Recent scientific breakthroughs have shed light on the existence of hidden chambers within the Great Pyramid of Giza, ...

Hidden beneath the sands of Egypt's Giza Plateau, three precisely engineered shafts have been rediscovered that may unlock access to a vast underground network whispered about by ancient Greek ...

Long believed to align with stars, the Great Pyramid’s shafts may have served a very different purpose—sound. Jean-Pierre ...

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The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?

Archaeologists discovered a 2,200-year-old pyramid structure in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea that featured stones weighing hundreds of pounds each. Early returns from excavations have already ...

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