Hidden beneath the sands of Egypt's Giza Plateau, three precisely engineered shafts have been rediscovered that may unlock access to a vast underground network whispered about by ancient Greek ...

The great Sphinx of Egypt, one of the world’s most famous and enigmatic monuments, may be thousands of years older than archaeologists have believed, says Boston University geologist Robert Schoch, ...

The courtyard in front of the sphinx and the pyramid of King Khafre will be opened on Sunday after three years of restoration. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh ...

Constructed in the 26th and 25th centuries B.C. (roughly 2600 B.C.–2400 B.C.), the Egyptian pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, built in that order, are a testament to ancient planning and ...

Who really carved the Great Sphinx of Egypt and constructed Mexico's Pyramid of the Sun? For centuries man has been baffled by the great monuments left behind by the ancients. How could various ...

The Sphinx, which embodies the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, is believed to be the head of Khafre and his guardian spirit for his entire burial complex. Carved from the natural limestone ...

The Egyptian Autism Society organized the lighting of the pyramids and sphinx, which was coordinated with Egypt’s antiquities ministry. The iconic structures joined thousands of other national ...

Everyone says it when they see the pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. And so did President Obama. "It's awe-inspiring," he exclaimed as he gave those wonders of the world a final glance before bringing ...

A viral photograph supposedly showing a zeppelin airship flying above the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt is frequently circulated on social media: We have not been able to locate the original source of ...