For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the ...

There is still plenty to learn about the pyramids of Egypt. For instance, it would be nice to know what is in the massive void sealed inside the Great Pyramid of Giza 4,500 years ago, or precisely how ...

Some believe the Great Pyramid was built by the survivors of a lost civilisation, others that it was the work of visiting extra-terrestrials. Kevin Jackson traces the strange cultural history of the ...

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Beyond their massive size, the Pyramids of Giza reveal astonishing precision—ratios and alignments that continue to puzzle mathematicians and historians alike.

Even with cranes, helicopters, tractors and trucks at our disposal, it would be tough to construct the Great Pyramid of Giza today. Its construction 4,500 years ago is so astounding in some people's ...