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posted by cmn32480 on Monday November 02 2015, @07:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the did-your-mummy-say-it-was-ok dept.

From Times of Israel :

Architects and scientists from Egypt, France, Canada and Japan will use modern infra-red technology and advanced detectors to map two pyramids at Giza and the two Dahshur pyramids, south of Cairo.

"This special group will study these pyramids to see whether there are still any hidden chambers or other secrets" inside them, Minister of Antiquities Mamduh al-Damati announced at a news conference.

"These engineers and architects will conduct the survey using non-destructive technology that will not harm the pyramids," he said.

Experts said the study, known as "Scan Pyramids," will also be a fresh attempt to understand how the monuments were built in the first place.

The article goes on to to tell us that the "infra-red and muon" scanning will look at four pyramids from the outside, and very likely will also be used from the inside of King Tutankhamun's tomb to look for a secret chamber where they are hoping to find the mummy of the legendary beauty Queen Nefertiti.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 02 2015, @07:57PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 02 2015, @07:57PM (#257658)

    I guess they have a new minister of antiquities. I know people were complaining about Zahi Hawass obstructing investigations of what's underneath the sphinx and whatnot. I don't know how accurate that is, but it'll be interesting to see what happens now.

    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-zahi-hawass-72874123/?no-ist [smithsonianmag.com]

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