Built during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, the pyramids on the Giza Plateau has been drawing visitors for thousands of years. The earliest records of tourists dates back to the 5 th century BCE, when Greek ...

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 ...

A secret doorway inside an ancient Egyptian pyramid is believed to have been discovered by a scientist, over 4,500 years on from when it was originally built. The Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the ...

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 ...

Yet, having stood for over 4,500 years, historians and archaeologists are continuing to uncover new details about the ...

Italian researchers, led by Prof. Corrado Malanga from the University of Pisa, say they’ve uncovered a vast underground network beneath the Egyptian pyramids. They claim the radar images show massive ...

Archaeologists discovered 16 ancient dugout canoes in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, with the oldest dating back 5,200 years. The ...

Beyoncé can go almost anywhere on Earth, but one Egyptian archaeologist has made it clear she’s not welcome at the Pyramids of Giza. The renowned Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass is doubling ...