Being laid to rest in an Egyptian pyramid is traditionally assumed to have been an honour reserved for the wealthy nobility.

The pyramids of Khafre, center, and Khufu (Cheops) on the Giza plateau, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo ... who scanned the Khafre Pyramid and uncovered what they said was an ...

“Pyramid schemes” aren’t just for the wealthy. Archaeologists have long theorized that Egyptian pyramid tombs were reserved ...

"Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs, once thought to be the final resting place of the most elite, may have also included low-status high-labor staff," archaeologists wrote in a paper ...

The Khafre Pyramid is one of three Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza. Using radar pulses sent underneath the pyramids, Italian researchers Corrado Malanga, Filippo Biondi, and Armando Mei have ...

Credit: Flickr / NinaR CC BY 2.0 A groundbreaking archaeological discovery challenges long-held beliefs about Ancient Egyptian pyramids. Recent findings in the ancient burial site of Tombos suggest ...

This new evidence calls that assumption into question,” Schrader said, as reported by New Scientist. While the region was under Egyptian control 3,500 years ago, by this time, Egyptian elites had ...

Other studies using cosmic particles called muons have revealed hidden chambers in the Great Pyramid. But so far ... Some theorists insist an advanced pre-Egyptian civilization built the pyramids ...

Researchers claim to have uncovered a vast underground city beneath the Giza pyramids, sparking heated debates among experts.

They could then create their own Egyptian pyramid in the school sand pit. Being sure to dampen the sand beforehand, pupils could be given square containers to work with in order to create the bricks.