A new study suggests that the Step Pyramid of Djoser may have been built using a system way ahead of its time.

A new theory, increasingly breaking through the rigid frameworks of traditional narratives, invites us to rethink the role of the pyramids in Egypt’s history.

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the ...

When most people think of pyramids, they think of Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza, after all, is the last surviving wonder ...

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?

Pharaohs ruled by predicting the floods of one prominent river. This "aquatic highway" united north and south, fueling ...

South of Egypt, Nubia produced some of Africa’s most remarkable kingdoms.