years ago by archaeologist Shérif El Morsi, the entire giza plateau was once completely submerged by sea waters. In support of the theory is the discovery of the fossil of a Echinoid (sea urchin). Could be that the monuments of giza were built in the "pre-flood" era by an ancient civilization?
The landscape of the Giza Necropolis, including the pyramids and Sphinx, shows signs of erosion that some researchers say suggest that the entire area was once submerged by the sea.
The discovery of a fossil would seem to confirm this theory.
The discovery was made by archaeologist Sherif El Morsi, who has worked on the Giza plateau for over two decades. In 2013, in collaboration with researcher Antoine Gigal, founder of Giza for Humanity, he published the results of his research.
Morsi's research stems from the insights of Dr. Robert M. Schloch, one of the first researchers to suggest that the structures of the Giza plateau are older than thought. In the early 1990s, Schloch suggested erosion patterns found on the Sphinx and surrounding rocks showed a much older age than the official date, placing it between 9000 and 5000 BC.
Morsi ideally continued Schloch's work by going deeper into the matter. During one of his photographic documentations of erosion patterns on the Giza Plateau, the archaeologist discovered a fossil that may indicate that the entire area was once submerged by sea waters.
“During my photo shoot, I nearly tripped over a block of stone,”
Morsi recounts in an article published in Gigal Research.
"To my surprise, the bulge on the surface showed the appearance of a petrified exoskeleton of what appeared to be an Echinoid (sea urchin), a creature that lives in shallow marine waters."
According to Morsi, the fossil would be proof that the Giza Plain suffered a catastrophic flood, remaining submerged by sea waters for some time. The site where the Pyramid of Menkaure is located, in particular, may have been an ancient lagoon when sea level covered the Giza Necropolis, including the Sphinx and the Pyramids.
However, analyzing the fossil, some scientists have suggested that the echinoid itself has been exposed to erosion, so it could already be part of the original limestone formed about 30 million years ago.
Morsi has disputed these conclusions, convinced that the creature petrified in a relatively more recent time, explaining that it is a large, well-preserved specimen, unlike the small specimens typically found in blocks of limestone.
“We can clearly see the pristine condition and minute details of the perforation of the exoskeleton,”
explains Morsi
“which means that this sea creature must have petrified in recent times. It does not show the characteristics of most fossils dating back 30 million years. Sediment deposits have filled the hollow part."
According to Morsi, the inundation must have been quite significant, reaching a maximum level of 75 meters above current sea level, creating a shoreline that runs through the enclosure of the Pyramid of Chephren, near the Sphinx, up to the Pyramid of Menkaure.
The erosion found on the rocks shows the typical signs caused by the waves and the ebb of the tides. Furthermore, sites such as the Sphinx, the Temple of the Sphinx and the first 20 levels of the Great Pyramid show sediments of alluvial material typical of shallow waters and lagoons. The retreat of the water creates a spongy effect in the rock.
The Echinoid discovered by Morsi has a diameter of about 8 centimeters. To reach this size, this marine organism generally takes about 15 years. Furthermore, the amount of sediment and alluvial deposits, as well as the quality of the erosion in the shallower areas, would require several centuries, suggesting that the area has been submerged for some time.
However, it remains difficult to determine the exact year of the floods. According to data provided by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, over the past 140,000 years, sea levels have fluctuated by more than 120 meters, following the growth and retreat of large ice sheets during glacial cycles.
Could this indicate that the pyramids where built by an ancient civilization and not by the Pharaohs ?
