What is the secret passage in the pyramids?

The corridor is 30 feet long and likely slopes upward. Where it leads is still a mystery. Map of the known corridors and rooms inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. Evidence of a secret corridor was detected in 2016 behind the famed chevron blocks on the north face (h).



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Secret rooms and their passageways have been around for thousands of years. Many ancient Egyptian pyramids that memorialized the likes of the Pharaoh had secret doors and rooms to thwart thieves who were attempting to steal the riches of the Egyptian royalty who were planning on taking it with them into the afterlife.

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The Great Pyramid of Cholula, known to natives as Tlachihualtepetl, stands 55 meters (180 ft) above the surrounding plain, and in its final form, it measured 400 by 400 meters (1,300 by 1,300 ft). Its base is four times larger than that of Giza (The Egyptian Great Pyramid) and it has almost twice the volume.

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Legend has it that there is a maze below the paws of the Sphinx that leads to the mystery-shrouded Hall of Records, where all essential knowledge of alchemy, astronomy, mathematics, magic and medicine is stored. The library of knowledge - researchers continue to search for it today.

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Beneath its enormous construction, the great King Djoser was buried in a chamber tomb. Djoser was king of Egypt's Third Dynasty, known for pioneering the construction of stone buildings, monuments and temples. Unusually, 11 of King Djoser's daughters were buried inside this Egyptian pyramid's chamber alongside him.

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Working closely with a young Egyptian archaeologist named Zahi Hawass, Lehner also explored and mapped a passage in the Sphinx's rump, concluding that treasure hunters likely had dug it after the statue was built.

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The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible. What we believe about their purpose does not impinge on any biblical doctrine.

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Were Egyptian tombs booby trapped? Well, no, not in the way we see in movies like “Raiders of the Lost Ark” or “The Mummy”. There were no giant rolling balls, pits of snakes, or flesh-eating bugs. The ancient Egyptian tomb builders went to great lengths to protect the mummy and the funerary goods buried in the tombs.

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Although it's believed that these structures hold some ancient secrets of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, scientists have not been able to discover much. There are still questions left unanswered, and we are still waiting to know more.

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