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 ...

The pyramids used to be smooth, white, and blinding in the sun. Now they look like giant ancient staircases, and the usual explanation is that people stole the good bits. History for Granite says the ...

A new study measuring vibration frequencies throughout the Great Pyramid revealed how it has been able to withstand severe ...

What did the ancient Greeks and Egyptians call the pyramids, and what did these ancient words originally mean?

Did the ancient Egyptians really build the pyramids as giant power plants, or is there more to the traditional story? In this video, we take a closer look at the popular claims surrounding advanced ...

Pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure built their massive tombs to last. For more than 4,000 years, the Pyramids of Giza ...

The ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers may have been even more ahead of their time than we thought. A new study suggests a currently unexplained ancient structure may have been part of a water ...