The question of who built the pyramids, and how, has long been debated by Egyptologists and historians. Standing at the base of the pyramids at Giza it is hard to believe that any of these ...

MIRANDA KRESTOVNIKOFF: How and why did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? These two questions puzzled generations of people who came across these gigantic, mysterious structures in the ...

Walking up it, we saw clearly for the first time what the huge stone blocks we hauled from the quarry were being used to build. We saw the pyramid. Miranda Krestovnikoff presents an analysis of ...

The Great Pyramids of Giza are arguably the most recognizable landmarks and monuments in human history. Built thousands of ...

As one of the most famous Ancient Egyptian pyramids, the Pyramid of Khafre on the plateau of Giza has been a true wonder of the Ancient World ever since its construction around 2570 BCE.

The cleaning project quickly morphed into an archaeological survey after the team found a row of distinctive bricks.

Its completion utterly transformed the plateau. Khufu had selected it, in part, to distance himself from the magnificent pyramids built by his father, Snefru, in Dahshur, another necropolis near ...

Around the world there are numerous ancient megastructures but perhaps pyramids capture our wonder the most. One of them has ...

How the Egyptian pyramids were built over 4,000 years ago has been one of the great mysteries of the ancient world. Despite their age, more than 100 of them remain standing today, showcasing ...

Standing at the base of the Great Pyramid, it is hard to imagine that this monument—which remained the tallest building in the world until early in this century—was built in just under 30 years.

The city of Columbia is looking to put a nearly 50-foot tall metal pyramid on top of its 13-story office building at 1401 ...