commenting on the discovery - announced by the Egyptian archaeologist-star Zahi Hawass in a press conference held in Cairo - of an unknown gallery inside the great pyramid of Cheops, the oldest in ...

A hidden chamber believed to be protecting the actual burial chamber of King Cheops has been discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The secret hollow space was found in the vicinity of ...

Cairo - Anyone for a piece of the Great Pyramid of Cheops? That is what one anonymous seller is advertising on eBay, the American online auction site. The advertisement, posted on July 12 ...

The status of the Egyptian pyramid as one of the best investigated structures in the world makes this find particularly important. The Cheops pyramid is considered the largest and oldest of the ...

The Egyptian pyramids at Giza — one of the seven wonders of the ancient world — are roughly 4,500 years old. Their construction can be dated, at best, to within 100 years by existing methods ...

the Great Pyramid of Cheops is one of the most emblematic structures in human history. Built over 4,500 years ago in the town ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- A nine-meter long hidden passageway was discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt’s tourism minister Ahmed Issa announced on Thursday. The function of the corridor near ...

some of the more adventuresome types were determined to see the view from the top of the 455-foot Pyramid of Cheops. The smooth white limestone which had once encased the pyramid had long since ...

A 30ft-long hidden corridor discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza could lead to further findings, Egyptian officials said on Thursday. The space ...

The Great Pyramid was constructed as a monumental tomb around 2560 BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops, to a height of 146 metres (479 feet). With much of its white limestone ...