
The study is based on three modern technologies: infrared thermography, 3D scans with lasers, and cosmic-ray detectors. Source: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, HIP Institute and the Faculty of Engineering (Cairo University) ''A team of researchers has presented the results of an analysis focused on the internal structure of the Bent Pyramid of pharaoh Sneferu (Snefru), a 4,500-year-old monument named after its sloping upper half.”Ī 3-D cutaway showing the inside of the Pyramid of Sneferu. As Natalia Klimczak from Ancient Origins reported in May 10, 2016: Previously, but without the company of Dr Hawass, the same team examined the Bent Pyramid in Dahshur. There is nothing to publish today or yesterday.'' As National Geographic wrote in May 6, 2016: ''After claiming that radar has never led to a single discovery in Egypt, Dr Hawass said, “We have to stop this media business, because there is nothing to publish. Dr Hawass’ previous opinions about the scans make his appearance in the project rather surprising. However, that discovery was negated by Dr Hawass and other researchers, so Reeves didn't receive permission to excavate inside the tomb. The project had initially been led by Nicholas Reeves, who used radar scans to reveal possible unknown chambers in the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. The work by the French researchers from the Scan Pyramids project has been made in collaboration with famous archeologist and former head of the Ministry of Antiquities, Dr Zahi Hawass. Judiciously placed detectors - for example inside a pyramid, below a potential, unknown chamber - can then record particle tracks and discern cavities from denser regions." The newly discovered spaces inside the pyramid may be the long expected lost element of the pyramid. The second cavity was discovered on the northeast flank of the pyramid.ĭoes the Great Pyramid contain hidden chambers? Source: BigStockPhotoĪccording to the statement by Scan Pyramids, muons are "similar to X-rays, which can penetrate the body and allow bone imaging" and "can go through hundreds of meters of stone before being absorbed. The void may be a corridor which runs inside the structure. According to Seeker, the researchers are able to confirm the existence of a 'void' hidden behind the northern side at the upper part of the entrance gate. The millennia-old pyramid has three known chambers, but researchers have speculated for many decades that there is much more to discover inside the 146-meter tall pyramid of King Khufu. The Ministry of Antiquities announced the discovery of two anomalies in Cairo on Thursday.

The results revealed two anomalies inside the construction that have been described as “cavities”.

The research team with the Scan Pyramid project applied a combination of infrared thermography, muon radiography imaging and elements of 3D reconstruction of the Great Pyramid.

Are they secret rooms or passages that have long been rumored to lie within? A team of researchers that have used cutting edge technology to scan the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt have discovered two previously unknown cavities inside the world-famous monument.
