When most people picture Egyptian pyramids, they imagine gold treasures and mummy-filled chambers straight out of an adventure movie. The reality turns out to be far more bizarre. Archaeologists have uncovered everything from mysterious texts about cannibalism to the bones of animals that definitely shouldn’t have been there.

What's inside the pyramids? When people think of the pyramids, they usually imagine mummies, treasures and golden sarcophagi. But they were much more than just that! For example, the Great Pyramid of Giza is about 450 feet tall and it's the biggest pyramid in Egypt.

The building, as big as Vatican City with a collection larger than the Louvre, has been in the making for over 30 years and is finally set to formally open in November, Maira Butt writes

It has 12 major galleries that display antiques installed chronologically from prehistoric times to the Roman era

Two years ago, a team of research scientists announced they would use muon tomography to explore the Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu. They planned to image internal structures that are inaccessible to researchers, and hopefully ...

However, World War 1 and Mr Barasanti's death in 1917 meant that for decades, hardly anyone knew of its existence, as the military sealed it off and used it as a base, hence its new nickname as Egypt's very own Area 51. Access to the pyramids has been restricted since 1964.

A new theory shows the Great Pyramid was built from the inside out, using counterweights and pulleys instead of massive external ramps.