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(Aug. 17) -- Archaeologists attempting to unlock the secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza have a new helper: a drill- and camera-toting robot designed to peer into the magnificent structure's unexplored nooks and crannies. It's hoped that this high-tech explorer -- built by researchers at England's Leeds University, together with France's Dassault Systemes and U.K. robotics firm Scoutek -- will aid Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities in their decades-long attempt to unravel one of the pyramid's most enduring mysteries. As any good Egyptologist knows, there are two main rooms at the center of the Pyramid of Khufu: the King's Chamber and the Queen's Chamber. (Khufu was the pharaoh who ordered up the monument some 4,500 years ago). Located on opposite walls of the King's Chamber are two shafts that shoot out at 40-degree angles and lead to the pyramid's outer face. It's thought that they were designed to allow the ruler's spirit to fly out and travel with the Sun God in the day, and take his place among the stars at night.
Originally posted by -Blackout-
Im curious that if they do find something very interesting of note, if they'll even let the rest of the world in on it?
Im sure Giza has some secrets. I think its time we found out what those secrets are.
Originally posted by doobydoll
Originally posted by -Blackout-
Im curious that if they do find something very interesting of note, if they'll even let the rest of the world in on it?
Im sure Giza has some secrets. I think its time we found out what those secrets are.
I cant agree more.
I'd love to know how much hawass is keeping from us all and what he has found under the sphinx and other areas of the plateau.
I hope that when Hawass is eventually pronounced 'life extinct' that we will see someone in his place who will share any exciting finds with the rest of world.
The first serious attempt to resolve this pyramid puzzle came in 1993, when a German-sponsored robo-camera traveled almost 200 feet into the southern shaft. At this point, the 'bot found its path blocked by a limestone slab fitted with two copper handles. (The robot could only drive about 60 feet along the northern shaft before hitting an impassable 45-degree bend to the left.)