Along with the enigmatic Sphinx and other smaller tombs and monuments, Giza has three principal pyramids: Khufu (originally 481 feet high, and sometimes called Cheops, or the Great Pyramid ...
By his accounts, the labor force that built Khufu totalled more than 100,000 people. But Herodotus visited the pyramids 2,700 years after they were built and his impressive figure was an educated ...
King Khufu, who is also known by the greek name "Cheops," was the father of pyramid building at Giza. He ruled from 2589 - 2566 B.C. and was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetpeheres.
The incline of the Great Pyramid of Khufu is the same all the way to the top. Archaeologists don't know how the pyramid builders built so accurately, but the evidence seems to show they used a ...
NAKHT: We were told to fill pots with water, and report to a gang of stone-haulers. They called themselves"Khufu's Drunkards". Our job was to water the ground in front of their sled, so it didn't ...