Scientists discover corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza


Tourists ride camels in front of the Great Pyramids plateau in Giza, Egypt December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian antiquities officials announced on Thursday the discovery of a hidden nine metre-long corridor behind the main entrance of the Great Pyramid of Giza that they said could lead to further findings.

The find was made under the Scan Pyramids project that since 2015 has been using modern technology including scans and endoscopes to peer inside the pyramid, the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing.

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