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 ...

When we think of Egypt, its great pyramids often come to mind. But, it turns out, that world's largest pyramid is nowhere near Egypt. And it's actually ridiculously hard to find if you don't know ...

Builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, may have used waterpower to help construct this monumental structure. Ancient architects ...

This is where our history of Egypt begins, in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza, where stone meets sky as a testament to one of the greatest civilizations on earth. Here, on the plateau of ...

CAIRO -- Egypt’s antiquities authorities on Thursday ... The corridor — on the northern side of the Pyramid of Khufu — was discovered using modern scanning technology. It measures 9 meters ...

The Great Pyramid "was built on the Giza Plateau (Egypt) during the IVth dynasty by the pharaoh Khufu (Cheops), who reigned from 2509 to 2483 BC1," the study says. "Despite being one of the oldest ...