The Secret of the Great Pyramid moves between the ancient and the modern. The ancient story chronicles, step-by-step, how a nation of farmers only recently emerged from the Stone Age could construct ...

Every few years, someone comes up with a new "this is how the pyramids were built" theory. In addition to aliens or long-forgotten super technologies, many theories rely on unfeasible ramps that'd ...

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 ...

Ancient texts, acoustic anomalies inside the Great Pyramid, Coral Castle’s solo construction, and Baalbek’s massive stones have fueled one bold theory: that ancient builders may have used sound to mov ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last remaining wonder of the ancient world. — -- Egypt's antiquities ministry says researchers should not have rushed to publicly announce this week the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the three famous ...

The researchers who claimed to have found a vast underground city beneath Egypt’s Great Pyramids doubled down on the wild theory Tuesday by saying they’ve found a second “hidden city.” Italian and ...

Two hidden voids have been discovered within one of the pyramids of Giza, in Egypt—potentially shining light on an enduring mystery about the existence of a lost entrance to the giant tomb. The ...

Looking at erosion on the pyramid, the study suggests that it may have been built around 22,916 BCE. But you shouldn't ...

Egypt, third millennium b.c. The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing. Built by the pharaoh Khufu (reigned ca. 2551–2528 b.c.) to serve as his ...

After using the "Relative Erosion Method" to uncover how old the Great Pyramid of Giza is, Alberto Donini suggests it may date to 22916 B.C.E.