Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift.

A new, non-peer-reviewed report argues that Egypt’s Great Pyramid may be far older than the familiar Old Kingdom timeline, proposing an age in the order of tens of thousands of years. The claim hinges ...

Tabloids have seized on the most headline-friendly takeaway - “pulleys built the pyramid” - but the underlying claim is more specific: the pyramid may have grown “inside-out,” using internal sloped ...

Found on the coast of the Red Sea in Egypt, a stash of 4,500-year-old papyri recount the daily life of an Egyptian official responsible for transporting blocks for the Pyramid of Khufu. This ...

A groundbreaking discovery has emerged from the sands of Egypt, where a labyrinth—hidden beneath a pyramid—could dramatically alter our understanding of ancient civilizations. This labyrinth, boasting ...

A research team’s astonishing claims that they discovered massive underground structures extending hundreds of feet deep beneath Egypt’s Khafre Pyramid sound like science fiction to experts. Scottish ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon ...