A landmark discovery on an ancient branch of the River Nile may have solved the mystery of how the pyramids in Egypt were built centuries ago. The now dried-out waterway, which once ran through Giza ...

A new study suggests that the Step Pyramid of Djoser may have been built using a system way ahead of its time.

In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

Now, a 4,500-year-old mystery may finally have been answered thanks to experts who have been examining the Step Pyramid of ...

How ancient builders raised the mighty pyramids still captures the curiosity of historians and scientists. Despite decades of digging, high-tech scanning, and countless theories, the puzzle remains: ...

While the Egyptian pyramids are the most famous, they are not the only ones; in fact, one country has even more.

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

If you think the pyramids were built by slaves under the whip, think again. Archaeologists found that the pyramid construction team was organized much like a modern construction company. People worked ...