It was a real pyramid scheme. Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking new theory on how Egypt’s Great Pyramid was built, ...

Engineers might have cracked the code for how the ancient Egyptians built their first pyramids. A new study suggests that water power, not just brute force, helped construct the iconic Step Pyramid of ...

Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza were built to endure an eternity, but how remains one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries.

Scholars think they have an answer to a question that has puzzled generations. How did ancient Egyptians, thousands of years ago, move all those heavy stones, stack them up and make the pyramids?

The Egyptians might have been even cleverer engineers than archeologists thought when they built the pyramids at Giza. Archeologists have long struggled to explain how the Egyptians got blocks ...

Ancient Egyptians built the spectacular Giza pyramids in what is now a desert landscape. How they hauled the tons-heavy building blocks to the pyramids has long been a mystery. By tracking ancient ...

Color illustrations, including front cover. Hidden ramps may solve the mystery of the Great Pyramid's construction. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp ...