Archaeologists in Egypt just cracked open two ancient tombs that nobody’s seen in millennia, and what they found inside could ...

CHICAGO, IL – Rajan Hooda, at the University of Chicago, has unveiled a groundbreaking theory on how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids, providing new insights into one of history’s greatest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent study using advanced 3D modeling suggests the pyramid wasn’t built with massive external ramps, as previously believed.

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 ...

A 7,000-year-old ostrich egg found in a Nubian grave might depict one of the most recognizable sights in the world: the pyramids of Giza. But if that’s true, it means they were already standing 2,000 ...

Scientists have had to piece together clues as to how pyramids were constructed.

How the Egyptian pyramids were built has long been a mystery. Constructed as tombs for the pharaohs over 4,000 years ago, more than 100 of them remain. The largest one, the Great Pyramid of Giza, was ...

A groundbreaking study suggests the ancient Egyptians may have used hydraulic power before we could have imagined this skill. They did not utilize just ramps and manpower, to build the Step Pyramid of ...

For 50 years, Rajan Hooda, MBA ’88, PhD ’90, has been obsessed with a mystery that has baffled archaeologists, architects, and engineers for centuries: How did the ancient Egyptians build the Great ...

The Neolithic Age may be something of a misnomer, falsely offering stone rather than perishable wood as the period’s primary building material, but its monumental architectures sure make a compelling ...

For decades, the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza has sparked one of history’s biggest mysteries and plenty of wild theories. From secret lost civilizations to alien intervention, many people ...