Researchers say they used SAR to find vast city beneath the pyramids
The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending ...
Pyramid scheme: Archaeologists question claim of ‘huge city’ beneath Egypt’s Giza Plateau
A research team’s astonishing claims that they discovered massive underground structures extending hundreds of feet deep ...
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How Old Are The Pyramids? The Surprising Truth About When Egypt’s Ancient Marvels Were Built
Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...
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World’s oldest ‘pyramid’ may be nature’s work, not man-made, scientists claim
A recent research paper has revealed startling details about Indonesia's Gunung Padang.The Guinness World Records recognizes ...
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Djoser (reigned c. 2630 - c. 2611 BC)
Little is known about Djoser, but the fact that he was able to build such a massive and innovative structure as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable ...
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Avoid Giza's Crowds For A More Authentic Experience At These Even Older Egyptian Pyramids
The pyramids of Giza are impressive, but to experience even more of Egypt's history without throngs of tourists, visit this ...
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'Built by extraterrestrials?': Scientists may have cracked the code behind Egypt’s pyramids
New research suggests that the Step Pyramid of Djoser may have been built using hydraulic systems, a far more advanced technique than previously thought, challenging old theories of ramps and levers.
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Rival to Egypt, the Nubian kingdom of Kush exuded power and gold
Meroë’s earliest pyramids were step pyramids. Scholars have speculated that cylinders or spheres may have once topped the pyramids, made of materials that have since been destroyed or perished.
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Standing Tall: Egypt’s Great Pyramids
circa 2490 B.C. Menkaure, after succeeding his father, places his pyramid next to Khafre’s and his grandfather’s. The contents of all three tombs will be looted. Stairway to HeavenThe step ...