The Great Pyramid of Cheops in Giza, Egypt, was built about 4,500 years ago as a mausoleum for King Khufu -- his Greek name was Cheops. But even if many archeologists have worked on the site, nobody really knows if the pharaoh's real tomb has been found. Back in 2002, a robot built with the help of National Geographic explored two shafts inside the pyramid, only to find more closed doors. But this month, according to Reuters, a robot built by the University of Singapore will drill through these doors and try to discover if "the secret chamber of Khufu is [still] hidden inside the pyramid," as thinks Dr. Zahi Hawass, who is the "Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt." Read more...
Sources: Tom Perry, Reuters, October 10, 2005; and various web sites
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