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Mysterious Secret Corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza Found After 4,500 Years
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A hidden chamber supposedly protecting the actual burial chamber of King Cheops has recently been discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
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On Thursday, 2nd March 2023, the secret hollow space was found around the chevron blocks over the entrance of the largest and oldest pyramid of Giza - the Great Pyramid of Giza or the Cheops Pyramid -
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The nine meters (30 feet) in length and more than two meters in width, the passage was spotted during the seven-year-long international research project 'ScanPyramids' led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), in Germany.
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The corridor with a triangular ceiling was discovered at the northern face of the pyramid, according to Egypt's Tourism and Antiquities Minister Ahmed Issa.
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The pyramid, reportedly built around 1,570BC, is apparently the only existing structure of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World today.
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But despite believed as one of the best investigated builds on the globe, researchers have now solved one more unknown mysteries using ultrasound and endoscopy.
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These methods reportedly allowed them to see through the stone blocks and areas behind them, without damaging the structure.
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The research group claim that no person has seen the space for approximately 4,500 years as no footprints or other evidence of human activity was seen inside.
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TUM said: "The confirmed findings highlight the need for further investigation of Egyptian pyramids and in particular, the value of the new approach using a combination of various testing technologies and procedures.".
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