The pyramids of ancient Egypt have harbored their secrets for some 4,500 old age . But thanks to some unbelievable applied science , archeologists have finally start to unlock them .
TheScans Pyramidsproject uses“cosmic rays”to create maps that show the internal structures of Egypt ’s pyramids . On Tuesday , April 26 , archaeologist and researchers from the projectunveiled their latest workplace .
The images show the interior chambers of the 4,600 - year - old “ Bent Pyramid , ” a 105 - meter ( 345 - ft ) limestone monument found just 40 km ( 25 miles ) south of the modern Egyptian capital , Cairo . For the first time , the images also clearly show the shape and structure of the pyramid ’s second chamber .
Known in ancient prison term as the Southern Shining Pyramid , it ’s thought to be one of Egypt ’s earliest Pyramid . As you may almost assure from its rather uncanny look , this exceptional Great Pyramid is interpret as a transition between tone - sided and still - sided Great Pyramid .
The technique to appear inside is comparable to how X - ray study , except it relies on negative muon corpuscle . These speck , which spring up from the interactions of cosmic ray from the distant universe with the atoms of the upper atmosphere , can fathom hundreds of meters of I. F. Stone before being absorb . By place 40 muon - tender celluloid deep inside the pyramid , the researchers can work out the heaviness of the stone within the structure . After 40 days of exposure to muon molecule , the entropy from these film were put together to create an epitome .
This is just the beginning of the unbelievable work you could expect to see from this project . They ’re now extend to practice the same proficiency on other Old Kingdom Pyramids of Egypt such as Khufu , Khafre , and the Red Pyramids .
The Bent Pyramid , as go out without the habit of " cosmic light beam " detectors . double credit : Gurgen Bakhshetsyan / Shutterstock
