Claims that a second, massive Sphinx statue lies buried beneath the sands of Egypt’s Giza Plateau have gone viral, drawing ...

The Pyramids of Giza might only be the tip of the iceberg. Italian researchers claim they might’ve found signs of a Sphinx ...

A new theory is stirring debate about what may lie hidden beneath one of the world’s most famous ancient landscapes.

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the ...

Across ancient civilizations, pyramids appear in places that never contacted each other, from Egypt to the Americas. The ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pyramids of Giza, seen here with the Milky Way in the background, are not Egypt's oldest pyramids. Pyramids are iconic symbols ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digital reconstruction of a Giza pyramid by Australian insurance company Budget Direct. A digital reconstruction of a Giza ...

For three millennia, ancient Egypt reigned as one of the world's most advanced and powerful societies. To this day, artifacts and constructions showcasing the wealth, knowledge, and influence of the ...

Do the Egyptian pyramids line up with the stars? This idea gets tossed around so often that many ancient Egypt fans simply accept it as true. And on the surface, it seems plausible. The ancient ...

Ancient civilizations that never contacted each other somehow built near-identical pyramids. The reason is surprisingly simple. The pyramid shape is one of the strongest ways to build something tall ...