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New corridor discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza

STORY: New corridor discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza DATELINE: March 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a pyramid in Gaza 2. various of a press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZAHI HAWASS, Egyptologist 4. various of a press conference STORYLINE: 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." It will lead to further findings, he told a press conference in front of the Khufu Pyramid. An international team, chaired by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and consisting of experts from Egypt, France, Germany, Canada, and Japan, has been working on analyzing a cavity behind the pyramid's n

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Egypt scientists say rising groundwater endangers monuments

GIZA, Egypt - Groundwater in Cairo's Giza Plateau is coming closer to the foundations, columns and walls of antiquities, threatening structural damage. In some areas, flooding has already begun, with an Egyptologist pointing out serious damage to archaeological excavation works. The photo was taken on Dec. 25.

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Egypt scientists say rising groundwater endangers monuments

GIZA, Egypt - Groundwater in Cairo's Giza Plateau is coming closer to the foundations, columns and walls of antiquities, threatening structural damage. In some areas, flooding has already begun, with an Egyptologist pointing out serious damage to archaeological excavation works. The photo was taken on Dec. 25.

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTOLOGIST-BIOGRAPHY-SIGNING CEREMONY

(220130) -- CAIRO, Jan. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's top archaeologist and Egyptologist Zahi Hawass attends a signing ceremony for his newly published autobiography book in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 29, 2022. Zahi Hawass held on Saturday evening a signing ceremony for his newly published autobiography book titled "The Guardian: Days of Zahi Hawass." TO GO WITH "Top Egyptologist Zahi Hawass unveils autobiography 'The Guardian'" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTOLOGIST-BIOGRAPHY-SIGNING CEREMONY

(220130) -- CAIRO, Jan. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows the newly published autobiography book of Egypt's top archaeologist and Egyptologist Zahi Hawass during a signing ceremony in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 29, 2022. Zahi Hawass held on Saturday evening a signing ceremony for his newly published autobiography book titled "The Guardian: Days of Zahi Hawass." TO GO WITH "Top Egyptologist Zahi Hawass unveils autobiography 'The Guardian'" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Egypt scientists say rising groundwater endangers monuments

GIZA, Egypt - Groundwater in Cairo's Giza Plateau is coming closer to the foundations, columns and walls of antiquities, threatening structural damage. In some areas, flooding has already begun, with an Egyptologist pointing out serious damage to archaeological excavation works. The photo was taken on Dec. 25. (Kyodo)

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Egypt scientists say rising groundwater endangers monuments

GIZA, Egypt - Groundwater in Cairo's Giza Plateau is coming closer to the foundations, columns and walls of antiquities, threatening structural damage. In some areas, flooding has already begun, with an Egyptologist pointing out serious damage to archaeological excavation works. The photo was taken on Dec. 25. (Kyodo)

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