Egypt’s antiquities authorities unveiled a newly discovered, sealed-off chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, just outside of Cairo, that dates back some 4500 years ago.
of another sealed-off corridor, a 30-metre chamber also inside the Pyramid of Khufu.
Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass and the country’s Minister for Tourism Ahmed Eissa, announced the discovery on Thursday at an unveiling ceremony outside the pyramid. The Scan Pyramids project, an international program that uses scans to look at unexplored sections of the ancient structure, was credited for the find.
The Pyramid of Khufu – named after its builder, a fourth dynasty pharaoh who reigned from 2509 to 2483 BC – is one of three pyramids that make up the Great Pyramids at Giza complex.
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