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 ...

Though built by local artisans and compliant with international standards for rehabilitating archaeological monuments, the new wooden stairs would probably puzzle the original Maya creators of the ...

For as long as I can remember, my older sister has had two significant fears: zombies, and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2. When I was younger, you couldn't even mention Pyramid Head to her, and ...

Did you know the Great Pyramid of Khufu was once 481.4 feet tall? It was built about 4,500 years ago. Today, it stands as a testament to ancient wisdom, despite losing some of its outer layer. Its ...

Great Pyramid of Giza. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0 Egyptian authorities arrested three Spanish tourists on Sunday after they allegedly attempted to take nude photographs near the Great ...

Geologist Danny Hilman is on the verge of a major discovery – 120 kilometres south of Jakarta in Gunung Padang, sits an ancient arrangement of large stones atop a hill. Now evidence suggests that they ...

Learn how to use pattern-matching features in your Java programs, including pattern matching with switch statements, when clauses, sealed classes, and a preview of primitive type pattern matching in ...

(The Center Square) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he is focused on overhauling long-held standards and recommendations within the agency, including “rewriting” the ...

A remote Indonesian hill may hide something far older than the pyramids of Egypt. New research hints at a buried structure with secrets dating back tens of thousands of years. Scientists are ...

The Step Pyramid of Djoser has fascinated explorers for centuries, yet a new angle on its construction has left experts wide-eyed. Researchers examining the ancient site propose that early Egyptian ...

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