Built for the pharaoh Khufu about 4,500 years ago, the Great Pyramid at Giza is considered a wonder of the ancient world. Built for the pharaoh Khufu about 4,500 years ago, the Great Pyramid at Giza ...

The ancient tombs of the Pharaohs in the Egyptian desert are legendary for hiding intricate booby traps and curses to protect the treasures within from grave robbers. But while many of these stories ...

To deter robbers from looting the tombs of great Pharaohs, ancient Egyptians may have constructed primitive machines inside the pyramids to defend royal funerary chambers. Archaeologists have ...

The ancient Egyptians created a simple yet elaborate system of blocks and grooves within the Great Pyramid of Giza to protect the King's Chamber from tomb robbers. In an upcoming episode of the ...