Bonding stones within the casing stones on the Pyramid of Khafre. (Credit: History for Granite, YouTube) Despite the pyramids of Giza in particular being a veritable tourist trap, said tourists ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...

Giza's three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed ... On average, the over two million blocks of stone used to build Khufu's pyramid weigh 2.5 tons, and the heaviest blocks, used as the ...

Uncanny alignments, massive blocks, and debates about ancient engineering fuel theories of external forces constructing the ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza, a marvel of ancient engineering ... Terzis noticed symbols carved into the stone. Initially, the markings seemed like ancient hieroglyphs. However, upon closer ...

So our stones were delivered by a flatbed truck ... And in the Old Kingdom in the time of the Pyramids of Giza, the gangs were named after kings. So for example, we have a name, compounded with ...

Stairway to HeavenThe step pyramid in Saqqara, south of Giza, was Egypt’s first. Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204-foot structure was built of stone instead of ...

Today the pyramids at Giza seem at home in their sandy surroundings ... Indeed, Egyptians built canals so that heavy stone quarried elsewhere could be easily transported to pyramid building ...

Pyramids of Giza: Groups of 3-4 explore tunnels and passages ... and King's Chamber (animals and hunting), then move a heavy stone at the Mystery Chamber. Egypt to Rome: Group lines form a ...

A new exhibition unfolding at Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza reframes the historic site, as a place where not only history but also contemporaneity is reflected; as a site where individuals can also see ...