Here are some excerpts from an article about new research at the Great Pyramid of Giza.
...The last great mystery of the pyramids could be closer to being found thanks to a robot built in Leeds.
Images captured by a new 'micro snake' camera travelling deep within the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt reveal small hieroglyphs written in red paint on the floor of a small, hidden chamber.
Egyptologists believe that if deciphered the markings could unlock the secrets of why tunnels, doors and secret chambers were built within pyramids such as this one....
...The images revealed could be numbers or graffiti which were common in Giza at the time of the pyramid's construction. Egyptologists believe the marks could be the work of stone masons or work gangs, and could denote names, numbers or dates.
....the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years.
Not everyone believes the mystery of a hidden chamber is about to be revealed. Although
Zahi Hawass, ... says no other pyramid has a tunnel and door like this, suggesting that it may well contain a hidden room.
Others disagree:
Egyptologist Kate Spence of Cambridge University says the tunnels may purely be symbolic and relate to the stars. Although she is not involved directly in the study of the Giza pyramid, Spence does not believe there is a further, hidden chamber behind the door, suggesting instead that the shafts could have been built to allow the Pharoah's spirit to cross to the afterlife
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