Hidden beneath the sands of Egypt's Giza Plateau, three precisely engineered shafts have been rediscovered that may unlock access to a vast underground network whispered about by ancient Greek ...

When most people picture Egyptian pyramids, they imagine gold treasures and mummy-filled chambers straight out of an ...

This project took 20 days to complete: 13 days for brick making and 7 days for construction. The pyramid employs a building technique that ensures it stays cool in summer and warm in winter. Standing ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist ...

The 5000-year-old 626-hectare archaeological site of The Sacred City of Caral-Supe is situated on a dry desert terrace overlooking the green valley of the Supe river. It dates back to the Late Archaic ...

Fortunately for the pharaohs, ancient Egypt was located on the banks of the Nile, the longest river in the world. From June to October each year, the Nile flooded the surrounding countryside, before ...