Unfortunately, despite many attempts, Khufu's mummy has never been found, [1].
A group of scientists presumes it was stolen or destroyed during the numerous lootings of the Great Pyramid.
Another fraction claims that the King never rested in a sarcophagus in the Great Pyramid, and his tomb is still waiting to be discovered...
Empty sarcophagus in the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
[1]: Laura Spinney: „Secret chamber may hold key to mystery of the Great Pyramid”. The Guardian, 2004. Online. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/aug/30/arts.science
Shortly after analysing the results of the 2006 study, Mission Pharaoh applied to the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt to begin excavations, allowing descent to the underground from the side of the Giza Plateau and reaching the subterranean structures of King Khufu.
Visualisation of the tomb of King Khufu and its connection with the Great Pyramid through a network of tunnels
The research, conducted by the Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology of the University of Cairo Prof. Dr. Alaa el-din M. Shaheen, aimed at searching for the remains of the Great Labyrinth described by Herodotus in the 5th century BC.
Reconstruction of the predicted location of the remains of Herodotus' Great Labyrinth.
During the cleansing of the Hawara Necropolis from the topsoil to a depth of 1.5 m, two mummies, a golden mask, figurines and ceramic elements, and crocodile skeletons were found [7].
The next stage of work involved excavations at a much greater depth. Despite obtaining permission, after just a month, it was unexpectedly revoked in July 2009, and...
Artefacts found during the 2008 Hawara Necropolis cleansing funded by Mission Pharaoh
[7] Gomaa Abdel-Maksoud, Mohamed Abdel-Hady: “Effect of burial environment on crocodile bones from Hawara excavation, Fayoum, Egypt”, Journal of Cultural Heritage, 12 (2), pp. 180-189, 2011. Available at: Culher_2010_12_002.pdf
In 2010, Mission Pharaoh financed the purchase of real estate (stable) within the village of Nazlet‑El‑Samman, which borders the Giza Plateau (only 140 m from the Sphinx to the north-east).
At this area, in 2011, Eng. William Brown, a member of Mission Pharaoh, conducted numerous private ground penetration surveys.
Location of the stable of William Brown (left) in the village of Nazlet-El-Samman, where private GPR surveys were conducted in 2011 using GPR device (right).
GPR surveys confirmed the presence of underground structures.
Based on these results, it is inferred that there is a connection between the Sphinx, the Great Pyramid, and the tomb of King Khufu through a network of tunnels.
At many open meetings, Mission Pharaoh informed about the possibility of getting to the tomb of King Khufu this way.
The results of a private GPR survey, made by William Brown at the stables in 2011, showing the expected shafts and tunnels
Regardless of the research conducted at the stable, in 2011 Mission Pharaoh, together with the authorities of the Giza Plateau, launched "The Cave Cleanup Project".
The activities led to the start of clearing the area associated with the nearby GPR zone No. 9, the areas covered by the research in 2006.
Location of The Cave Cleanup Project in the area of Giza Plateau conducted in 2011. The photos show the area before and during cleansing.
As a result, a network of caves was discovered.
Nevertheless, Mission Pharaoh constantly sought to resume work in this area.
A network of caves discovered during the cleansing by Mission Pharaoh near zone (9) in the Giza Plateau area in 2011.
The group of organizations forming Mission Pharaoh:
Associations that constitute the main core of Mission Pharaoh in 2023.
After many years of calling and waiting for the reaction of the Egyptian authorities, the group addressed the people of science, politics, and the media with an official appeal through Eng. William Brown, in 2021.
The appeal included a request to start immediate excavations at the point 29°58'42.70"N, 31° 8'22.08"E, aiming at discovering the corridor to the tomb of King Khufu, in the indicated area.
The fastest and most convenient of the entrances to the underground leading to the tomb of King Khufu, accessed by a network of underground tunnels.
The passive attitude of the appeal respondents prompted, in October 2022, the members of Mission Pharaoh to independently perform another set of GPR surveys at two points in the village of Nazlet-El-Samman.
This area has been recognized for decades by archaeologists as the location of the palace-temple complex of King Khufu, [3, 4].
Scan Areas
Two locations where Mission Pharaoh conducted GPR surveys in 2022. Point (1) indicates the most convenient place to enter the underground tunnels that lead to the tomb of King Khufu
[3] Lehner, Mark. "The Development of the Giza Necropolis. The Khufu Project." Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo 41 (1985), pp. 109-143. Available at: Lehner_mdaik_41_1985.pdf
[4] Zahi A. Hawass: "THE FUNERARY ESTABLISHMENTS OF KHUFU, KHAFRA AND MENKAURA DURING THE OLD KINGDOM", A Dissertation in Oriental Studies, Presented to the Graduate Faculties of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, pp. 133-138, 1987. Available at: Hawass_diss_1987.pdf
The obtained results show the existence of an underground connection between the mentioned palace-temple complex and the tomb of King Khufu.
They were immediately sent to the scientific community of Egypt and Japan (whose scientists conduct research on the Plateau [13]) to motivate decision makers to reach the tomb as soon as possible.
GPR scans, made by Mission Pharaoh, at site No. 1 in 2022.
[13] Egyptian State Information Service: „Fruitful cooperation between Egypt, Japan in restoring Second Khufu Solar Ship, transfer of antiquities”, 2021. Online. Available at: Article
As a result of the information provided, just a month later, archaeologists working with the Egyptian Authorities began cleansing the site at point (2), which is believed to be the location of the Lower Temple of King Khufu, [4].
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Location of the Lower Temple of King Khufu in the Nazlet-El-Samman village.
IMG source, [4]: Zahi A. Hawass: "THE FUNERARY ESTABLISHMENTS OF KHUFU, KHAFRA AND MENKAURA DURING THE OLD KINGDOM", A Dissertation in Oriental Studies, Presented to the Graduate Faculties of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, pp. 778, 1987. Available at: Hawass_diss_1987.pdf
After many years of solicitation and persuasion, the time has finally come to carry out archaeological work on site number (1) and issue permits for deep excavation.
According to Mission Pharaoh, site number (1) has exceptionally high historical value and will reveal one of the underground passages that leads directly to the tomb of King Khufu.
Help us so that this time the cooperation proposal will not remain unanswered!
