It’s been a mystery for millennia. But now, a multinational team of ten researchers hailing from France, Egypt, and China have at last determined how ancient Egyptians transported the massive granite ...

A new, non-peer-reviewed report argues that Egypt’s Great Pyramid may be far older than the familiar Old Kingdom timeline, proposing an age in the order of tens of thousands of years. The claim hinges ...

Deep within the Great Pyramid of Giza, a tantalizing discovery has been identified that could rewrite the history of the Pharaohs. This breakthrough, emerging from advanced scanning technologies, ...

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 ...

Erected over 4,600 years ago, the Pyramid of Djoser in Egypt is considered to be the first pyramid in human history. This masterpiece of ancient architecture marks the beginning of a new era, that of ...

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 ...

Kirsty Masterman discovers a wealth of history – and Cairo’s famous street food – in the Egyptian capital.