There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza, completed around 2560 BCE, stood as the tallest structure built by humans for nearly 3,800 years.

A new study measuring vibration frequencies throughout the Great Pyramid revealed how it has been able to withstand severe seismic shocks.

The pyramids of ancient Egypt and Sudan may not have been just for the rich, according to burials found at the archaeological site of Tombos in Sudan. "Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs, once ...

Half-buried cities, cliff-carved tombs and stone circles - the ancient ruins every traveler needs to see once.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu was completed between approximately 4,600 and 4,450 years ago. Since then, the 450-foot-tall (138-meter) structure has endured numerous earthquakes without suffering any ...

The ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers may have been even more ahead of their time than we thought. A new study suggests a currently unexplained ancient structure may have been part of a water ...

It won’t come as much of a surprise that many people believe that the pyramids are some of the oldest structures in the world. While this isn’t entirely inaccurate, the reality is that several ...