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Lost Pharaoh? Great Pyramid May Hide Undiscovered Tomb

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« on: November 16, 2015, 02:26:08 am »

 Explosive discovery

In the 1830s, Richard William Howard Vyse, a colonel in the British army, was also captivated by the idea that there could be secret chambers in the Great Pyramid.

However, back in Vyse's time, there were no robots or thermal-imaging technology, so Vyse tested his theory using gunpowder-based explosives (dynamite hadn't been invented yet). He blasted his way through parts of the Great Pyramid of Khufu.

Eventually, his team found a few small chambers near the top of the pyramid that the ancient Egyptians may have used to relieve stress on the pyramid's structure. Vyse found no treasure or burials inside these chambers, but he did find some graffiti drawn by ordinary workers who helped build the Great Pyramid.

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