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Secret Chamber In The Great Pyramid?

Posted by michael on from the grave-robbing dept.

ferkelparade writes "The Guardian reports that two French amateur archaeologists believe they have located a secret chamber in the Cheops pyramid using microgravimetry and radar. The team believes that this might be the pharaoh's burial chamber - as the chamber seems to be unopened, it might still house the complete burial treasure. More coverage from abc."

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  1. Al Capon's vault? by master_xemu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Or it could be like Al Capone's secret vault, and have nothing.

  2. Someone is doing their job... by stienman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's nice to know someone found Bin Laden's hideout - he's been hangin with Khufu!

    Now the Egyptian Gov't just needs to stall long enough to let him make his way to the great wall of China.

    -Adam