Egyptologist Professor Laurel Bestock rejoins WIRED to break down five discoveries that tell us exactly how the Egyptian pyramids were built; from the Giza quarry to The Diary of Merer, Laurel paints ...

A landmark discovery on an ancient branch of the River Nile may have solved the mystery of how the pyramids in Egypt were built centuries ago. The now dried-out waterway, which once ran through Giza ...

Using 3-D models, one archaeologist is recording the structures’ exact measurements.

Egypt's pyramids have fascinated the world for centuries, with the methods used to build the monuments with such ...

The mystery of how ancient Egyptians developed the skills to build their world-famous pyramids may have taken a major twist.

Two 5,000-year-old tombs recently unearthed at Jabal al-Tayr, Egypt, resemble the royal tomb of King Hor-Den at Abydos. The tombs’ construction suggests their builders understood structural ...

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Pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure built their massive tombs to last. For more than 4,000 years, the Pyramids of Giza ...

Nadine Arab Cairo's most popular attraction, the Pyramids of Giza, draws thousands of visitors every year. As one of the ...