Filippo Biondi, a radar scientist with 30 years in the field, has developed a proprietary scanning method called the Biondi Protocol that uses Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellites to detect surface micro-vibrations and reconstruct subsurface structures. His first peer-reviewed paper in 2020 scanned the Great Pyramid. His subsequent work on the Khafre Pyramid and the wider Giza Plateau produced a 3D model showing eight tubular columns with coils wrapped around them, sitting on a foundation of enormous cube-shaped structures that extend beneath all three pyramids and the Sphinx.
Geoffrey Drumm, author of The Land of Chem YouTube channel and a resident of Egypt, has developed a hypothesis proposing that the pyramids functioned as industrial-scale chemical reactors powered by lightning during the Saharan Humid Period. Drumm has previously stress-tested and challenged Biondi’s findings, bringing critical scrutiny to the scanning data and interpretations.
The conversation between Biondi and Drumm, as documented in this episode, represents a direct technical exchange between two researchers with competing frameworks for understanding the Giza Plateau. The discussion covers the science of satellite scanning, data interpretation challenges, the role of water and hydrothermal activity, and the detection of previously unknown passages and structures beneath the pyramids.
If these subsurface structures are confirmed through independent verification, what would it mean for our understanding of ancient Egyptian engineering capabilities and the true purpose of the pyramids?
Source: Jesse Michels