Egypt is set to give one of its most famous landmarks, the 4,500-year-old Pyramids of Giza, a £38 million makeover, with the news of the investment coming just weeks after reports suggested that the ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

For much of human history, stories about the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramids were rooted in rumor rather than research. The Greek historian and geographer Herodotus, who famously counted the ...

Located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis. Memphis was one of the most strategically important cities in ancient Egyptian ...

Egypt’s tourism sector is booming but just like in some parts of Europe and Asia – it’s starting to feel the pinch of overcrowding. In 2024 alone, it welcomed nearly 17.5 million tourists and with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors walk next the 3,200-year-old pink-granite colossal statue of King Ramses II at the entrance of the Grand Egyptian Museum, ...

Beneath a colonial-era church in the Mexican state of Puebla sits a structure that dwarfs the Great Pyramid of Giza by nearly ...

A small copper tool found in a museum drawer is now confirmed as the oldest rotary metal drill in ancient Egypt, dating back 5,300 years.