Egypt, third millennium b.c. The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing. Built by the pharaoh Khufu (reigned ca. 2551–2528 b.c.) to serve as his ...

From the glass atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the three great Pyramids of Giza are perfectly framed on the desert horizon. The architects designed it this way; a deliberate alignment connecting ...

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The story of the highly skilled workers who helped build Egypt’s Great Pyramid is emerging from a papyrus cache unearthed at the world’s oldest harbor ...

Researchers from Cairo and Munich uncovered “air-filled voids” beneath Menkaure pyramid’s eastern face, suggesting a long-suspected hidden entrance. Using electrical resistivity tomography, radar, and ...

A significant cultural heritage site in Mexico has suffered devastating damage as extreme weather continues to wreak havoc on ancient monuments around the world. On the night of July 29, 2024, ...

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A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

A new study aims to answer the centuries-old question of how the Great Pyramids were built thousands of years ago, and its findings have provided an unexpected possible answer: water. Though deserts ...

Math problem pyramid scheme: A fake Facebook event disguised as a “genius-level math contest” has been a top post for half a year, somehow racking up 115M+ views. Spoiler: It’s just a viral engagement ...

An overlooked trench, a mysterious enclosure, and a theory that rewrites how Egypt’s first pyramid was built. New research hints at a forgotten technology buried beneath Saqqara. For more than a ...