The Great Pyramid has always invited audacious explanations, from alien architects to supernatural levitation. Now a cluster of new engineering studies is pushing aside the fringe ideas and replacing ...

See how Egyptian engineers might have used water to shape history’s greatest monuments.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ...

Archaeologists and ancient Egypt experts say the evidence does not support conclusions of a second Sphinx.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large pyramid made of stone with five distinct levels. A branch of the Nile that no longer exists helped the ancient Egyptians ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza has been studied for centuries, yet new technology is still revealing features that earlier generations could not see. Now researchers say a 4,500-year-old structure on the ...

Lucina Melesio explores how physicists are mapping the internal structures of ancient pyramids in Mexico and Central America using muons – potentially revealing hidden chambers that could finally lead ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In the shadows of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the almost equally imposing pyramid of his son Khafre ...