Astronomy can often give us clues to the past that are otherwise lost to history. In one case, an Italian astronomer has ...

The Egyptians had to be very precise when building the pyramids to get them to the shape they are. The ‘bent pyramid’ in Egypt gets its name because the incline changes part way up.

The Egyptians had to be very precise when building the pyramids to get them to the shape they are. The ‘bent pyramid’ in Egypt gets its name because the incline changes part way up.

The building of ancient Egypt begins with the first Egyptian pharaohs, including Narmer and the Scorpion King. Week 2: Stairways to heaven—the how and why of building pyramids The ancient Egyptian ...

Because they were the friends of Khufu proves that building the pyramid was not really something that the Egyptians would push. You know, it's like today. If you go to any village you will ...

They conclude: "This work opens a new research line for the scientific community: the use of hydraulic power to build the ...

The notion that Egyptian monuments were built by slaves ... calculating the number of blocks that would be required to build a pyramid with the selected gradient—in the case of Khufu, the ...

In life, this individual was known as Tetinebefou, "conjurer of the goddess Serket,"  "director of medicinal plants," and ...

The process of planning and building a pyramid had to be achieved under strict time constraints. The average life expectancy in Ancient Egypt was just 35 years, meaning the construction of the ...

As one of the most famous Ancient Egyptian pyramids, the Pyramid of Khafre on the plateau of Giza has been a true wonder of the Ancient World ever since its construction around 2570 BCE.