Ancient Egypt may not be what we’ve been taught. In this episode of Earth Ancients, researcher Katherine “Katie” Ulissi and geologist Dr. Robert M. Schoch present a provocative new hypothesis: that Egypt’s most famous temples were intentionally buried to protect them after a global catastrophe. Drawing on archival photographs, field observations, and comparisons to sites like Göbekli Tepe, they explore widespread evidence of mud-brick coverings, collapsed megaliths, and buried structures at Karnak, Dendera, Esna, Elephantine Island, Hawara, and beyond.

The discussion dives deep into solar-induced catastrophes, seismic activity, ancient survival strategies, and the possibility that Egypt’s dynastic civilization inherited and reused structures from a far earlier, advanced culture dating back to the end of the last Ice Age. From underground chambers and buried temples to forgotten technologies and lost timelines, this episode challenges conventional archaeology and asks whether Egypt holds the motherlode of a forgotten civilization waiting to be rediscovered.

TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – A shocking hypothesis about Ancient Egypt 3:30 – Archival photos reveal buried temples at Karnak 8:10 – Mud bricks vs sand: evidence of intentional burial 13:20 – Solar catastrophes and the end of the last Ice Age 18:00 – Earthquakes, solar outbursts, and structural collapse 23:40 – Reuse and refurbishment by dynastic pharaohs 29:00 – Elephantine Island, Esna, Dendera, and buried sites 35:00 – Zep Tepi and a lost cycle of civilization 40:10 – Underground chambers, survival strategies, and caves 46:00 – Hawara, the Labyrinth, and buried megalithic cores 51:20 – Academic resistance and paradigm shifts 58:40 – Children’s books, future research, and upcoming tours