The pyramids of ancient Egypt and Sudan may not have been just for the rich, according to burials found at the archaeological site of Tombos in Sudan. "Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs, once ...

“Pyramid schemes” aren’t just for the wealthy. Archaeologists have long theorized that Egyptian pyramid tombs were reserved for the elite. However, analysis of skeletons belonging to “extremely active ...

It is well-known that Pythagoras’ ancient Greek equation for right triangles: a2+ b2= c2 , is older than ancient Greece. We also know that in Khufu’s pyramid the height equals the radius of a circle ...

The architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza is generally believed to have been a man named Hemiunu. What do we really know ...

Here's a look at what archaeologists' most recent discovery is telling them about life in Egypt after the pharaohs.

Researchers from Cairo and Munich uncovered “air-filled voids” beneath Menkaure pyramid’s eastern face, suggesting a long-suspected hidden entrance. Using electrical resistivity tomography, radar, and ...

A cluster of prehistoric dugout canoes resting beneath Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin, has been dated to as early as around 3000 BC, meaning at least one is older than Egypt’s Great Pyramid of ...

For much of human history, stories about the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramids were rooted in rumor rather than research. The Greek historian and geographer Herodotus, who famously counted the ...

The startling discovery upends a “long-standing assumption in the field of Egyptology.” A recent study revealed new information which challenges previously held beliefs about the Egyptian pyramids.

Archaeologists have discovered five "puppets"—believed to have been used to perform rituals—atop a pre-Columbian Central American pyramid structure. The ceramic figurines, which date back to around ...