They were not, so the polemic went, the work of 'puny' man, but instead those 'giants of Mars'. Yes, the Pyramids of Giza - those monuments to god-like splendour that have stood for more than 4,000 ...

For centuries, the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza has been one of history’s greatest mysteries. How did the ...

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the ...

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at ...

Have extraterrestrials enjoyed trips to Earth for eons? Did long-ago aliens venture to our planet lugging technology that shaped humans' religious beliefs and technological advances? Ancient astronaut ...

The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...