ROBOTS EMPLOYED
FOR PYRAMID SEARCH
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[ October 11th 2005 ]
Archaeologists
are set to employ the latest in robotic technology
to scale two narrow shafts inside The Great Pyramid
on the outskirts of Cairo in the hope of discovering
an ancient burial chamber previously untouched
by man. The robot - designed by Singapore University
- will drill through an existing hole in a chamber
deep inside the 4,500-year-old Pharaonic mausoleum.
According
to Reuters,
the shafts were last probed in September 2002,
when a robot drilled a hole through one of the
stone panels to reveal a small empty space at
the end of which lay another panel, which appeared
cracked and fragile. "It's very important to reveal
the mystery of the pyramid. Science in archaeology
is very important. People all over the world are
waiting to solve this mystery," Zahi Hawass told
Reuters.
The Great
Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and last remaining
of the Seven Wonders of the World. A part of the
Giza pyramid complex, it is arguably the most
recognizable structure ever built on Earth and
possibly the most intriguing as well. (Wikipedia)
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