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We’ve wondered for decades how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. Countless theories have been proposed to explain how this ancient civilization managed to erect the only ancient wonder of…
As I’ve written in previous articles, thousands of years ago, on a global scale, ancient cultures decided to build massive pyramids reaching for the skies. The ancients erected some of…
In addition to the many other mysteries that have ‘haunted’ Egyptologists for decades, researchers believe they may have finally understood why the builders of the ancient pyramids built so many…
We agree; the Great Sphinx of Giza is a unique, stunning statue that may very well predate the Pyramids themselves. Cut from the bedrock, the original shape of the monument…
Studying Egypt, its monuments, tombs, pyramids, and mysteries hidden beneath the golden sands must be every archaeologist’s dream. But Egypt is big. And its history is even bigger. Even though we’ve…
The Great Pyramid of Giza can look deceptively simple in familiar photographs: a clean triangle on a flat plateau. The sense of scale arrives later, when a person appears at…
Since the Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most important statues on Earth, the oldest and most massive one, here are 30 fascinating facts about the Great Sphinx…
The Fawn Hoof Mummy was reported in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, in 1811. The burial was found below the cave floor, with the body seated and wrapped in deerskin, alongside tools…
Egypt hides many secrets. The modern country we see today was built atop thousands and thousands of years of history and crafted by countless pharaohs and rulers that reigned over…
The Great Pyramid of Giza, beleived to have been built in Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, is widely identified as the tomb complex of King Khufu among mainstream archaeologists. It is the…
Home to vast chambers built under gigantic gateways walking through the temple is a step towards traveling back in time, some 2,000 years, when ancient Egypt flourished with massive monuments…
Long before Egypt was ruled by the kings whose names fill the temple walls, the Nile Valley was becoming a single political world. One of the rulers caught in that…
These 20 ancient engineering wonders reveal how prehistoric builders shaped stone with an accuracy and scale that challenges modern technology. From Egypt to the Andes, the ancient world was filled…
The Great Library of Alexandria was ancient history’s most ambitious attempt to gather all known human knowledge in one place. From scientific breakthroughs to poetic masterpieces, it held hundreds of…
What is the oldest city in the world? Jericho is often given that title, but an archaeological settlement can be older than the city that later grew on the same…
How was the Great Pyramid of Giza built without a surviving construction manual? The evidence points to a coordinated project: local limestone, granite from Aswan, river transport, skilled crews and…
The Great Pyramid of Giza, built for the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu, has been studied for centuries as an engineering feat and as a key monument in Egypt’s Old Kingdom…
A modern field experiment suggests a simple solar survey could explain the Giza pyramids’ shared, slight mis-rotation. The Great Pyramid’s base is oriented with a precision that still stands out…