# Helal 2025: Detection of two anomalies behind the Eastern face of the Menkaure Pyramid using a combination of non-destructive testing techniques

> Khalid Helal, Polina Pugacheva, Hussien Allam et al., 2025. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for where the project stood in 2025.

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# Detection of two anomalies behind the Eastern face of the Menkaure Pyramid using a combination of non-destructive testing techniques

Khalid Helal, Polina Pugacheva, Hussien Allam et al., 2025. _NDT & E International_.

The ScanPyramids team's 2025 extension of its non-destructive methods to Menkaure's pyramid, where the granite casing on the east face shows two air-filled anomalies.

**How the Great Pyramid was built** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.ndteint.2025.103331](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2025.103331)** Checked against the original0

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Helal, K., Pugacheva, P., Allam, H., Fath-Elbab, M., Sholqamy, M., Popovych, O., Schmid, S., Maier, B., Galal, A., Ramirez, A., Rupfle, J., Taie, K., Ali, M., Sessa, C., Schumacher, T., Hawass, Z., Tayoubi, M., Grosse, C. U., Helal, H., & Elkarmoty, M. (2025). Detection of two anomalies behind the Eastern face of the Menkaure Pyramid using a combination of non-destructive testing techniques. NDT & E International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2025.103331
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