The pyramids in and around Giza have presented a fascinating puzzle for millennia. How did ancient Egyptians move limestone blocks, some weighing more than a ton, without using wheels? Why were these ...

A new study aims to answer the centuries-old question of how the Great Pyramids were built thousands of years ago, and its findings have provided an unexpected possible answer: water. Though deserts ...

The word “pyramid” immediately brings to mind the imposing triangular structures of the Egyptian desert. Despite their iconic status, these structures might not be the world’s oldest pyramids. Instead ...

Scientists in a now-retracted study analyzed Gunung Padang and claimed a pyramid site underneath was over 16,000 years old and made of lava. Photo from Natawidjaja, Bachtiar, Nurhandoko, Akbar, ...

The study, based on research featured in a Netflix documentary, fueled debate over a site that is used for Islamic and Hindu rituals. By Mike Ives Reporting from Seoul The American publisher of a ...

The study, under investigation by its publisher, has fueled a dispute over the age of a partially excavated site and prompted warnings about the dangers of nationalist mythmaking. The Gunung Padang ...