Mysteries are a hallmark of ancient Egyptian civilization, that's why the world has remained mesmerized by its glory for thousands of years and to this day, we still don't understand how that glory came about.
In an attempt to unravel one of those mysteries, the international mission 'Scan Pyramids' will use highly advanced technologies such as muon radiography and infrared thermography to survey multiple ancient Egyptian pyramids.
The ambitious project, which is a collaboration between Egypt's Antiquities Ministry and a team of Egyptian, French and Japanese scientists and architects, aims to move one step closer to solving the unresolved case of the centuries: How exactly were the pyramids built?
In addition, the project also aims to unravel some previously unknown secrets about the ancient structures such as the presence of undiscovered hidden chambers, a notion that was recently revived by British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves with his Nefertiti tomb theory-turned-investigation .
Starting in November and continuing throughout 2016, the project will begin with the four Old Kingdom jewels: The Bent and Red pyramids of the Dahshur necropolis, and the Khufu and Khafre’s pyramids of the Giza plateau.
In a press conference Sunday at Cairo's historic Mena House hotel, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh El-Damaty declared 2016 the "Year of The Pyramids," adding that it will be a crucial year in the history of the ancient Egyptian pyramids.
El-Damaty stressed that the scanning procedures, which include the efforts of the French HIP Institute, the Japanese KEK Particle Physics Institute and Canada's Laval University, were non-destructive and would unlock the pyramids without wrecking them.
Egyptology fanatics everywhere rejoice, the "Year of The Pyramids" is almost here.