Today the pyramids at Giza seem at home in their sandy surroundings, but, when they were first completed, they would have ...

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?

A groundbreaking study suggests the ancient Egyptians may have used hydraulic power before we could have imagined this skill. They did not utilize just ramps and manpower, to build the Step Pyramid of ...

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at ...

The ancient pyramids of Egypt are incredible structures, towering over the landscape for 4500+ years. They were clearly built to last a long time, and the fact that archeologists still haven’t ...

For much of human history, stories about the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramids were rooted in rumor rather than research. The Greek historian and geographer Herodotus, who famously counted the ...

The pyramids of ancient Egypt and Sudan may not have been just for the rich, according to burials found at the archaeological site of Tombos in Sudan. "Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs, once ...

Prominent Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass has accused podcaster Joe Rogan of pushing a false narrative that denies Egyptians built the pyramids—an agenda he told Newsweek he had confronted head-on ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and ...