Jean-Yves Verd'hurt (born c. 1940) is a retired French property agent and amateur

Egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious ...

. In September 2004, he claimed, along with his colleague Gilles Dormion, to have discovered a corridor inside the

Great Pyramid of Giza The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu. Built in the early 26th century BC during a period of around 27 years, the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, ...

which he believes could lead directly to the burial chamber of

Pharaoh Khufu Khufu or Cheops was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, in the first half of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old Kingdom period (26th century BC). Khufu succeeded his father Sneferu a ...

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The ultimate secrets of the Pyramid (September 2000)

A secret chamber in the Great Pyramid? (Science Actualités)
French archaeologists 1940s births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth uncertain {{france-archaeologist-stub