More than 4,500 years after it was built, the Great Pyramid of Giza is still surprising scientists. In a discovery announced in 2023, researchers revealed a previously unknown internal corridor hidden deep within the pyramid’s stone structure.

A recent study revealed new information which challenges previously held beliefs about the Egyptian pyramids. The report was published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. While the pyramids have long been thought to be the burial place of ...

Are there pyramids in Antarctica? A photo appears to show the peak of a pyramid sticking out of the snow in the unforgiving tundra.

Mexico is filled with ancient wonders, including pyramids. These structures aren't just impressive piles of stone—they're windows into civilizations that thrived long before modern cities took shape.

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods: Osiris (the god of the underworld who was resurrected), Amun-Ra ...

Jimmy Corsetti spends a lot of time thinking about sharp edges. Specifically, the sharp edges of the hundreds of granite blocks stacked on top of each other to form the Valley Temple in front of the Sphinx in Egypt, which are cut so precisely that you can ...

The location of the entrance to Egypt's 'floating' pyramid stumped archaeologists for years, but the nearby village is the real story.

Learn more about the Pyramids of Giza, who they were built for, and the possible methods used to complete them. The pyramids of Giza are among the oldest monumental stone buildings ever created, and also contain the two tallest ancient pyramids in the world.

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 booby traps in the pyramids, but they could make it ...