EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man rides a camel near the Khufu Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, on March 2, 2023. A discovery of a nine-meter-long and 2.10-meter-wide corridor behind the Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, was announced on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said that "the discovery is a result of the international 'ScanPyramids' project that was launched in 2015 by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities to study the structure of the pyramids without using harmful drilling methods." (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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