Will Cosmic Particles Inside Egyptian Pyramids Solve Their Mysteries?

| January 18, 2016 | Archaeology News | No Comments

MessageToEagle.com – A major international mission under the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities Authority in cooperation with the Faculty of Engineering of Cairo University scan the pyramids of Egypt. Researchers hope to discover unknown chambers and mysterious corridors by using the most sophisticated non-invasive techniques.

One day, the pyramids’ secrets, even the oldest ones – can be revealed.

The Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, just outside Cairo, is distinguished by the bent slope of its sides. It is believed to have been ancient Egypt’s first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid. Credits: wikipedia
The Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, just outside Cairo, is distinguished by the bent slope of its sides. It is believed to have been ancient Egypt’s first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid. Credits: wikipedia

An international team of researchers said Sunday they will soon begin analyzing cosmic particles collected inside Egypt’s Bent Pyramid to search for clues as to how it was built and learn more about the 4,600-year-old structure.

Plates planted inside the pyramid last month have collected data on radiographic particles known as muons that rain down from the earth’s atmosphere, informed Mehdi Tayoubi, president of the Heritage Innovation Preservation Institute.

The particles pass through empty spaces but can be absorbed or deflected by harder surfaces. By studying particle accumulations, scientists may learn more about the construction of the pyramid, built by the Pharaoh Snefru’ reports Arab News

Detail of a relief showing pharaoh Sneferu wearing the white robe of the Sed-festival, from his funerary temple of Dahshur and now on display at the Egyptian Museum.
Detail of a relief showing pharaoh Sneferu wearing the white robe of the Sed-festival, from his funerary temple of Dahshur and now on display at the Egyptian Museum. via wikipedia

.“For the construction of the pyramids, there is no single theory that is 100 percent proven or checked; They are all theories and hypotheses,” said Hany Helal, the institute’s vice president.
“What we are trying to do with the new technology, we would like to either confirm or change or upgrade or modify the hypotheses that we have on how the pyramids were constructed,” he said.

The Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, just outside Cairo, is distinguished by the bent slope of its sides. It is believed to have been ancient Egypt’s first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid.

The Scan Pyramids project, which announced in November thermal anomalies in the 4,500 year-old Khufu Pyramid in Giza, implements various technologies non-invasive and non-destructive as the infrared thermography, the x-Ray Muon and 3 D Reconstruction, in order to detect unknown structures or internal cavities.

Tayoubi said the group plans to start preparations for muons testing in a month in Khufu, the largest of the three Giza pyramids, which is known internationally as Cheops.

“Even if we find one square meter void somewhere, it will bring new questions and hypotheses and maybe it will help solve the definitive questions,” said Tayoubi.

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