Imagine the most exotic and ancient site known to humankind-what comes to mind? I'm guessing the pyramids of Egypt made the list. Not only are they the only sites on the lists of both the Ancient and ...

After two decades and an estimated cost of $1bn, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, just a few days after the official opening ceremony on Saturday. Regarded as ...

The dog that gained widespread attention after climbing one of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza has successfully descended and is safe again with his fellow four-legged friends. Paramotor pilot ...

Near the southeastern corner of the Great Pyramid lies a little-known substructure cut directly into the bedrock. Known as the Neben Pyramid, it consists of a descending passage and a small chamber — ...

Some 31 pyramids in Egypt, including the Giza pyramid complex, may originally have been built along a 64-km-long branch of the river Nile which has long since been buried beneath farmland and desert.

How ancient builders raised the mighty pyramids still captures the curiosity of historians and scientists. Despite decades of digging, high-tech scanning, and countless theories, the puzzle remains: ...