Builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, may have used ...

Still, as with all great mysteries, not every aspect of the pyramids can be explained. How the Egyptians hoisted 70-ton granite slabs halfway up the great pyramid remains as mysterious as ever.

Professor Michel Barsoum and colleagues have found scientific evidence that parts of the Great Pyramids of Giza were built using an early form of concrete, debunking an age old myth that they were ...

From the mud, straw, and gypsum mixtures of ancient Egypt's monumental pyramids to the sophisticated underwater material ...

A team of researchers has successfully built a strange four-faced pyramid named Bille that always lands on the same face—no ...

Science Archaeology Ancient pyramid uncovered during highway construction ‘Deeper studies are essential to uncover the cultural context of this significant find.’ By Andrew Paul ...

Was Egypt’s first pyramid built with hydraulics? The theory may hold water A water-powered elevator may have hoisted stones for King Djoser’s pyramid. The claim has critics.

But let's start with the basics: how many sides does the Great Pyramid of Giza – the headliner of the Egyptian pyramids – actually have? If you guessed four, you are incorrect.

Roadwork uncovered a large pyramid-shaped structure dated to pre-Hispanic times in Mexico, the country's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced.

People Appear To (Incorrectly) Believe The Pyramids Were Eroded By A Great Flood The latest conspiracy theory proposes that the pyramids are far older than scientific evidence suggests.

Now, a new study from Japanese and Egyptian researchers reveals the discovery of an L-shaped structure along with an accompanying anomaly right next to the Great Pyramids of Giza.

Fresh research on an ancient—and now lost—branch of the Nile River shows how Egyptians could have constructed pyramids. The largest pyramid field is now clustered along a narrow desert strip ...