Cosmic particles inside pyramids could unlock mystery of how they were built

Researchers will soon begin analysing radiographic particles collected inside Egypt's Bent Pyramid to search for clues about its origin

An international team of researchers they will soon begin analysing cosmic particles collected inside Egypt's Bent Pyramid to search for clues as to how it was built and learn more about the 4,600-year-old structure.

Mehdi Tayoubi, president of the Heritage Innovation Preservation Institute, said on Sunday that plates planted inside the pyramid last month have collected data on radiographic particles known as muons that rain down from the Earth's atmosphere.