And this precise arrangement is certain to be significant: the Great Pyramids are aligned so their edges face exactly north, south, east and west. The Khafre pyramid, combined with the columns and ...

And the facade of Menkaure’s high temple is aligned with the western face of Khafre’s pyramid. At the same time, the imaginary line that roughly joins the southeast corners of the three ...

There are days when the sand blows ceaselessly, blanketing the remains of a powerful dynasty that ruled Egypt 5,000 years ago. When the wind dies down and the sands are still, a long shadow casts ...

five of those humanoid figurines from 2,400 years ago were discovered in a surprising location — and with shockingly expressive faces. Polish archaeologists who were excavating a large pyramid ...