Two German students illegally stole artifacts from the Egyptian pyramid for alleged scientific purposes, writes Meddy Mensah in an article published in the newspaper Le Figaro.
“Two German archaeologists deliberately damaged the tomb of the pharaohs in order to prove that it was built much earlier than everyone thinks. This initiative has angered the Egyptian authorities,”the newspaper said.
“According to one of the theories, the Cheops pyramid was built during the existence of an extinct civilization, much more ancient than the Egyptian. Supporters of this scientific theory were two modern Indiana Jones, students of the University of Dresden, as specifies the site News.com. They were sure that the pyramid is older than its brothers, and undertook a "scientific" expedition to prove that the pyramid is not 4500 years old, but 20 thousand years old, "the author of the article writes.
“To confirm their theory, two students tore off a red cartouche (hieroglyphic symbol), which was located above the tomb of Pharaoh Cheops, in order to take a sample from it, which they studied in Germany. After the examination, the young archaeologists said that the sample they had confirmed their theory, according to which the pyramids in Giza are much older than the kingdom of Cheops and that they were only "renewed" during the reign of the pharaohs, "the correspondent notes.
“But nobody liked the initiative of the students. Egypt's minister of antiquities imposed sanctions on "archaeologists" and said they damaged Egypt's ancient heritage. The students' findings were rejected as "they were made by amateurs, not experienced archaeologists," said an Egyptian ministry official. In addition, the names of the students were included in the "black lists": they will be immediately arrested if they return to the cradle of the pharaohs, "the author of the article writes.