And yet, some experts had been positing for years – long before the “big void”s discovery – that somewhere in the pyramid existed a secret, fourth chamber containing Khufu’s mummy.

“Another interesting fact is that there’s no mummy inside the Great Pyramid either. Perhaps there was in antiquity, but Khufu ...

King Khufu, who is also known by the greek name "Cheops," was the father of pyramid building at Giza. He ruled from 2589 - 2566 B.C. and was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetpeheres.

This unfinished subterranean chamber, an unfinished chamber within Khufu's Pyramid, lies 90 feet (30 meters) below the surface of the plateau, and is closed to the public. Standing alone inside ...