Article Dans Une Revue Nature Communications Année : 2023

Precise characterization of a corridor-shaped structure in Khufu’s Pyramid by observation of cosmic-ray muons

Yuta Manabe
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Akira Nishio
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Masaki Moto
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Hamada Anwar
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Pierre Gable
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Emmanuel Guerriero
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Khufu's Pyramid is one of the largest archaeological monument all over the world, which still holds many mysteries. In 2016 and 2017, the ScanPyramids team reported on several discoveries of previously unknown voids by cosmic-ray muon radiography that is a non-destructive technique ideal for the investigation of large-scale structures. Among these discoveries, a corridor-shaped structure has been observed behind the so-called Chevron zone on the North face, with a length of at least 5 meters. A dedicated study of this structure was thus necessary to better understand its function in relation with the enigmatic architectural role of this Chevron. Here we report on new measurements of excellent sensitivity obtained with nuclear emulsion films from Nagoya University and gaseous detectors from CEA, revealing a structure of about 9 m length with a transverse section of about 2.0 m by 2.0 m.

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hal-05094973 , version 1 (03-06-2025)

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Sébastien Procureur, Kunihiro Morishima, Mitsuaki Kuno, Yuta Manabe, Nobuko Kitagawa, et al.. Precise characterization of a corridor-shaped structure in Khufu’s Pyramid by observation of cosmic-ray muons. Nature Communications, 2023, 14 (1), ⟨10.1038/s41467-023-36351-0⟩. ⟨hal-05094973⟩
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