Are temperature differences in blocks of the pyramid of Cheops – Terra Colombia

The group of international experts who two weeks ago began to “scan” the pyramid of Cheops in Giza, announced today that it has found temperature differences in several blocks, indicating that there is “something behind”, but not offered more information.

“This shows that there is something behind it is something new,” several journalists said in remarks Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, Mamdouh to Damati, adding that “the investigation will determine in the coming days what exactly. ”

In a press conference next to the east side of the mausoleum of Cheops, the minister made the announcement together with the vice president and co-founder of the Institute for Heritage Preservation and Innovation, Hani Helal, and the French expert Jean Claude Barré, both in the project team “Scan Pyramids”.

Meanwhile, Helal said that the technology of infrared thermography allowed to discover and identify “a localized at the base (of the pyramid) with a higher temperature than the rest area.”

Specifically, these are three blocks with a temperature six degrees higher than the other, which is “a big difference”, according Helal, which, however, did not dare to guess the reason for this anomaly.

“We do not know what it is, could be another material, anything, we have to check with other scientists,” he added.

In addition, the “scan” this infrared technology also allowed the identification of three hot spots in the middle of the pyramid, at a certain height, also with a temperature higher than the rest.

In this case, “surely having hot air is coming out,” Helal said.

After scanning the east side of the pyramid of Cheops, the next step is to install a fixed thermal imaging camera that records every day for a year, to accurately identify the profile of this area and the different abnormalities that might lead to seasonal changes.

“We will try to identify what those anomalies and what they can contribute to know how the pyramids were built,” promised Helal.

At the moment, these are the first steps of an initiative whose results will be known soon.

“It could be tomorrow or in a year,” Helal, also a professor of engineering at Cairo University said.

In principle, it is expected that during 2016 this group of Egyptian experts, Canadian, French and Japanese journey into the depths of these tombs of 4,500 years old to reveal the secrets they hide.

The main objective of this work is to move towards a formula that allowed the builders of the time and place heavy huge stones, one above the other, and raise up to 150 meters.

To unravel its secrets, innovative four non-invasive techniques that do not harm the antiquities will be used, and will make use of new technologies such as drones and infrared thermography.

Also, the muon detection technique (energy particles that penetrate objects) shall also apply, through which you can discover if there are hidden cameras.

In addition, photogrammetry and laser will be used in the entire area of ​​Dahshur and Giza to make a 3D reconstruction of monuments, pyramids, temples and the Sphinx.

During the presentation ceremony, he insisted that techniques are already used previously, and active volcanoes and nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan.