The discovery adds new detail to an old burial practice. It shows how grave design changed as Egyptian society became more ...

The discovery of ancient worker graves at the Giza Plateau has permanently overturned centuries of historical assumptions.

In ancient Egypt, did pyramids really have booby traps? Why was treasure hidden inside? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand. When the ancient Egyptians built their giant pyramids, they wanted to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study suggests the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to ...

The Pyramids of Giza were built to last for eternity, securing a safe passage to the afterlife for the souls of the pharaohs. To ensure that their divine gateways could infinitely withstand the mortal ...

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 ...

Hydraulic mechanics may have indeed been the driving force behind the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids. In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, ...