3 Striking Reasons Why We Still Don’t Know The Exact Age of the Great Sphinx
There is a massive, monolithic statue at the foot of the Pyramids at Giza called the Sphinx. Carved at an unknown time, the statue was shaped like a lion’s body…
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How Old Are the Egyptian Pyramids? What Archaeology Can Date
How old are the Egyptian pyramids? The answer depends on which pyramid a person means. Egypt’s pyramid tradition began with the Step Pyramid of Djoser in the Third Dynasty and…
3 Reasons Why The Great Pyramid Could Predate Khufu
Mainstream Egyptologists generally agree that Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid of Giza as his eternal resting place around 4,500 years ago. But is there physical evidence to back this…
Rare Buried Sphinx Statue Discovered in Egypt South of the Pyramids
Archeological excavations in Egypt have revealed the presence of a rare buried Sphinx made of limestone. An archaeological mission in Egypt has recently reported the discovery of a rare Sphinx…
Why the Great Pyramid Has Eight Sides
The Great Pyramid of Giza is usually drawn as a four-sided monument with a square base. From the ground, that is exactly how it looks. From the air, however, each…
3 Discoveries Made Inside Ancient Egyptian Pyramids That May Help Reveal Their Purpose
The exact number of pyramids in Egypt remains a debatable number. However, experts will probably agree that there are around 120 confirmed pyramids. Not all of them remain standing today,…
Why Ancient Pyramid Builders Never Recorded How the Pyramids Were Built
If you were to ask a world traveler of all the ancient monuments on Earth, which made the strongest impression, it is most likely that he will reply “the Pyramids…
The Heart of a Pyramid: 8 Stumping Images of the Great Pyramid’s Interior
Of all the pyramids that exist worldwide, the Great Pyramid of Giza captivates us the most. This is for different reasons. To some, the Great Pyramid of Giza left a…
Here’s How Ancient Egypt’s Bent Pyramid Got its Bend
Known also as the False or Rhomboidal Pyramid, the Bent Pyramid of Egypt is a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian engineering, one that clearly marks an important time in pyramid building…
Here’s How Ancient Pyramid Builders Oriented the Pyramids Using the Stars
Like all technology, whether it is old or new, when it comes down to building the pyramids, we look at tools, techniques, and operations. Although there isn’t one ancient text…
Here’s What the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Look Like From Space
Many people who visit Giza today are perplexed by the Pyramids’ enormous size, notably the Great Pyramid. Others are overwhelmed by the size of the pyramids and their mind-bending precision…
5 Remarkable Reasons Why Saqqara is Ancient Egypt’s Most Important Site
Egypt is a land with an incredible history. The land of Pharaohs, pyramids, and golden sands is perhaps every archeologist’s dream. Yet, beneath the desert sands scorched by the immense…
7 Facts About Ancient Egypt’s Red Pyramid
Before the Great Pyramid of Giza was built, the ancient Egyptians went through a process of learning how to build pyramids. Although almost everyone knows about the Great Pyramid of…
A 6-Million-Ton Ancient Wonder: The Enormous Great Pyramid of Egypt
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the most famous pyramid constructed on the Giza plateau. Although not the most ancient pyramid in Egypt, the Great Pyramid marks the peak of…
3 Things You Should Know About The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
The most famous pyramids on Earth, although not the most numerous, are located in modern-day Egypt. The three perhaps most famous pyramids are those that were built at the Giza…
3 Profound Reasons why the Great Sphinx May be Older than Ancient Egypt
Throughout many millennia, the ancient Egyptian sculpted and crafted hundreds of mind-bending statues across the country. Ranging from a few centimeters to dozens of meters in height, the ancient Egyptians…
3 Confounding Anomalies Concerning the Identity of the Great Sphinx
Of all the ancient monuments that have been built by ancient civilizations across millennia, none compares to the great Sphinx of Giza. Standing at the footsteps of some of the…
3 Anomalies Found Inside the Great Pyramid Scientists Can’t Explain
The Great Pyramid of Giza is a monument like no other. It has survived (according to mainstream history) for more than 4,500 years since its completion, withstanding the forces of…
Why No Ancient Texts Mention the Origin and Purpose of the Sphinx
There’s a massive monolithic statue right next to Egypt’s most famous pyramids, and no one knows its purpose, exact age, or history. We know its old. Like, really old. In…
Hemiunu: The Great Vizier and Architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza
4,500 years ago, the Great Pyramid of Giza is believed to have been built on the arid Giza plateau, not far from Cairo. It would remain the tallest structure on…
The Valley of Whales in the Middle of Egypt’s Desert is Millions of Years old
An ancient Egyptian desert, once a vast ocean, guards the secret of one of the most remarkable transformations in the evolution of life on planet Earth. Egypt is known as…
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Rock-Cut Temples of Abu Simbel
By far, the most formidable building project begun during the reign of Ramesses II was the two stone temples carved into a mountainside near what is now the Egyptian-Sudanese border…
The Great Sphinx of Giza: The Unacknowledged Eighth Wonder of the World
The Great Sphinx at Giza is, and remains, the most enigmatic and mysterious monolithic statue on the planet’s surface. Around 225 BC, Philo of Byzantium penned a paper called “On…
The Great Pyramid of Giza as a Supermassive “Cosmic Engine”
Egypt was a cradle of civilization, allowing the same basic culture and language to prosper for nearly 3,000 years. Even before the rise of the first Pharaoh that united the…