Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A digital reconstruction of a Giza pyramid by Australian insurance company Budget Direct. A digital reconstruction of a Giza ...

A preliminary study, which utilizes erosion patterns, suggests that the age of the Great Pyramid is far older than previously believed.

The Great Pyramid of Giza has been studied for centuries, yet new technology is still revealing features that earlier generations could not see. Now researchers say a 4,500-year-old structure on the ...

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(CNN) — For years, Egyptologists have hotly debated how the massive pyramids of ancient Egypt were built more than 4,000 years ago. Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the ...

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at ...

"Landreau et al. estimate that Egyptian builders could have captured between 4 million and 54 cubic meters of water over the two or three decades it took to complete the Step Pyramid." "Landreau et al ...