This cosmic event may have sown seeds of doubt, leading to one of the most enigmatic departures from tradition in Egyptian ...

This is the chamber where King Khufu was ultimately buried ... This chamber, which lies 95 meters below the apex of the pyramid, is a remarkable space in which to stand and some visitors come ...

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.

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says a scanning project in the Giza pyramids has identified thermal anomalies, including one in the largest pyramid, built by Cheops, known locally as Khufu.

The burial ground holds the remains of King Khufu, who commissioned the iconic pyramid, his family members and high-ranking officials, suggesting another elite tomb could be hiding beneath the sands.

The Great Pyramid of Giza, built by Pharaoh Khufu between 2551 BCE and 2528 ... pharaohs' souls reach the heavens and facilitated the king's passage to the afterlife. Over the centuries ...

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities recently relocated the 4,600-year-old Solar Boat of King Khufu from its site near the Great Pyramid of Giza to the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...

King Khufu's Boat, an ancient vessel that is the ... The vessel, discovered in 1954 at the southern corner of the Great Pyramid, has been exhibited for decades at a museum bearing its name at ...

Journey back four and a half thousand years to Egypt's Old Kingdom, to the Pyramid Age. As the vizier, or head of state, you are about to undertake the building of the king's pyramid.

Building a pyramid wasn’t just about heavy lifting ... where priests served the cult of the king. Getting thousands of people to spend decades building a tomb for one person might seem like ...

I love watching documentaries or reading articles on archaeology. And there’s not much archaeology more fascinating than that of the Ancient Egyptians. I recently read an article about the possible ...