Built during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, the pyramids on the Giza Plateau has been drawing visitors for thousands of years. The earliest records of tourists dates back to the 5 th century BCE, when Greek ...

Learn more about the Pyramids of Giza, who they were built for, and the possible methods used to complete them.

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says a scanning project in the Giza pyramids has identified thermal anomalies, including one in ...

Hidden beneath a hill in Mexico lies the world’s largest pyramid by volume—the Great Pyramid of Cholula. Long thought to be a natural formation, new evidence reveals a complex built by unknown ...

New imaging data uncovered two concealed voids in the Menkaure Pyramid, offering strong evidence for a potential second entrance.

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Egypt, third millennium b.c. The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing. Built by the pharaoh Khufu (reigned ca. 2551–2528 b.c.) to serve as his ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Pyramid of Menkaure, one of ...

Calakmul remained relatively undisturbed until gum harvesters in Mexico led an American botanist to them in 1931. Here’s what ...

In order to get more intel on Emmerich Voss' plans to find the Idol of Ra, and the location of Laura Lombardi, Indiana Jones and Gina now have work passes to sneak into the large Nazi Compound in ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo has been heralded as one of the biggest cultural openings of the year. Located near the Pyramids of ...