MALI: Researchers have found something hidden in the Great Pyramid of Giza, but they’re not sure what it is yet.
Thermal scans revealed an anomaly in the ancient walls of the pyramid. While much of the wall uniformly heats up and cools down each day, a spot on the eastern side of the structure behaves differently. There was a six degree Celsius (11 F.) difference in temperature compared with surrounding stones.
That distinct heat signature could mean some passage, room or other insight is hidden in or behind that wall.
“This anomaly is really quite impressive and it’s just in front of us, at the ground level,” Mehdi Tayoubi, founder of the organization conducting the pyramid thermal scanning experiments, told the Huffington Post. But he is hesitant to share potential explanations.
“We have several hypothesis but no conclusion for the moment,” he said.
There may be a chamber or passage revealed behind the wall, but any explanation could reveal a lot about the ancient Egyptians that built the pyramid.
“At the very least, this anomaly will shed additional light on the construction techniques of the 4th dynasty Egyptians,” egyptologist Beth Ann Judas told the Huffington Post. “It’s rather exciting actually. Over the past few years, archaeologists have been learning more about the workmen and officials who are connected to the pyramids, and this gives us more information about their work.”
