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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Thu Nov 12, 2015, 05:23 PM Nov 2015

Striking Anomaly Found in Great Pyramid

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Striking Anomaly Found in Great Pyramid

A peculiar temperature difference is detected within the Great Pyramid, suggesting a cavity may lie inside.

The announcement comes at the end of a two-week project to scan Egypt’s main pyramids in order to identify the presence of unknown internal structures and cavities.

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Striking Anomaly Found in Great Pyramid (Original Post) Panich52 Nov 2015 OP

Wonderful. Can't wait for the next announcement on this. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #1

I wonder if it could just simply be an issue of a different composition for the stone than the other cstanleytech Nov 2015 #2

Judi Lynn

(160,516 posts)

1. Wonderful. Can't wait for the next announcement on this. Thank you. n/t

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Fri Nov 13, 2015, 10:45 PM

Nov 2015

cstanleytech

(26,282 posts)

2. I wonder if it could just simply be an issue of a different composition for the stone than the other

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 08:56 PM

Nov 2015

stones?
After all considering the sheer amount of stone they quarried to build the pyramids it stands to reason that there would be some differences in the varies rock layers where they got it from.

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