Egyptian authorities have signaled that a forthcoming announcement tied to the Great Pyramid of Giza will force a rethinking of how the 4,500-year-old structure was built. The claim follows a chain of ...

A passage leading to a sealed door Speaking at a public panel, veteran Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced that advanced ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s antiquities authorities on Thursday unveiled a newly discovered, sealed-off chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, just outside of Cairo, that dates back some 4,500 ...

Somehow, while the rest of the ancient Egyptian world has crumbled around it, the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza remains standing, even after 4,600 years.

Differences in how the pyramid and surrounding soil vibrate, along with design choices, have protected the structure from earthquakes.

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 ...

May 21 (Reuters) - If ever there were a structure built to stand the test of time, it surely would be the Great Pyramid of Giza, a transcendent monument to human imagination and ambition. Since being ...

The Pyramids of Giza were built to last for eternity, securing a safe passage to the afterlife for the souls of the pharaohs. To ensure that their divine gateways could infinitely withstand the mortal ...

Storage rooms aren't always the most enthralling places to discover or investigate. But when those storage rooms are 4,400 years old and were previously a complete mystery, things get a little more ...

A tour guide in Egypt reportedly sketched a stick figure into the wall of a 4,000-year-old pyramid while explaining its history to a group of sightseers. The male guide, seemingly lost in his fiery ...