The pyramids of Egypt fascinated travellers and conquerors in ancient times and continue to inspire wonder in the tourists, mathematicians, and archeologists who visit, explore, measure, and describe ...

King Djoser of Egypt ordered his chief architect, Imhotep, to design a tomb like no other - The Step Pyramid of Djoser.

have hypothesized that these structures are part of a legendary ancient city or even a prehistoric power-generating structure (i.e. a power station). This newest iteration of the pyramid ...

The pyramids of ancient Egypt and Sudan may not have been just for the rich, according to burials found at the archaeological site of Tombos in Sudan. "Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

The Egyptian pyramids are the only one of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World that have survived to this day. Experts are divided over how the pyramids were constructed, so even relatively ...