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Secrets of Egypt

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 […]