Researchers have renewed interest in an ancient Egyptian site that may conceal a vast underground labyrinth beneath the ...

"The pyramids are there as mountains of stone proving the otherworldly nature of their god-kings. You stand in front of those ...

Standing at the base of the pyramids at Giza it is hard to believe that any of these enormous monuments could have been built in one pharaoh's lifetime. Herodotus, the Greek historian who wrote in ...

The word “Sphinx” comes to us from classical antiquity, some 2,000 years after its construction, referring to a similar creature from Greek myth. The last of the pyramids of Giza is the ...

A strange peak in the middle of the Amazon rainforest may actually be the largest pyramid ever built in the ancient world. Known as Cerro El Cono, this massive, pyramid-shaped formation is cloaked ...

King Khufu, who is also known by the greek name "Cheops," was the father of pyramid building at Giza. He ruled from 2589 - 2566 B.C. and was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetpeheres.

The largest and most famous of all the pyramids, the Great Pyramid at Giza, was commissioned by Snefru's son, Khufu, known also as Cheops, the later Greek form of his name. The pyramid's base covered ...

You're Dead To Me host Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Sarah Parcak and comedian Maria Shehata to learn all about the magnificent Egyptian pyramids. We discover how and why pyramids were built ...

Tourist overcrowding has made the ancient Giza surroundings chaotic. Egypt introduced a $51 million initiative, aiming to revamp the site.