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.
When most people think of pyramids, they think of Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza, after all, is the last surviving wonder ...
Feature on two exhibitions of Egyptian art: "Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 1999-January 2000; and "Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, ...
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.