http://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-say-they-ve-discovered-2-mysterious-cavities-inside-the-great-pyramid-of-giza
Chambers? Corridors? Insignificant construction irregularities?
But, and an important but following the Tutankhamun's tomb chambers impasse, their findings are backed up with a muography simulation, which in the present age is almost as good as validating it on the real thing.
Tomb KV35 is, incidentally, the real thing: it has a known hidden chamber*. Perhaps future cavity-finders can start by calibrating their instruments and techniques there before they go hunting.
*The mummies of Prince Thutmose and Queens Tiy and Meritaten, the three late 18th Dynasty royal suicides, are kept there.
I'm not sure whether the new cavity in today's story - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/02/archaeolgists-discover-mysterious-void-deep-within-great-pyramid-of-giza - is the same as the two new cavities in last year's story, or if the pyramid is in fact as full of holes as an old sponge.
This looks like a new* one, being central and deep inside the pyramid (above the Grand Gallery) while the other two were peripheral (northeastern edge and northern face).
*Please understand 'newly discovered', unless someone is actually conducting clandestine internal excavations.
Patrick
The thought that you and Justin popped over on your hols and dug out two new chambers is sooooo tempting as a theory.
Quote from: Tim on November 02, 2017, 08:33:03 PM
Patrick
The thought that you and Justin popped over on your hols and dug out two new chambers is sooooo tempting as a theory.
Dammit - how'd he work it out so quickly?
Tim's a clever lad.
But should that be three new chambers? Judging by the size of the most recent one, we must be getting better with practice.
Zahi Hawass, intriguingly, claims: "The pyramid is full of voids and that does not mean there is a secret chamber or a new discovery." Source here (https://uk.yahoo.com/news/egypt-archaeologist-criticises-pyramid-void-discovery-130622616.html).
It looks as if Duncan's spongiform theory may have substance. ;)