Archaeology & History

Hidden entrance potentially discovered in the Pyramid of Menkaure

By T.K. Randall
November 10, 2025 ·  0 comments

Image: The Mortuary Complex of Menkaure, Egypt
Credit: Noureddin Abdulbari / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) Standing some 200ft in height and dating back over 4,500 years, the Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the pyramids that make up the world-famous Giza complex.

Some archaeologists have long maintained that there may be hidden spaces within the walls of these structures, perhaps even some containing undiscovered tombs and treasure chambers.

Now, following new scans of Menkaure, researchers have identified curious 'voids' within the structure's walls that are thought to be indicative of a previously undiscovered hidden entrance.

"The testing methodology we developed allows very precise conclusions to be drawn about the nature of the pyramid's interior," said Prof Christian Grosse of the Technical University of Munich."The hypothesis of another entrance is very plausible, and our results take us a big step closer to confirming it."

The newfound voids are particularly compelling because they seem to be positioned inside a place on the pyramid's eastern wall where the blocks have been inexplicably polished and are 'unusually smooth'.

Further analysis will be needed to confirm whether or not there really is a hidden entrance there.

Sadly, one of the pyramid's biggest treasures - a sarcophagus that was removed almost 200 years ago - was lost when the ship carrying it went down after leaving port in Malta back in 1838.

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