The recent robotic explorations of the 'air-shafts' in the Great Pyramid have demonstrated that there are still many mysteries surrounding the ancient monument. Ian Shaw discusses the debate around ...

For more than a millennia, Egyptian pharaohs had pyramids constructed and often were buried beneath or within the massive monuments. Egyptian pharaohs constructed pyramids between the time of King ...

Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza were built to endure an eternity, but how remains one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries. Here’s what archaeologists know. The Pyramids of Giza rise behind Egypt’s ...

The sheer scale, symmetrical construction, and eternal steadfastness of King Khufu’s Pyramid on the Giza Plateau were the first things to capture the imagination of travelers—from the Greeks and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. No cameras were around thousands of years ago when the ancient Egyptians built the three pyramids ...

Many building techniques have been around for centuries, if not millennia. And when it comes to determining which construction technique and what type of materials to use, budgets have played a ...

The San Antonio Savings Association is no more, but its former headquarters remains one of San Antonio's most distinctive office spaces, and a sculpture of the savings and loan's logo eagle “Birds of ...

Uniquely is a Sacramento Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Sacramento area so special. When the sun plunges below the horizon in ...