Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered five tombs at Jabal al-Tayr in the Minya governorate, spanning from the Predynastic era through the Early Dynastic period and into the Late Period. The discovery ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system ...

A new study aims to answer the centuries-old question of how the Great Pyramids were built thousands of years ago, and its findings have provided an unexpected possible answer: water. Though deserts ...

Over a century after a British archaeologist noted a blocked passageway in the ruins of Sahura’s Pyramid in Egypt and suggested it might lead to additional rooms, a team of Egyptian and German ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have uncovered a potential explanation for how the iconic ...

From the glass atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the three great Pyramids of Giza are perfectly framed on the desert horizon. The architects designed it this way; a deliberate alignment connecting ...

The rubbly exterior of Sahura's pyramid juxtaposed with the recently cleared and restored chambers (all images courtesy Mohamed Ismail Khaled) A team of Egyptian and German researchers led by Mohamed ...