The question of how the colossal pyramids of Egypt were built has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and curious minds for centuries. While countless theories have been proposed, from ingenious ...

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 ...

Scientists have had to piece together clues as to how pyramids were constructed.

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.

Archaeologists have discovered two Neolithic pyramids in west-central Poland built by people of the Funnelbeaker culture 5,500-years-ago.

July 2 (Reuters) - DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing evidence of the ties between two great cultures of ...