Recent research proposes that the pyramids were built using a hidden internal ramp system.

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 ...

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After 20 years in the making, the billion-dollar Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo opened on Saturday. The GEM is the world's ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza—the largest of Egypt’s pyramids—consists of about 2.3 million limestone blocks. The smallest of these weigh two tons, while the largest weigh over 60. History says laborers ...

It was a real pyramid scheme. Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking new theory on how Egypt’s Great Pyramid was built, positing that they used a pulley and counterweight system to erect it so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Egypt on Saturday held a glittering ceremony attended by European and Arab royals and presidents to mark the long-awaited full ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

Egypt on Saturday held a glittering ceremony attended by European and Arab royals and presidents to mark the long-awaited full opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) -- one of the country's most ...