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The morning of Enlightenment

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In the eighteenth century travel to Egypt and then to the Giza plateau was a dangerous undertaking. Even though control of area was under the Ottomon Turks the occasional visitors were likely to be robbed or killed by bandits or Arabs.

Not until the time of the American Revolution was any further discover of importance made at the Pyramid. In 1765, Nathaniel Davison was able to spend a vacation in Egypt in the company of Edward Wortley Montagu, and carefully explored the Pyramid.

The intrepid adventurer Davison tied a rope around his waist, and they lowered him down into the foreboding darkness below. The descent was well over one hundred feet into the abyss, but only sand and rubbish greeted him there below.

The perplexing question that coused over Davison's mind was how and why would anyone dig a 200 ft shaft into solid granite, only to come to a dead end? To him there seemed no apparent purpose.

Not finding any reasonable answer Davison abandoned his quest and began to search for other secret features. As a result of his scrutiny today the Davison chamber bears his very name.

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About the author: Ken Klein is a independent movie producer and investigator. His examinations have illuminated mysteries surrounding the Great Pyramid. For a free tour of the Great Pyramid get his free Great Pyramid walk though video.  

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