The HYPOGEUM

Date: 05/04/2026
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Credit: 1 Hour

COURSE INTRODUCTION & OUTLINE:

A primordial technique was used to engineer/construct - The “HYPOGEUM”, as it was created by axe blows to the rock. Throughout the central chambers, passageways, and smaller rooms are niches and indentations of varying shapes and heights. Some scholars believe that the niches may have contained piles of bones, lending to the speculation that the Hypogeum was a burial site. Others believe that the site served as a jail, or place of imprisonment. There are further beliefs that the structure was used for religious ceremonies. Some believe that - The “HYPOGEUM” began as a natural structure, which was then expanded upon. There is also a belief that some of the rooms functioned as tanks. Decorations found within the chambers include three supposed masks and three small pillars. The Webinar will explore further speculation as to the purpose of - The “HYPOGEUM”.


Course Number:  LWP050426
Field of Study: Structural
Level: Basic
Presenter:
Ronald Finger
Prerequisites: 
None