Egypt to scan pyramids, seeking new discoveries

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

CAIRO (AP) — Scientists will scan four of Egypt's ancient pyramids starting next month using waves, particles and thermal imaging in order to see what lies beneath their surface.

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Eldamaty says the project will begin south of Cairo with the scanning of the so-called Bent Pyramid at Dashour, followed by the nearby Red Pyramid. Later, the two largest pyramids on the Giza plateau, those of Cheops and Chephren, will also be scanned. The structures are over 4,500 years old.

At a news conference, scientist Matthieu Klein of Canada's Laval University says his team will use infrared technology to scan several meters (yards) beneath the surface without touching the structures.

He says "there could be interesting things there, even a few meters deep, two or three blocks deep."

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7224a4eebea546b1a5a2a19ad00b8db7/egypt-scan-pyramids-seeking-new-discoveries

[shraby]

1. Thanks for posting. This is always interesting.

[PatSeg]

2. This should be fascinating

[Judi Lynn]

3. Big news for the whole world, if they look in the right places.

They've got so much space, so much sand which could be concealing structures which sank from sight thousands of years ago, as they have all over the world.

The human race would be so much richer for their discoveries if this project is successful.

Horizons clearly need to be broadened, don't they?

We need a more correct view of human life than just us and the pig-faced fascists, and the "expanse" of six thousand years for human history since their fascist god created the world in 24 hours.