Experts on course to unravel secrets of Egypt pyramids
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Experts on course to unravel secrets of Egypt pyramids
Experts revealed Sunday new findings at two of Egypt’s famed pyramids, boosting efforts to unravel whether the ancient world’s iconic monuments contain secret chambers. For the past three months a team of researchers from Egypt, France, Canada and Japan have been scanning four pyramids with thermal cameras to see if they contain unknown structures or cavities. Operation ScanPyramids began on Oct. 25 to search for hidden rooms inside the pyramids.
There is a clear separation of temperature on the west face of Red pyramid. The bottom is colder than the top…It’s interesting. We have no answers yet… Could it be because of the wind? Maybe, but it’s interesting.
Matthieu Klein of Canada’s Laval University
On Sunday, experts revealed new findings on some of the limestone blocks that make up the western flank of the Red pyramid and northern flank of Khufu, also known as the Great Pyramid. The project is expected to continue until the end of 2016, and applies a mix of infrared thermography, muon radiography imaging and 3D reconstruction, all of which the researchers say are non-invasive and non-destructive techniques.
We will have some secrets to solve in the pyramids, but it’s very early to say what they are.
Antiquities Minister Mamduh al-Damati
