The First Explorers of the Osirion: Egypt’s Buried Megaliths

We investigate the Osirion at Abydos using Lidar and GPR analysis to verify the 1902 records of Flinders Petrie and Margaret Murray. Is this megalithic structure a New Kingdom cenotaph, or a Pre-Dynastic temple older than the Great Pyramid?

On this episode of The First Explorers, we dive into the discovery & explorations of Egypt’s strangest, most mysterious buried site. We analyze the word-for-word accounts of the Osirion’s first explorers to see how they interpreted the Cyclopean masonry and the bizarre subterranean layout that defies traditional Egyptian timelines.

The First Explorers series is intended to bring to life the word-for-word firsthand accounts from explorers on the edges of the world…