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 ...
During a Mexican highway expansion project, crews encountered structural elements that did not meet modern standards. That ...
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 ...
For much of human history, stories about the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramids were rooted in rumor rather than research. The Greek historian and geographer Herodotus, who famously counted the ...
The Pyramid of Giza rises from the desert sands and has sparked questions for centuries. People stand before it and instantly ...
Video of a dog venturing to the top of one of Egypt's Great Pyramids has gone mega-viral. The dog ventured up to the 448-foot tall Pyramid of Khafre is one of the three Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of ...