Archaeology & History

Two 'secret rooms' found within Great Pyramid

By T.K. Randall
October 18, 2016 ·  1560 comments

Have scientists discovered two secret chambers ? Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Nina Aldin Thune The discovery was made through a collaborative project known as 'Scan Pyramids' which, by combining the efforts of multiple universities and scientific institutes, aims to unravel the secrets of these ancient structures by applying state-of-the-art scanning and 3D modelling techniques.

This week's results, which were obtained using a method known as muography, have revealed the presence of two mysterious voids within the Great Pyramid - one on its northeastern edge and another behind its descending corridor.It isn't clear yet what lies within these empty spaces however the possibility exists that they could be secret chambers that have managed to remain undiscovered for thousands of years.

"We are now able to confirm the existence of a 'void' hidden behind the North Face, that could have the form of at least one corridor going inside the Great Pyramid," the team wrote in a press release.

"The precise shape, size, and exact position of this void is now under further investigation. It should be done with the help of 12 new Muon Emulsion plates that are installed in the descending corridor, and will be collected by the end of October 2016."

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Tags: Pyramid, Egypt, Giza