Egypt unveils newly discovered chamber inside the Great Pyramid
11:21, 3 March
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Egyptian Antiquities Authority unveiled a newly discovered chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, not far from Cairo, that dates back to the 4th century BC.
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The chamber on the northern side of the Pyramid of Khufu was discovered using modern scanning technology. It measures 9 meters in length and is 2 meters wide, perched above the main entrance of the pyramid. Archaeologists do not know what function of the chamber could be, as it is not accessible from the outside.
The discovery was announced by egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass and the country’s Minister of Tourism Ahmed Eissa at an unveiling ceremony. The Scan Pyramids project, an international program that uses scans to look at unexplored sections of the ancient structure, was credited for the find. According to Christian Grosse, Professor of Non-destructive Inspections at the Technical University of Munich and a leading member of the project, various scanning techniques were deployed to locate the chamber. He hopes these techniques will lead to further findings within the pyramid.
“There are two large limestones in the end chamber, and now the question is what is behind these stones and under the chamber”, - Grosse said.
The Pyramid of Khufu, named after its builder, a fourth dynasty pharaoh who reigned from 2509 to 2483 BC, is one of the three pyramids that make up the Great Pyramid complex at Giza. Expert’s opinion on how the pyramids were built is divided, so even relatively minor discoveries are of great interest.
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