The pyramids of ancient Egypt are enduring symbols of human ingenuity. Traditionally, they have been considered tombs for ...

Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...

People might claim that the Egyptian pyramids were built by aliens, or even the inhabitants of Atlantis. But that's not true — they were built by people thousands of years ago. A pharaoh named ...

Italian and Scottish scientists have claimed to have discovered ‘a vast underground city’ below the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt ...

With the Egyptian pyramids as well as similar structures ... these pyramids would be eternal monuments to the pharaoh. They would be open for worship of the pharaoh, hence the ease of getting ...

Tomb near Abydos found 7 meters underground at Anubis Mountain, announced by University of Pennsylvania Museum.

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city ...

Shepseskaf's decision to build a mastaba instead of a pyramid has puzzled archaeologists for centuries, as it marked a ...

The burial chamber for the unnamed ruler was found in January in a sacred city where little is known about its ancient ...

New research says that a rare solar eclipse in 2471 B.C. may have sparked ancient Egypt's surprising shift away from sun ...

Shepsekaf's tomb also isn't christened with a pyramid as was the case with other pharaohs. The three famous pyramids of Giza, ...

the first pharaoh of the 4th dynasty (2613 to 2589 BC). The Meidum Pyramid was Egypt’s first straight-sided pyramid – affectionately said by some to resemble a sandcastle – and it's often described as ...