The Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stand as Egypt's most iconic landmarks and a testament ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...

with a spread of minarets and no skyscrapers Serene desert landscapes and a treasure trove of pyramid tombs still being discovered; this was Egypt a century ago, as a selection of fascinating ...

Archaeologists working near Luxor announced a bevy of new finds they believe could “reconstruct history” thanks to the wealth ...

This is where our history of Egypt begins, in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza ... were used to build an eternal tomb for a divine king. Five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of ...

Archaeologists in Egypt ... Userkaf pyramid complex. Three of them held cats. Reuters Further work at the site in Saqqara is planned. Archaeologists found the door to another tomb that remains ...

built them into tombs, like rustic versions of Egypt’s Pyramids. Nobody knows why, or for whom or exactly how they did it. The results, where they’re still complete, look like card tables for ...

The tomb belonged to Teti Neb Fu ... Saqqara is the site of the first Egyptian pyramid, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, erected 4,700 years ago. Though Saqqara has long been a popular excavation ...

Bradley Walsh, who is well known for presenting ITV's The Chase and BBC's Gladiators, is set to embark on a new adventure. The 64-year-old telly favourite is set to front the new documentary series ...

in any place to predate the Egyptian civilization more than 5,000 years ago. NOVA: What evidence do you have that the pyramids and tombs at Giza were from, as you say, no more than 5,000 years ago.

The best way to follow up your trip to the pyramids is ... treasures from King Tut's tomb, including his golden funeral mask. And although it costs an additional 100 Egyptian pounds (or $11 ...