Renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass claimed that a new archaeological discovery inside the Great Pyramid of Giza “will rewrite history” and will be announced to the world in 2026, RT reported on Saturday.
Speaking at a panel discussion at Sharjah International Book Fair on Saturday, Hawass added, “This great discovery is a new 30-meter-long passageway, detected using advanced equipment, which ends at a door that will rewrite a chapter in the history of the pharaohs.”
The use of state-of-the-art technologies, including advanced robots, allowed his team to reach areas inside the pyramid that were previously inaccessible.
Hawass stated that he will at last fulfill two of his wishes: the first is the discovery of the tomb of Imhotep, the architectural mastermind who built the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest Egyptian pyramid in history, and the second is the discovery of the tomb of Nefertiti.
Imhotep’s tomb found at last?
Imhotep was an ancient Egyptian engineer and physician, considered one of the most famous architects of ancient Egypt.
He is credited with building the pyramid complex of King Djoser during the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
Hawass noted that Imhotep was the first to transition from mud-brick to stone construction and the first to use columns and roofs in history.
Discovering Imhotep’s tomb would be the most important archaeological find in history, he said, perhaps even greater than the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, and asserted that he has evidence of its existence.
Hawass also spoke of the Grand Egyptian Museum, calling it, “One of the greatest museums in the world, given its collection: more than 5,000 artifacts from the treasures of King Tutankhamun, displayed in their entirety for the first time.”
He also mentioned his campaign to repatriate Egyptian antiquities from museums around the world, emphasizing that this issue is not merely a national concern, but “a historical and cultural right that must be restored.”
