The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...

After using the "Relative Erosion Method" to uncover how old the Great Pyramid of Giza is, Alberto Donini suggests it may date to 22916 B.C.E.

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

Sri Lanka’s iconic Jetavanaramaya stupa, one of the largest brick structures ever built in human history, has captured ...

A new study has proposed how the Great Pyramid was built, after baffling archaeologists for decades.

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...