Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza were built to endure an eternity, but how remains one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries.

The pyramids of Egypt have never lacked for mysteries, but a new wave of research is reframing them as part of a vast ...

A study has shown evidence that Egypt's first pyramid, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, may have been built using hydraulic power, with signs of water facilities.

The construction of the Great Pyramid in Egypt has long remained a mystery to archaeologists, because ancient texts did not ...

Tabloids have seized on the most headline-friendly takeaway - “pulleys built the pyramid” - but the underlying claim is more specific: the pyramid may have grown “inside-out,” using internal sloped ...

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 ...

How ancient builders raised the mighty pyramids still captures the curiosity of historians and scientists. Despite decades of digging, high-tech scanning, and countless theories, the puzzle remains: ...

Great Pyramid construction workers may have used a hidden internal pulley system rather than external ramps to move the ...

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

The mystery of how the Ancient Egyptian pyramids has been reignited by the death of a Swiss author, who famously argued that ...

This is a tool that the Ancient Egyptians used. See the way it's a bit broken? Well, that's because it's very old. We call this kind of object an artefact. An artefact gives us a little window into ...

Discover which country has both the tallest buildings and ancient pyramids. It is home to Africa's tallest building and 4,500-year-old pyramids. This destination is a must-see for architecture lovers.