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Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Archaeorobot
Robot to climb Egyptian pyramid
Tom Perry
A robot will be sent up narrow shafts in the Great Pyramid to try to solve one of the mysteries of the 4500-year-old pharaoh mausoleum, says Egypt's top archaeologist.
Dr Zahi Hawass say he will this week inspect a robot designed to climb the two narrow shafts that might lead to an undiscovered burial chamber in the pyramid of Cheops at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo.
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Posted by Will at October 11, 2005 08:54 AM in Anthropology | In the News