03-17-2022, 10:41 PM
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-scans-c...id-of-giza
A new ultra-powerful scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza using cosmic rays could reveal the identities of two mysterious voids inside.
The largest of the two voids is located just above the grand gallery – a passageway that leads to what may be the chamber of the pharaoh Khufu – and is about 98 feet (30 meters) long and 20 feet (6 m) in height, according to previous pyramid scans.
Archaeologists are uncertain as to what they will find in the void, which could be one large area or several small rooms, they said. They also hope to find out the function of that void; the most fantastic possibility is that the opening is the hidden burial chamber of Khufu. A more mundane possibility is that the cavity played some role in the building of the pyramid.
Constructed for the pharaoh Khufu (reign circa 2551 BCE to 2528 BCE), the Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest pyramid ever constructed in ancient Egypt and is the only surviving wonder of the ancient world.
Well, this does sound interesting... I'd like to know whether there's any hidden treasure in these voids, but I suppose it's at least as likely that they're completely empty .
Either way, I hope we can find out what they were for!
A new ultra-powerful scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza using cosmic rays could reveal the identities of two mysterious voids inside.
The largest of the two voids is located just above the grand gallery – a passageway that leads to what may be the chamber of the pharaoh Khufu – and is about 98 feet (30 meters) long and 20 feet (6 m) in height, according to previous pyramid scans.
Archaeologists are uncertain as to what they will find in the void, which could be one large area or several small rooms, they said. They also hope to find out the function of that void; the most fantastic possibility is that the opening is the hidden burial chamber of Khufu. A more mundane possibility is that the cavity played some role in the building of the pyramid.
Constructed for the pharaoh Khufu (reign circa 2551 BCE to 2528 BCE), the Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest pyramid ever constructed in ancient Egypt and is the only surviving wonder of the ancient world.
Well, this does sound interesting... I'd like to know whether there's any hidden treasure in these voids, but I suppose it's at least as likely that they're completely empty .
Either way, I hope we can find out what they were for!
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