A new theory is stirring debate about what may lie hidden beneath one of the world’s most famous ancient landscapes.

Ancient civilizations that never contacted each other somehow built near-identical pyramids. The reason is surprisingly simple. The pyramid shape is one of the strongest ways to build something tall ...

Archaeologists and ancient Egypt experts say the evidence does not support conclusions of a second Sphinx.

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the ...

See how Egyptian engineers might have used water to shape history’s greatest monuments.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pyramids of Giza, seen here with the Milky Way in the background, are not Egypt's oldest pyramids. Pyramids are iconic symbols ...

Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digital reconstruction of a Giza pyramid by Australian insurance company Budget Direct. A digital reconstruction of a Giza ...

It’s been a mystery for millennia. But now, a multinational team of ten researchers hailing from France, Egypt, and China have at last determined how ancient Egyptians transported the massive granite ...

For three millennia, ancient Egypt reigned as one of the world's most advanced and powerful societies. To this day, artifacts and constructions showcasing the wealth, knowledge, and influence of the ...