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Plane-sized ‘void’ discovered in Great Pyramid: scientists

by Mariette le Roux and Laurence Coustal Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A passenger plane-sized “void” has been discovered in the middle of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, where it has lain secret and untouched for 4,500 years, scientists revealed on Thursday. The space is one of four cavities, along with the king and queen’s chambers and “Grand Gallery”, now known to exist inside the giant monument constructed under pharaoh Khufu of ancient Egypt. […]

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Discovering the secrets of the Pharaohs of Egypt

From Cairo to Luxor, Egyptologists are working alongside physicists and engineers to try to solve the secrets of the pharaohs. Using non-invasive exploration techniques which won’t damage the monuments, teams of researchers began scanning Egypt’s pyramids in October 2015. They are focusing on the Bent and Red pyramids at Dahshur, together with Khufu – also known as the Great Pyramid – and Khafre, built on the Giza plateau 4,500 years ago. Using infrared thermography, researchers […]

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