Thousands of years and conspiracies have all led to this: the Great Pyramid of Giza may have been built using the basic pulley technology.

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use booby traps in the pyramids, but they could make it ...

The Giza Pyramids, built to endure an eternity, have done just that. The monumental tombs are relics of Egypt's Old Kingdom era and were constructed some 4,500 years ago. Egypt's pharaohs expected to become gods in the afterlife. To prepare for the next ...

While the Egyptian pyramids are the most famous, they are not the only ones; in fact, one country has even more.

When most people picture Egyptian pyramids, they imagine gold treasures and mummy-filled chambers straight out of an adventure movie. The reality turns out to be far more bizarre. Archaeologists have uncovered everything from mysterious texts about cannibalism to the bones of animals that definitely shouldn’t have been there.

Shortly after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, another intact royal burial was found—this time in the shadow of the Great Pyramid at Giza. The golden treasures inside belonged to Hetepheres, a queen of Egypt's Old Kingdom. Khufu's Great Pyramid looms ...

Entry to the Southern Tomb as it was in 2010. Source - Berthold Werner, CC SA 2.0. Entry to the Southern Tomb as it was in 2010. Source - Berthold Werner, CC SA 2.0. The ancient tomb structure belonging to the cemetery complex of King Djoser, a pharaoh who ...