Insights into how the ancient concrete grows denser could help create a low-carbon modern version and explain how the Great ...

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 ...

Egyptologist Professor Laurel Bestock rejoins WIRED to break down five discoveries that tell us exactly how the Egyptian pyramids were built; from the Giza quarry to The Diary of Merer, Laurel paints ...

As China and Egypt mark 70 years of diplomatic ties, the two ancient civilizations are building on a relationship with roots stretching back to the ancient Silk Road. Egypt's pyramids and China's ...

The ancient pyramid of Hellenikon in Greece has sparked controversy among researchers and archaeologists. Is it a pyramid or is it not?

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 ...

Egypt is home to an ancient civilization that flourished along the Nile River. From the pyramids that have stood for ...

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From the glass atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the three great Pyramids of Giza are perfectly framed on the desert horizon. The architects designed it this way; a deliberate alignment connecting ...

Find out what Ancient Egyptians ate (and drank) to fuel a day of pyramid building.