Explore Abu Rawash in Egypt, one of the most mysterious and least-known ancient pyramids on the Giza Plateau. Discover ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza has been studied for centuries, yet new technology is now hinting that one of its oldest mysteries may still be hidden in plain sight. Fresh scans of the 4,500-year-old ...

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

A small metal object discovered more than a century ago is changing what scientists know about ancient Egyptian technology. Researchers from Newcastle University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna ...

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 ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...