Livescience reports on a "Mysterious L-shaped structure found near Egyptian pyramids of Giza baffles scientists." It was found using a remote sensing technique called "electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), in which electrical currents are sent into the ground and resistance is measured to detect remains, along with ground-penetrating radar (GPR), a technique that sends radar into the ground and, after it bounces back, maps the underlying structures."
The team found an anomaly roughly 6.5 feet (2 meters) beneath the surface. It appears to be an L-shaped structure measuring at least 33 feet (10 m) in length, the team wrote in their paper, published May 5 in the journal Archaeological Prospection. From the readings, the L-shaped structure "seems to have been filled with sand, which means it was backfilled after it was constructed," the team wrote in the study.
The deeper structure was a "highly resistive anomaly" according to the readings, suggesting it could be a mix of sand and gravel, or perhaps an air void, the team said.
Excavations to determine what the L-shaped structure is are now underway, study first author Motoyuki Sato, a professor in the Center for Northeast Asian Studies at Tohoku University in Japan, told Live Science in an email. Sato said he is confident that the structure is not a natural phenomenon, as "the shape is too sharp."
It is hypothesized that the structure is the entrance to another tomb or other structure below it.
I remember several years back that Egyptian archeologist, Haile Sawas, (sic), said there was something underneath the Sphinx or really close to it underground. More mystery. Instead of killing each other, let's go look.
ReplyDeleteMFW they discover it was an ancient outhouse.
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