A landmark discovery on an ancient branch of the River Nile may have solved the mystery of how the pyramids in Egypt were built centuries ago. The now dried-out waterway, which once ran through Giza ...

A lot of people believe that the Pyramids of Giza were built by slaves. And if they didn't think they were built by slaves, they think they were built by aliens. I've made this video to tell you that ...

Now, a 4,500-year-old mystery may finally have been answered thanks to experts who have been examining the Step Pyramid of ...

While the Egyptian pyramids are the most famous, they are not the only ones; in fact, one country has even more.

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.

The Neolithic Age may be something of a misnomer, falsely offering stone rather than perishable wood as the period’s primary building material, but its monumental architectures sure make a compelling ...

Man lived roughly 4,500-4,800 years ago in pharaonic Egypt His remains were placed in ceramic vessel in rock-cut tomb Obtaining DNA from ancient Egyptian remains has been hard July 2 (Reuters) - DNA ...