However, direct field observation continues to show that not all architectural elements within the plateau fit comfortably within these established models. The Mortuary Temple of Khafre, located on ...

Researchers have uncovered a potential explanation for how the iconic Pyramid of Djoser, believed to be the oldest in ancient Egypt, was built. The step pyramid, located in the Saqqara necropolis, ...

Constructed between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries, Great Zimbabwe features massive stone enclosures built entirely without mortar. Granite blocks were carefully shaped and stacked to create ...

Jimmy Corsetti spends a lot of time thinking about sharp edges. Specifically, the sharp edges of the hundreds of granite blocks stacked on top of each other to form the Valley Temple in front of the ...

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive limestone burial chamber was uncovered within a royal necropolis in Abydos, Egypt. Who the tomb belonged to remains a ...

The Penn Museum is temporarily closing two of its most revered galleries this fall to make way for some dramatic changes. The Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries will close Nov. 6 so the museum can ...

Deep beneath an Egyptian temple long battered by wind and salt, archaeologists have uncovered a colossal rock-cut tunnel that some experts are already calling a “miracle” of ancient engineering. The ...