“The ancient architects may have raised the stones from the pyramid centre in a volcano fashion using the sediment-free water from the Dry Moat’s south section.” For so many years, the Step Pyramid at ...

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 ...

The pyramids of Egypt are history’s ultimate “wait, that can’t be real” achievements. These ancient wonders were built thousands of years ago, yet they remain taller, heavier, and way more mysterious ...

The Old Kingdom pyramid sites contain polished basalt pavements so flat and so hard they still preserve plunge cuts and saw ...

In mid-October 2024, a video was shared online purportedly showing actual footage of the pyramids in ancient Egypt being constructed. One X user captioned the clip, in French: "INSOLITE – Un ...

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 ...

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 ...