Ancient sources claim there were more pyramids in Egypt than what remains today — including monumental structures said to ...

The Pyramids office buildings are being spruced up inside and out, with the exterior being stained a lighter color. (IBJ photo/Eric Learned) Acquiring a half-century-old office park just inside the ...

The pyramids in and around Giza have presented a fascinating puzzle for millennia. How did ancient Egyptians move limestone blocks, some weighing more than a ton, without using wheels? Why were these ...

For much of human history, stories about the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramids were rooted in rumor rather than research. The Greek historian and geographer Herodotus, who famously counted the ...

Many pyramids were known to have capstones at their peak, also known as pyramidions, which were made of limestone, sandstone, basalt or granite. Some may have been covered with plates of copper, gold ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - You don't need to travel to Egypt to see the great pyramids. You only need to take a drive to Santa Cruz. Dozens of volunteers helped artist Jim Denevan and his son, Brighton, ...

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 ...