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 ...

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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 ...

Architecture lovers, rejoice: Architecture Sarasota's annual MOD Weekend kicks off on Friday with a full slate of programming including a symposium, home tours, a pop-up shop and more. This year's ...

Two voids detected on the eastern side of the Pyramid of Menkaure on Egypt's Giza plateau hint at a second, hidden entrance to the pyramid, according to a new study. The pyramid was built during the ...

Researchers from Cairo and Munich uncovered “air-filled voids” beneath Menkaure pyramid’s eastern face, suggesting a long-suspected hidden entrance. Using electrical resistivity tomography, radar, and ...

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Retro tech is cool: The 3dfx Voodoo was a truly legendary achievement in 3D graphics. The chip brought practical 3D acceleration to PC gamers for the first time, and many still remember the technology ...

American paratroopers joined allied nations and partners Saturday in the Bright Star multinational partnership jump at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. The exercise aimed to show multinational airborne ...

A new study aims to answer the centuries-old question of how the Great Pyramids were built thousands of years ago, and its findings have provided an unexpected possible answer: water. Though deserts ...