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Re:Show HN: I 3D scanned the interior of the Great Pyramid a... by mdswanson on Thursday October 27, 2022 @02:28PM (#33361855)
It says "We're entering today through a Robber's Tunnel, a tunnel that some believe was created in 820 AD by Caliph al-Ma'mun, when he was trying to break into the pyramid."
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Re:Show HN: I 3D scanned the interior of the Great Pyramid a... by alberth on Thursday October 27, 2022 @04:03PM (#33363231)
Dumb question: if this is the robbers tunnel - why haven’t modern day archeologist excavated the main pyramid entrance?
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Re:Show HN: I 3D scanned the interior of the Great Pyramid a... by hfo on Thursday October 27, 2022 @04:10PM (#33363342)
They have. It's a few levels higher. The robbers tunnel is easier to reach from the ground, so it became the main entrance for visitors for centuries now.
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Re:Show HN: I 3D scanned the interior of the Great Pyramid a... by thrdbndndn on Thursday October 27, 2022 @09:16PM (#33366304)
Is the main entrance actually opened/digged through? (I know it's not really needed, just curious).

It is not very clear from the picture outside. You can have a glance of the other side (as part of Descending Passage) as well in OP's tour, but again not clear, the view is blocked by something there.

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