Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...

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.

The artifact was interred in honor of Khufu, the pharaoh who built the ... dug under a stone wall on the south side of the Great Pyramid. Beneath a layer of earth mixed with wood chips, charcoal ...

The Great Pyramid of Khufu is made up from more than 200 layers of horizontal limestone blocks. In this clip, Miranda Krestovnikoff shows how the area of each layer is slightly less than the one ...

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says a scanning project in the Giza pyramids has identified thermal anomalies, including one in the largest pyramid, built by Cheops, known locally as Khufu.

When the chamber roof was completed, the work of building the pyramid continued, layer on layer ... The Great Pyramid of Khufu was complete. At the centre of the pyramid was the king’s burial ...

He also mapped the unusual cave-like indentation on the side of Khufu, the largest pyramid, and made a model of the oldest pyramid before restoration work began. With this information, he hopes to ...

You'll find three primary pyramids, the best known being the Great Pyramid – affiliated with Khufu, the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh buried there. Khafre, Khufu's son, lies entombed in the nearby ...