Egyptian pharaohs constructed pyramids between the time of King Djoser (reign 2630 to 2611 B.C.), who built a step pyramid at Saqqara, to the time of King Ahmose I (reign 1550 to 1525 B.C.), who ...

Whatever the reasons for building pyramids, Egyptian pharaohs constructed them for more than a millennium. The pharaoh Sneferu (reign circa 2575 to 2551 B.C.) built the first true pyramids ...

Archaeology has long been kind to the men (and women) who raised Egypt’s stone marvels. Burial shafts beside the Giza ...

A new study aims to answer the centuries-old question of how the Great Pyramids of Egypt were built thousands of years ago, and its findings have provided an unexpected possible answer -- water.

New tombs found in Giza support the view that the Great Pyramids were built by free workers and not slaves, as widely believed, Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Sunday.

Egyptian pyramids were built using an incredibly clever machine, new research suggests. ... which were used to help raise and lower a float used to carry the heavy stone building blocks.

Hidden skeletons found in Egyptian pyramids reveal surprising historical twist: ‘Counters the traditional narrative’ By . Ben Cost. Published March 19, 2025, 12:28 p.m. ET ...

Why Egyptian pyramids are not mentioned in Old Testament ... By the time the Israelites are believed to have been in Egypt (around the 13th century BCE), the pyramid-building era was long gone.