CAIRO, October 25 – RIA Novosti. The Egyptian authorities on Sunday are going to announce the start of a new global study of ancient pyramids, located on the outskirts of Cairo, including the Great Pyramids of Giza.
the launch of the project at a specially convened press conference for local and international media on Sunday to announce the Minister of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of Egypt Mamdouh al-Damato.
Earlier, the head of department said RIA Novosti that a new study of the pyramids will be scanning tombs using cosmic rays. The method provides for the establishment of the pyramids on the highly sensitive sensors that will detect particle flows arising in the upper atmosphere under the influence of cosmic rays. So scientists plan to enlighten the thick walls of the pyramids and get an accurate map of their structure.
“The Pyramids and the previously studied, but for the first time will be held on such a study with the help of the latest technologies such as the use of cosmic rays, this will help us Japanese “- said al-Damato.
According to the official, scanned will not only be the Great Pyramids of Giza and Bent Pyramid at Dahshur, the pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara and several other tombs.
The Minister is convinced that the pyramids still contain secrets, among them the secret of their own construction. According to al-Damato, in connection with the anticipated next sensational discoveries, the year 2016 should be declared the “Year of the pyramids.” The scanning of the tombs is scheduled to begin next month.
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