The recent robotic explorations of the 'air-shafts' in the Great Pyramid have demonstrated that there are still many mysteries surrounding the ancient monument. Ian Shaw discusses the debate around ...
The sheer scale, symmetrical construction, and eternal steadfastness of King Khufu’s Pyramid on the Giza Plateau were the first things to capture the imagination of travelers—from the Greeks and ...
For more than a millennia, Egyptian pharaohs had pyramids constructed and often were buried beneath or within the massive monuments. Egyptian pharaohs constructed pyramids between the time of King ...
For 4,500 years, the pyramids of Giza have loomed over the western bank of the Nile River as a geometric mountain chain. The Great Pyramid, built to commemorate the reign of Pharaoh Khufu, the second ...
Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza were built to endure an eternity, but how remains one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries. Here’s what archaeologists know. The Pyramids of Giza rise behind Egypt’s ...
The San Antonio Savings Association is no more, but its former headquarters remains one of San Antonio's most distinctive office spaces, and a sculpture of the savings and loan's logo eagle “Birds of ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. No cameras were around thousands of years ago when the ancient Egyptians built the three pyramids ...
A new study confirms a long-held theory that builders used the river to transport the heavy blocks that make up the ancient wonders. By Jack Tamisiea For 4,500 years, the pyramids of Giza have loomed ...