Just because a mystery is 4500 years old doesn’t mean it can’t be solved.Why do Egypt's pyramids fascinate us so much, century after century? Generations of archeologists, historians and Egyptologists – not to mention musicians, writers, filmmakers and illustrators – have all stood at the foot of the pyramids in hopes of unraveling the mystery. Is it their gargantuan size, the technological challenge they represent or their spiritual symbol that has unleashed human passions over the ages? What if the pyramids were to finally reveal their mystery? Looking through matter to see inside mountains, volcanos and pyramids is no longer a sci-fi fantasy. Today, it is a reality. After nearly 10 years of research and technical preparation, Egyptian authorities have selected three major non-invasive technologies. Will this life-size scan divulge which of the existing theories is correct? For the first time in 30 years, Egypt has embarked on a large-scale scientific mission in which teams of Japanese, French, Canadian and Egyptian researchers explore the pyramids. With the combined results of their efforts, the international community should be able to solve the secret of the pyramids – without touching a single stone.This film grants us exclusive inside access to the scientific mission while exploring how and why the pyramids were built. The adventure is not merely scientific and technological, it is also a spiritual and fundamentally human quest that seeks to understand how the Egyptians, through their unique engineering and incomparable mastery of stone, did everything in their power to attain immortality, defy time and snub their noses at death.