A new computational study suggests the Great Pyramid of Giza was built using a sophisticated "Integrated Edge-Ramp" (IER) system, potentially solving a 4,500-year-old architectural enigma. This model ...

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 2024 paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt ...

For decades, experts have struggled to explain how Egypt’s Great Pyramid was built — but now a new study claims to have found ...

Storage rooms aren’t always the most enthralling places to discover or investigate. But when those storage rooms are 4,400 years old and were previously a complete mystery, things get a little more ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza has been studied for centuries, yet new technology is still revealing features that earlier generations could not see. Now researchers say a 4,500-year-old structure on the ...

Here's what happened when I tried out the new VR ancient Egypt experience, Horizons of Khufu: Journey to Ancient Egypt, in Manchester city centre ...