One of the most iconic and awe-inspiring structures of the ancient world continues to mystify historians and archaeologists. This square-based pyramid, like most pyramids, has been thought to have ...

The engineering feat behind the Great Pyramid of Giza was so impressive it is not surprising the monument made it as one of the Wonders of the Ancient World. A new survey of the pyramid, however, ...

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