The residents of Sudan were the most prolific pyramid builders, constructing between 200 and 255 pyramids, compared to their northern neighbour, which has around 118 structures. The most famous are ...

For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the modern age. Today the Pyramids of Giza are surrounded by desert. But 4,600 ...

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A team of Italian scientists took the world by storm last March when they announced the discovery of a colossal underground complex plunging nearly 3,500 feet beneath Egypt's Giza Plateau and linking ...

Egypt, third millennium b.c. The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing. Built by the pharaoh Khufu (reigned ca. 2551–2528 b.c.) to serve as his ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt at ...

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A team of Italian scientists stunned the world last March when they announced the discovery of a vast underground complex stretching nearly 3,500 feet beneath Egypt’s Giza Plateau, connecting chambers ...

03:47, Tue, Dec 9, 2025 Updated: 03:54, Tue, Dec 9, 2025 A team of Italian researchers left the world astounded last March when they revealed the discovery of an enormous subterranean network ...

Last March, a group of Italian scientists made headlines when they revealed the discovery of an extensive underground complex extending nearly 3,500 feet beneath Egypt's Giza Plateau, linking chambers ...

A majestic row of five circular pyramids known as yácatas dominates a promontory overlooking Lake Pátzcuaro in the western Mexican state of Michoacán. Embodying the former might of the Purépecha ...

Learn more about the Pyramids of Giza, who they were built for, and the possible methods used to complete them. The pyramids of Giza are among the oldest monumental stone buildings ever created, and ...