Stone structures usually bring Egypt to mind, so most people picture pyramids rising out of the desert as the starting point ...

Many building techniques have been around for centuries, if not millennia. And when it comes to determining which construction technique and what type of materials to use, budgets have played a ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Fresh research on an ancient—and now lost—branch of the Nile River shows how ...

For 4,500 years, the pyramids of Giza have loomed over the western bank of the Nile River as a geometric mountain chain. The Great Pyramid, built to commemorate the reign of Pharaoh Khufu, the second ...

The building and the paintings date back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras. A huge 2,300-year-old funerary building and a number of mummy portraits were discovered in Egypt's southern province of Fayoum ...

The Pyramids of Giza, seen here with the Milky Way in the background, are not Egypt's oldest pyramids. Pyramids are iconic symbols of the ancient pharaohs' power and technological prowess that still ...

Rendering of the skyscraper (all images courtesy of Ministry of Housing) For centuries, tourists have flocked to Cairo to behold the Pyramids of Giza firsthand. The 4,500-year-old monuments are one of ...

Ancient Egyptians built the spectacular Giza pyramids in what is now a desert landscape. How they hauled the tons-heavy building blocks to the pyramids has long been a mystery. By tracking ancient ...

A branch of the Nile that no longer exists helped the ancient Egyptians construct 31 of their famous pyramids, including the pyramids at Giza, a new study finds. Researchers found that this branch, ...

CAIRO — After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The museum, which is set to officially open Saturday, highlights Egypt's ...

GIZA - For centuries, the Pyramids belonged to antiquity. Now, thanks to Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, they've become a stage for contemporary art and global fashion - a juxtaposition unthinkable until she ...