For centuries, the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramid has been shrouded in mystery, with various theories proposed about how such a colossal structure was built. While many assumed the labor force ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza—the largest of Egypt’s pyramids—consists of about 2.3 million limestone blocks. The smallest of these weigh two tons, while the largest weigh over 60. History says laborers ...

Pyramid aka Building the Great Pyramid is a 2002 BBC Television documentary film which tells the story of the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza through the commentary of the fictional builder, ...

How the great pyramids of Egypt were built has long been a hotly debated open question, given the sheer size and weight of the limestone blocks used for the construction. Numerous speculative (and ...

The architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza is generally believed to have been a man named Hemiunu. What do we really know ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza is often treated as a monument of stone, but it also functions as a monument of numbers. I see at ...

Prologue : the Valley of the Kings -- Visions of the Pyramid -- The pyramid-makers -- The people on the Plateau -- The land and the Pyramid -- The great inheritance -- The pyramids of Sneferu -- ...

Waterpower may have given a big lift to builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. Ancient architects built a hydraulic system for hoisting ...

A branch of the Nile that no longer exists helped the ancient Egyptians construct 31 of their famous pyramids, including the pyramids at Giza, a new study finds. Researchers found that this branch, ...

The journey begins with a search for answers about the missing body of Pharaoh Khufu. The journey begins with a search for answers about the missing body of Pharaoh Khufu, the man behind the most ...