In the 1950s, a tour guide was taking King Abdel Aziz Al Seoud, from Saudi Arabia, on a tour around the pyramids. During his visit, he suggested that an area around the base of the pyramids, where heaps of sand, should be cleared to provide the visitors with a better experience.

The chief antiquities inspector of Giza, Zaki Nour, agreed and ordered an archaeological team to uncover the area. While brushing the sands on the southern side of the pyramid, Egyptian archaeologist and journalist Kamal el-Malakh stumbled upon large limestone slabs set into the ground with mortar around them. The slabs were not just in place but had also been sealed. As if someone had been buried beneath. But they were caught by surprise as they smelled some sort of wood.

Peeking underneath one of the broken slabs, the team discovered something truly unexpected. In today’s video, we will see what archaeologists discovered at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza.