Archaeologists in Egypt just cracked open a giant granite door, and the ancient engineering behind it is rewriting history. The massive slab, weighing dozens of tons, sealed a tomb for millennia, yet its perfectly smooth surface hints at tools far beyond chisels and copper.
In April 2025, archaeologists working at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt uncovered a large pink granite false door measuring about four and a half meters high and more than a meter wide. The door was built into the tomb of Prince Waserire, a son of Pharaoh Userkaf, founder of the Fifth Dynasty. Egyptian authorities described it as the first false door of its size and material found in Egypt.False…