New corridor in the pyramid of Cheops discovered in Egypt
An international team of researchers has discovered a previously unknown corridor in the Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), located on the Giza plateau on the southern outskirts of Cairo: the corridor is 9m long and 2.1m – as reported by TASS
Ahmed Issa, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, announced the finding.
The project has been under development since 2015. The study is being conducted by a team of Egyptian scientists with the support of colleagues from universities in the US, France, Germany, Japan and Canada.
Egyptian historian and archaeologist, former Minister of Antiquities Zaki Havas called this archaeological discovery ‘one of the most important made in the pyramid of Cheops in the modern era’.
“The Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu is one of the most famous pyramids in the world, because many holes were made in it, which were used by archaeologists to discover the secrets of the ancient Egyptian civilisation,” the scientist noted.
Inside the pyramid of Cheops, built around 2560 BC., there are two large chambers, known as the rooms of kings and queens. Two shafts lead upward from each chamber at an angle of 45 degrees, which, according to scientists, were intended for the passage of the soul of the deceased ruler to the other world. Where the mines go from the queens’ room, discovered only in 1872, has not been established for certain, since the passage was closed by massive doors.
