Dr. Zahi Hawass says builders were not slaves; they wouldn't have been buried 'in the shadow of the pyramids'.

Additional tombs have been discovered too, where some of the skilled workers were laid to rest. In the tombs, the ...

“Personal to Political” lives up to its name at Sarasota Art Museum. It showcases the work of 17 Black contemporary artists affiliated with Paulson Fontaine Press. They all get personal when it comes ...

How ancient builders raised the mighty pyramids still captures the curiosity of historians and scientists. Despite decades of digging, high-tech scanning, and countless theories, the puzzle ...

Archaeology The oldest man-made structure built 23,000 years ago predates the Great Pyramid of Giza Hidden in a Greek mountain stands the oldest known human structure.

New studies suggest that rudimentary hydraulic technology was used in the construction of the pyramids.

Image doesn't show 'world's oldest pyramid,' Gunung Padang, in Indonesia A now-retracted study claimed that the monolithic site dated back 25,000 years.

Put another way, the pyramids weren't just for the rich; lower-class laborers were buried alongside the elite, the study authors proposed. Previously, it was believed that pyramids were built for ...

Today, many people associate epicureanism with hedonistic pleasure-seeking – but that’s not really what he taught.

Workers Who Built Egypt's Giza Pyramids Received Beer Rations — But Amount Is Uncertain A claim that they received 4 to 5 liters of beer a day has appeared in social media posts, popular ...

How the Egyptian pyramids were built has long been a mystery. Constructed as tombs for the pharaohs over 4,000 years ago, more than 100 of them remain. The largest one, the Great Pyramid of Giza, was ...