In a groundbreaking revelation, Egyptian antiquities officials have confirmed the existence of a hidden corridor above the main entrance of the Great Pyramid of Giza. This internal corridor, measuring 9 meters (30 feet) long and 2.1 meters (7 feet) wide, was captured on video using an endoscope.
The corridor may have been designed to help redistribute the pyramid’s weight or to lead to an undiscovered chamber. Its existence was initially detected in 2016 through a technique called muography, which analyzes density changes within the pyramid using muons—subatomic particles generated by cosmic rays that penetrate stone.
Further investigations, including radar and ultrasound scans, led to the deployment of a 6mm-wide endoscope through a small gap between the pyramid’s stone chevrons. The footage revealed an empty corridor with roughly-hewn stone walls and a vaulted ceiling.
Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, stated, “We will continue our scanning efforts to uncover more about what lies beneath or at the end of this corridor.”
The Great Pyramid, standing at 146 meters high, was constructed during the Fourth Dynasty for Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops), who ruled from approximately 2609 BC to 2584 BC. Despite its age and significance, the methods behind its construction remain a topic of debate among historians and archaeologists.
