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

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists tour around 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)

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Camels are seen 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)

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a press conference about a new discovery behind 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)

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit 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)

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)

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

EGYPT-GIZA-KHUFU PYRAMID-NEW CORRIDOR-DISCOVERY

(230302) -- CAIRO, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit 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)