Tomb of the Birds

This one is interesting because it was recently closed to the public by the Egyptian government. Though you cannot venture inside, you can peek past the locked door at the labyrinth of corridors leading you beneath the Great Pyramid complex. Have you ever heard about the catacombs below Paris? This is similar, up until 10 or so years ago tourists could venture down inside and get see many hallways leading you below the Earth's surface finding what used to be storage rooms for Egyptian Pharaohs. When archeologists first discovered the Tomb of the Birds they found millions of mummified birds in different ares of the caverns. The historical significance of the Tomb of the Birds is that we were able to see how the kings of Egypt would stash away their valuables. According to researchers the reasoning behind the mummified birds is "the ibis was considered [to represent] the god Thoth, the god of wisdom, the god of magic, the god of judgement, writing all sorts of things." (1) They would use these as offerings and place them in there hoping the god Thoth would accept them.