Inside the Great Pyramid and other ancient Egyptian sites, researchers have identified clear evidence of tubular drills, overcuts, and precision tool marks carved into hard granite. These features ...

Explore the strange and unexpected materials found deep inside Egypt’s pyramids—from iron fragments to piles of ancient debris. These overlooked discoveries raise serious questions about how the ...

For the very first time, scientists have sequenced DNA from the entire genome of an individual who lived in ancient Egypt up to 4,800 years ago – right when the first pyramids were being built. The ...

Two hidden voids have been discovered within one of the pyramids of Giza, in Egypt—potentially shining light on an enduring mystery about the existence of a lost entrance to the giant tomb. The ...

The Secret of the Great Pyramid moves between the ancient and the modern. The ancient story chronicles, step-by-step, how a nation of farmers only recently emerged from the Stone Age could construct ...

See also related article by Jean-François Augereau, "Will the Great Pyramid yield up its secrets?" Manchester guardian weekly (September 14, 1986, page 12 (VF-- Art, Egypt).

It was a real pyramid scheme. Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking new theory on how Egypt’s Great Pyramid was built, positing that they used a pulley and counterweight system to erect it so ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza—the largest of Egypt’s pyramids—consists of about 2.3 million limestone blocks. The smallest of these weigh two tons, while the largest weigh over 60. History says laborers ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the three famous ...

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 ...