The pyramids at Giza are usually described as the ultimate building project, millions of blocks stacked skyward by sheer human effort. A growing fringe of researchers and online theorists is now ...

Venture to the windswept sands of Saqqara, home to the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the world's first monumental stone structure ...

Many building techniques have been around for centuries, if not millennia. And when it comes to determining which construction technique and what type of materials to use, budgets have played a ...

CAIRO — After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The museum, which is set to officially open Saturday, highlights Egypt's ...

1. Mountains of the sun -- 2. Egypt -- 3. Early monuments -- 4. Step pyramids -- 5. The true pyramid -- 6. The gnomon -- 7. Orientation -- 8. Preparing the site -- 9 ...