

Scientists will rely on cutting-edge technology to scan the Great Pyramid.

Together, the three pyramids create a unit that is equal parts charming and mysterious. His son, Khafre, went on to build the second pyramid at Giza around 2520 B.C., while the third pyramid was built by Pharaoh Menkaure in 2490 B.C. However, Khufu’s Pyramid included the king’s chamber and a smaller queen chamber inside the body of the main structure. Pyramids during this time period typically sat above underground burial chambers. The ancient beauty also offered a new take on the burial chambers. The pyramid was built with around 2.3 million limestone and granite blocks. Pharaoh Khufu set out to create the Great Pyramid of Giza in 2550 B.C. In order to prepare for their journey to the next world, massive pyramid tombs were created and filled with essentials that the ruler would need to sustain themself in the next world. The pyramids stood as physical representations of eternity for the pharaohs who were believed to have become gods in the afterlife. The ancient structures were largely influenced by ancient Egyptian culture. While the inside of the pyramid is an intriguing puzzle, its history is equally as fascinating.
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A recent paper explains the team’s full plan, which will enlist the help of cosmic-ray scans to reveal the hidden world inside and help scientists understand how the magnificent structure was built in the first place. Now, a team of researchers from the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory promises to find out what lies inside the two mysterious voids inside Khufu. But what lies inside these two voids? Scientists have yet to unearth this mystery. A smaller void was also found just beyond the north face of the structure. Perhaps the biggest discovery was a massive void nearly 100-feet-long that lay just above the pyramid's grand gallery. Their findings revealed a hidden world full of secret chambers and rooms that were unexpected. In 2017, scientists were finally able to peek inside using particle physics. In 2015, the ScanPyramids project brought together experts from France, Japan and Egypt to find several non-invasive techniques to reveal what lies inside the Great Pyramid. Researchers have spent decades attempting to uncover the inner mysteries of the Great Pyramid to understand its engineering and purpose. While all three Pyramids of Giza continue to marvel the world, Khufu, more commonly known as the Great Pyramid, has received the most attention due to its massive size, built at 481 feet tall. The structure is part of a group of three pyramids - Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure –– with each one serving as a royal tomb named after three pharaohs. Constructed more than 4,500 years ago, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the last-standing ancient wonder of the world, and a symbol of Egypt’s rich culture. Egypt is home to over 118 pyramids that have continued to entice travelers, mathematicians and archaeologists seeking to understand these human-made structures.
