Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...

After the Great Pyramids of Giza were finished, the next pharaoh was interred in an unusual and distant structure.

A research team’s astonishing claims that they discovered massive underground structures extending hundreds of feet deep ...

The pyramids of Giza are impressive, but to experience even more of Egypt's history without throngs of tourists, visit this ...

The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending ...

The contents of all three tombs will be looted. 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 ...

A headless statue of the architect Imhotep, who designed the Saqqara pyramid, was also uncovered. "We also found a statue of Imhotep … and we hope we can find his tomb soon," said the head of ...

Memphis and Saqqara. The entrance's parking lot is free to use, but parking by the pyramids costs 5 Egyptian pounds (less than $1). A gift shop and restrooms are also available on-site.

the designer of the first step pyramid at Saqqara. As well as being an ace architect, he was also a high-ranking royal official, priest, and physician. The ancient Egyptians revered him so much ...

Seven institutions in Egypt will loan more than 200 works to the Hong Kong Palace Museum later this year for a blockbuster ...

She notes that some mastaba (early non-pyramid tomb) walls in Giza and Saqqara were actually inscribed with "curses" meant to terrify those who would desecrate or rob the royal resting place.