Ancient writers claimed Egypt once held a structure greater than the pyramids — a labyrinth of 3,000 chambers near Hawara. For centuries, historians dismissed it as exaggeration. Then in 2008, ...

Scientists have had to piece together clues as to how pyramids were constructed.

The Great Pyramid of Giza might get all the headlines, but it wasn't humanity’s first monumental effort. Long before pharaohs were stacking limestone in Egypt, people across the world were carving ...

Kirsty Masterman discovers a wealth of history – and Cairo’s famous street food – in the Egyptian capital.

The big boat slid downriver so gently you could barely feel its motion. On sultry afternoons you could lounge on the top deck and watch the farmers at work in the fertile lands beside the water, much ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

Jetavanaramaya, a colossal fourth-century Sri Lankan stupa, was once among the world’s largest structures — a vast and ...

How to do a bucket-list trip to Cairo, including Giza Pyramids and Grand Egyptian Museum - Kirsty Masterman enjoys a culture-packed tour of the Egyptian capital, Cairo ...

Researchers have identified what may be the earliest known metal drill from ancient Egypt-and it was hidden in plain sight.

Humanity likes to think big. The largest man-made moving object in the world doesn't disappoint, with its sheer size dwarfing ...

"Egyptian craftspeople mastered reliable rotary drilling more than two millennia before some of the best-preserved drill sets." ...