The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?

Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a number of tombs that belong to builders of Khufu’s pyramid. Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a number of tombs that belong to builders of Khufu’s pyramid. They ...

Today the pyramids at Giza seem at home in their sandy surroundings, but, when they were first completed, they would have ...

Italian researchers have reportedly discovered a 'sarcophagus' concealed over 600 feet beneath the Giza Pyramids. The team unearthed an uncharted chamber under the Tomb of Osiris, which was thought to ...

Archaeologists in southern Mexico announced Monday they have discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb of a dignitary inside a pyramid that may be the oldest such burial documented in Mesoamerica. The tomb ...

CAIRO – Egypt on Saturday displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs were unearthed earlier this month and ...

Entry to the Southern Tomb as it was in 2010. Source - Berthold Werner, CC SA 2.0. Entry to the Southern Tomb as it was in 2010. Source - Berthold Werner, CC SA 2.0. The ancient tomb structure ...

The Giza Pyramids, built to endure an eternity, have done just that. The monumental tombs are relics of Egypt's Old Kingdom era and were constructed some 4,500 years ago. Egypt's pharaohs expected to ...

The Pyramids of Giza, seen here with the Milky Way in the background, are not Egypt's oldest pyramids. Pyramids are iconic symbols of the ancient pharaohs' power and technological prowess that still ...

If you've ever visited the Phoenix Zoo, you might have noticed the gleaming white pyramid perched on a hill at the edge of the zoo's desert animals exhibit. That pyramid marks the burial site of ...