Ancient Egypt continues to amaze us thousands of years after it existed, as the architecture and burial sites hold more secrets than we currently know about.
The pyramids of Egypt are rightfully a wonder of the world, as it seems almost impossible that a civilization thousands of years ago could achieve such a feat of architecture and building work.
Naturally, this has paved the way for conspiracy theorists to claim that they may have been built by aliens, but let's not go into that right now.
In a remarkable discovery in March of this year, archeologists discovered a passageway in the Pyramid of Khufu that is roughly 4,500 years old.
As reported by Sky News, the newly found chamber is located on the northern side of the pyramid which is also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The monument was erected around 2550 BCE for the Pharaoh Khufu, as was customary for the great rulers of Egypt to have great buildings built for their final resting place.
The Great Pyramid is the largest of the three situated at Giza and was the tallest man-made structure in the world for thousands of years until the Eiffel Tower was constructed.
The ScanPyramids project has been using high-tech equipment to unearth the secrets buried deep within the ancient monuments.
The newly found corridor measures nine meters (30ft) long and more than six feet wide and is situated close to the main entrance.
Archeologists are scratching their heads as to what the function of the newly found chamber could be, as it isn't accessible from the outside.
Professor of non-destructive testing, Christian Grosse revealed that various techniques were used when studying the pyramid, and work using this technology dates back to 2015.
"There are two large limestones at the end chamber, and now the question is what's behind these stones and below the chamber," Grosse explained.
Egyptian antiquities officials are hopeful that the discovery of this new corridor could have a domino effect and lead to further secrets being unveiled.
"We're going to continue our scanning so we will see what we can do," said Antiquities Supreme Council Mostafa Waziri. "To figure out what we can find out beneath it, or just by the end of this corridor."
He speculated that the unfinished corridor was constructed to redistribute the weight of the pyramid around the main entrance.
Ancient Egypt, as we know it today, came to an end in 30 BC after the Romans invaded and defeated Queen Cleopatra, and it was thus absorbed into the Roman empire.
The start date is speculated, but it is believed that Ancient Egypt began around 3100 BC, which shows the time span that the great civilization existed.
In fact, Ancient Egypt existed for so long, that Queen Cleopatra was born closer to the invention of the iPhone than she was to the Great Pyramids being built.
It's a marvel that they are still standing today, and still producing secrets that have been hidden for thousands of years.
