Seven New Great Pyramid Missions That Are Long Overdue
With the discovery of the Great Pyramid North Face Corridor earlier this year, it’s no surprise that Ancient Egypt became headline news around the world, a much-needed boost in publicity for a country whose tourism industry has struggled for more than a decade.
2023-08-16 20:00:00 - Ancient Architects
The Great Pyramid is the shining beacon of the country - the biggest draw for tourists, the most written about ancient monument on the planet and yet, even in the 21st century we still don’t know everything about it.
We also know the ScanPyramids team found a big void but sadly there is no easy way to see inside it. It’s around 10 metres above the Grand Gallery and 7 metres from the King’s Chamber Relieving chambers, which means drilling is required.
We also don’t currently know the specific shape of the chamber so more muon scans seem like a necessity, so we know exactly where to drill and in which specific direction.
Whether the Egyptian authorities will do this, I don’t think it will be any time soon, but that doesn’t mean we should be sitting around idly.
There is still so much exploration that could be taking place in the pyramid, exploration that is low cost, low difficulty and it would cause no damage to the structure.
So, in this video, I’m going to highlight what I would consider are 7 relatively easy ways to explore the Great Pyramid, new missions that would either lead to new discoveries, end speculation or just expand our knowledge base.
All would guarantee publicity for Egypt and they could easily all be done before the end of the year, if the authorities were so inclined.
Watch this video to learn more and please comment your thoughts and ideas regarding how we should be exploring this enigmatic ancient monument.