Two 5,000-year-old tombs recently unearthed at Jabal al-Tayr, Egypt, resemble the royal tomb of King Hor-Den at Abydos. The tombs’ construction suggests their builders understood structural ...

New research suggests that the two large structures near the Red Pyramid site at Dahshur, Egypt, are parts of an ancient dam, not stone transport ramps, which is what was previously believed. This ...

Two long stone structures near Egypt’s Red Pyramid, each stretching roughly 600 to 700 meters across Wadi Dahshur, may not be ...

This video shows the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, one of the largest ancient structures in the Americas. The ...

Using 3-D models, one archaeologist is recording the structures’ exact measurements.

A popular bit of "too crazy to be a coincidence" trivia suggests that the location of the Great Pyramid of Giza is in some way cosmically aligned with the universe (or, perhaps, that the Egyptians ...

Arvind Virmani is an economist, former member of NITI Aayog and former chief economic adviser. He is also the founder ...

Charles Ross spent 50 years building “Star Axis,” a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to ...

The distinct rock formations initially inspired theories of a lost civilization in East Asia, but most scientists see a much more natural explanation.

Andrew Bloomenthal has 20+ years of editorial experience as a financial journalist and as a financial services marketing writer. Hiroko Masuike/Getty Images A pyramid scheme funnels earnings from ...

Egypt’s most prominent archaeologist has announced that an international team of scientists will unveil a major ...