Archive · 8 Nov 2025
Archaeologists Discover Hidden Voids In Egypt's Pyramid Of Menkaure
Imagine a giant old triangle toy, like a pyramid!
Scientists have been looking at one of these toy pyramids in Egypt, called the Pyramid of Menkaure.
They used special tools, like a super-detective scanner, to see inside without breaking it.
The scanner found two empty spaces, like hidden rooms, behind the wall.
Scientists think these empty spaces might help them understand a strange part of the pyramid's outside wall that looks different from the rest.
They hope this discovery might even lead them to a secret way into the pyramid that nobody has found before.
This is similar to another discovery they made in a different pyramid last year.
They are very careful not to damage the old toy pyramid while they are learning about it.
Two hidden voids have been discovered inside Egypt's Pyramid of Menkaure using advanced scanning techniques.
Researchers from Cairo University and the Technical University of Munich conducted the scans as part of the ScanPyramids project.
The voids are air-filled and measure 4.6 feet and 3.7 feet deep.
The discovery may offer clues about a mysterious section of polished granite blocks on the pyramid's eastern side.
Advanced, non-destructive imaging techniques were used to inspect the pyramid's interior without causing damage.
- Who
- Archaeologists from Cairo University and Technical University of Munich
- What
- Discovered two hidden voids inside the Pyramid of Menkaure
- When
- Recently revealed through advanced scans
- Where
- Pyramid of Menkaure, Giza, Egypt
- Why
- To investigate a mysterious section of polished granite blocks and potentially find clues about a lost entrance.
- Pyramid Height
- Nearly 200 feet
- Completion Date
- Around 2510 BC
- Dynasty
- Fourth Dynasty
- Discovered Voids
- Two air-filled voids
- Void Depths
- 4.6 feet and 3.7 feet