"Landreau et al. estimate that Egyptian builders could have captured between 4 million and 54 cubic meters of water over the two or three decades it took to complete the Step Pyramid." "Landreau et al ...

The Egyptians might have been even cleverer engineers than archeologists thought when they built the pyramids at Giza. Archeologists have long struggled to explain how the Egyptians got blocks ...

It’s one thing to explore one of the Wonders of the World—both new and classic—without leaving your house. It’s another to build one. LEGO’s newest build is doing just that. This summer, the company ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Pyramid of Djoser is a six-tiered, four-sided step pyramid that was built around 4,700 years ...

Just don't impale yourself on this thing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I've always wanted to visit the pyramids in Egypt, and ...

I'm thinking because making the entire pyramid a gradually ascending spiral (rather than, say, simply stepped) gives you the most gradual slope of any simple ramp configuration. You can go around all ...