The enormous stone structure, complete with angular steps and flat terraces, looks uncannily like the ruins of a man-made ...

For decades, Egypt has held the crown for the world’s oldest pyramids, with the iconic Djoser Step Pyramid—dating back to 2,630 BC—officially recognized by Guinness World Records. When people think of ...

An image shared on social media in March 2025 claims to show the "world's oldest pyramid," Gunung Padang, in Indonesia. Though Gunung Padang is a genuine archaeological site in Indonesia ...

The Great Pyramid—the oldest, largest and most famous of the monuments—is the last of the ancient world's "seven wonders" still standing. Built 4,500 years ago as a tomb for the fourth dynasty ...

Off Japan's coast, a submerged pyramid-like structure near Yonaguni Island is stirring debate. Discovered in 1987, some ...

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Tallet realized that he was dealing with the oldest known papyri in the world. Astonishingly, the papyri were written by men who participated in the building of the Great Pyramid, the tomb of the ...

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These are the world’s oldest landmarks still standing ... It’s also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Great Pyramid of Giza is approximately 4,600–4,650 years old. It was built for Pharaoh ...

beautifully crafted ship buried in pieces right beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Now fully reassembled, this extraordinary royal craft, one of the oldest planked vessels in the world ...