Polish mission and Cairo University ran concurrent Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara project with borehole drilling

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Polish mission and Cairo University ran concurrent Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara project with borehole drilling. A second concurrent project at Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara in 2008 was conducted by Cairo University in partnership with a Polish university (University of Wrocław) This Polish-connected mission focused on scanning around the pyramid itself, distinct from the NRI survey of the southern labyrinth zone The team used GPR scans and core drilling (bore holes) around the pyramid

Concurrent with the 2008 NRI survey, a separate Cairo University and University of Wrocław (Polish) mission focused on the pyramid itself using GPR and core drilling. Bore holes revealed mother rock at roughly -18 meters below surface. De Cordier emphasizes this Polish mission was entirely separate from the Gent-backed survey.

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A second concurrent project at Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara in 2008 was conducted by Cairo University in partnership with a Polish university (University of Wrocław)
This Polish-connected mission focused on scanning around the pyramid itself, distinct from the NRI survey of the southern labyrinth zone
The team used GPR scans and core drilling (bore holes) around the pyramid
Bore holes revealed that the mother rock at Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara lies at approximately -18 meters below the surface
De Cordier states this Polish mission was completely separate from the National Research Institute / Gent University survey

Related site: Pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

Source: Egypt’s Lost Labyrinth: Louis de Cordier Breaks His Silence by Anyextee