A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

(CNN) — For years, Egyptologists have hotly debated how the massive pyramids of ancient Egypt were built more than 4,000 years ago. Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the ...

From the glass atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the three great Pyramids of Giza are perfectly framed on the desert horizon. The architects designed it this way; a deliberate alignment connecting ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon ...

Shilo Shiv Suleman's Padma/Lotus is the first piece from an Indian artist to appear at the pyramids of Giza. Courtesy of the artist and Art d’Egypte Egypt’s annual “Forever Is Now” exhibition is back.

For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the modern age. Today the Pyramids of Giza are surrounded by desert. But 4,600 ...

A 40-mile stretch of a long-gone branch of the Nile may explain why the ancient monuments were built where they were. Children ride a donkey near the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt. Built ...

While the Grand Egyptian Museum hasn’t officially opened yet, it has been opening in stages over the last two years. Here’s what it’s like. CAIRO – Visiting the pyramids of Giza has long been a bit of ...

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