Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digital reconstruction of a Giza pyramid by Australian insurance company Budget Direct. A digital reconstruction of a Giza ...

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

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 ...

A controversial new study has suggested that the Great Pyramid of Giza may be a lot older than we think it is. While this will certainly prick people's ears up, there are plenty of reasons to remain ...

A "long-lost" branch of the Nile in Egypt may explain the location of several ancient pyramids, researchers have suggested. In a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, an ...

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In the shadows of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the almost equally imposing pyramid of his son Khafre ...

Mexico is filled with ancient wonders, including pyramids. These structures aren't just impressive piles of stone—they're windows into civilizations that thrived long before modern cities took shape.

A tour guide in Egypt reportedly sketched a stick figure into the wall of a 4,000-year-old pyramid while explaining its history to a group of sightseers. The male guide, seemingly lost in his fiery ...

The 2,300-year-old royal tomb of a Kushite king appears nearly untouched—and submerged in rising groundwater. What’s an archaeologist to do? With more than 20 ancient pyramids sprawling across 170 ...