How did the ancient world’s most famous monument become, at ground level, a triumph of scheduling, transport, storage, and water management? The answer comes not from legend but from paperwork. In ...

The Egyptian government wants to know how the casing stone got to Edinburgh, where it has been hidden in storage for more than six decades. Dr Margaret Maitland, Senior Curator, National Museums ...

What can a 6-millimeter camera find inside a monument that has stood for about 4,500 years? Inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu, it found a sealed corridor above the main entrance, a narrow ...

Recent excavations at a pyramid in Mexico confirm it once served as a ceremonial center, officials said. Photo from INAH More than 3,000 years ago, a series of stone pyramids were constructed in the ...

Many pyramids were known to have capstones at their peak, also known as pyramidions, which were made of limestone, sandstone, basalt or granite. Some may have been covered with plates of copper, gold ...

Alien pyramid-building theories take a blow as a new study shows Egyptians may have used water to help move the massive stones. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...