Archaeologists have uncovered one of the Great Pyramid's secrets – revealing how the ancient tomb has managed to withstand earthquakes for 4,600 years. Since it was built, the magnificent structure ...

We all know what Egypt's pyramids look like on the outside, but what do they look like on the inside? Narrow passageways, spacious chambers and steep galleries make up the bulk of the interior layouts ...

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 Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the three famous Pyramids of Giza, has long been suspected to have another entrance that looters would never be able to find. After using several non-invasive methods ...

The pyramid tombs of Egypt’s ancient rulers are amongst the most magnificent man-made structures to have survived through antiquity, into the modern-era. They have succeeded in capturing the curiosity ...

Nearly 4,700 years ago, ancient Egyptian builders created something the world had never seen: a monumental stone pyramid rising above the desert at Saqqara. Built for King Netjerikhet, better known as ...

In 1785, a Spanish official named Don Diego Ruiz was looking for illegal tobacco plantations in the Papantla region of Mexico (then called New Spain), near the modern-day city of Veracruz, when he ...