Caves Discovered in Easter Island

Once again, an ancient mysterious site has been found to be associated with the underground:

A team of experts recently discovered a six-kilometer-long lava cave system on Easter Island thought to have been used as a refuge by the island’s inhabitants during the 16th century. The team confirmed it is the largest cave on the island and the 11th-largest in the world in terms of area.

So many possibilities!

• The "Long Ears", while on Easter Island, instinctively sought out somewhere underground to hide
• The "Long Ears" stayed on Easter Island because of the caves
• Caves are everywhere, and it is just a coincidence
• The "Long Ears" created, or at least augmented, the caves

Worldwide, at locations historically known as "the navel of the world", people have headed underground, or created massive buildings to shelter in.

Andrew Collins Discovers Giza Cave?

It depends on who you ask, as to whether this is a legit discovery, or just an old cave that has been studied previously.

Andrew Collins: Claims to have rediscovered a cave system under the Giza plateau, from studying the writings of Henry Salt from the 19th century. The angle Collins is taking for his new book "Beneath the Pyramids" (published this week) seems to be that the pyramid complex was inspired in some way by the cave system.

Zahi Hawass: "There are no new discoveries to be made at Giza. We know everything about the plateau," he stated.

Andrew Collins: "To the best of our knowledge nothing has ever been written or recorded about these caves since Salt's explorations. If Hawass does have any report related to these caves, we have yet to see it."

Personally, as much as I am a fan of Andrew Collins, I find it hard to believe that there is anything left to discover at Giza, that can be seen from the surface, as this cave entrance appears to be.

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