At nearly 3,000 feet above sea level in the misty highlands of West Java, Indonesia, a series of moss-covered stone terraces rise from the earth like an echo from another age. Known locally as Gunung ...

A digital reconstruction of a Giza pyramid by Australian insurance company Budget Direct. The Egyptian pyramids erupting from the sands at Giza are a testament to human ingenuity and engineering.

The Pyramids of Giza, seen here with the Milky Way in the background, are not Egypt's oldest pyramids. Pyramids are iconic symbols of the ancient pharaohs' power and technological prowess that still ...

A new theory, increasingly breaking through the rigid frameworks of traditional narratives, invites us to rethink the role of the pyramids in Egypt’s history.

In mid-October 2024, a video was shared online purportedly showing actual footage of the pyramids in ancient Egypt being constructed. One X user captioned the clip, in French: "INSOLITE – Un ...

Thirty-one different Egyptian pyramids appear to have been built along a branch of the Nile River that dried up millennia ago, according to new research published today in Communications Earth & ...

Researchers found evidence that hydraulic systems might have been used to build Egypt's Step Pyramid of Djoser 4,500 years ...

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?

A 40-mile stretch of a long-gone branch of the Nile may explain why the ancient monuments were built where they were. Children ride a donkey near the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt. Built ...

How many ancient Egyptian pyramids are still standing, especially if you count smaller, private pyramids? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers may have been even more ahead of their time than we thought. A new study suggests a currently unexplained ancient structure may have been part of a water ...