For centuries, the mystery of how Egypt's mighty pyramids came to be has captivated scientists, historians, and travelers ...

With each new discovery and study, archeologists a better understanding of how Egypt's Great Pyramids were originally made.

The Great Pyramid of Giza, towering at 147 meters and holding the record as the tallest man-made structure for nearly 4,000 years, was constructed over 20 to 30 years using around two million massive ...

These secrets of the pyramids’ construction may lie below the surface. Perhaps as future imaging technology reveals the arrangements of blocks inside, they will provide a blueprint for how ...

An artist’s reconstruction of the now defunct Khufu branch of the Nile River, which once enabled transportation of construction materials to the Giza Pyramid complex. Alex Boersma/PNAS Hader ...

This city was constructed after the era of pyramid construction had ended in Egypt. "We have no clue, not even a single word, about early Israelites in Egypt: neither in monumental inscriptions on ...

"This discovery provides a coherent answer to a question about the construction of the pyramids that has remained unanswered for several centuries," study lead author Xavier Landreau, from CEA ...

It was the first pyramid to be built and, standing at over 60m (200 ft) tall, it inspired the construction of larger pyramids in the following Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Dynasties of ancient Egypt.

How the great pyramids of Egypt were built has long been a hotly debated open question, given the sheer size and weight of the limestone blocks used for the construction. Numerous speculative (and ...