Pyramids | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/pyramids/RSS feed for PyramidsenFri, 22 Aug 2025 18:16:53 +0000A Sweeping Transformation Is Underway as the Grand Egyptian Museum Prepares to Officially Open and the Giza Plateau Braces for a Record-Breaking Influx of Visitorshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/sweeping-transformation-is-underway-as-the-grand-egyptian-museum-prepares-to-officially-open-and-the-giza-plateau-braces-for-a-record-breaking-influx-of-tourists-180987203/The Egyptian government is making changes to enhance the visitor experience around the pyramids, but are these modifications threatening the livelihoods of local communities rooted in generations-old tourism practices?Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:16:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/sweeping-transformation-is-underway-as-the-grand-egyptian-museum-prepares-to-officially-open-and-the-giza-plateau-braces-for-a-record-breaking-influx-of-tourists-180987203/Egyptian Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Tombs Belonging to Three Senior Statesmen Who Helped Keep the New Kingdom Runninghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/egyptian-archaeologists-unearth-three-ancient-tombs-belonging-to-three-senior-statesmen-who-helped-keep-the-new-kingdom-running-180986692/The burials were found at Dra Abu el-Naga, a necropolis for nobles and officials on the West Bank of the Nile RiverTue, 27 May 2025 18:48:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/egyptian-archaeologists-unearth-three-ancient-tombs-belonging-to-three-senior-statesmen-who-helped-keep-the-new-kingdom-running-180986692/What Can We Learn From Apocalyptic Times of the Past?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-can-we-learn-from-apocalyptic-times-of-the-past-180986680/More than a millennium ago, a Maya community collapsed in the face of a devastating drought. One writer joined an intrepid archaeologist to upend what they thought they understood about why it all happenedFri, 23 May 2025 15:57:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-can-we-learn-from-apocalyptic-times-of-the-past-180986680/These Extraordinary Archaeological Sites Are a Portal to Ancient Egypthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-extraordinary-archaeological-sites-are-a-portal-to-ancient-egypt-180986475/The Valley of the Kings and other bucket-list Egyptian destinations offer a glimpse into millennia-old majesty and artistryFri, 02 May 2025 17:22:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-extraordinary-archaeological-sites-are-a-portal-to-ancient-egypt-180986475/This Ancient Pyramid Found in the Judean Desert May Have Been a Ptolemaic Tax Collector's Stationhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-pyramid-found-in-the-judean-desert-may-have-been-a-ptolemaic-tax-takers-post-180986319/The official structure, stuffed with significant coins and Greek papyri, was likely later transformed into someone’s graveThu, 27 Mar 2025 06:20:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-pyramid-found-in-the-judean-desert-may-have-been-a-ptolemaic-tax-takers-post-180986319/Experts Are Alarmed by a Video of Workers Hammering Away at Egypt's Great Pyramid of Gizahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/experts-are-alarmed-by-a-video-of-workers-hammering-away-at-egypts-great-pyramid-of-giza-180986016/Some citizens and archaeologists are concerned about what they see as widespread "mismanagement" of Egypt's rich cultural heritageFri, 07 Feb 2025 17:08:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/experts-are-alarmed-by-a-video-of-workers-hammering-away-at-egypts-great-pyramid-of-giza-180986016/Archaeologists Discover Intricately Decorated Tomb Belonging to a Doctor Who Treated Egyptian Pharaohs 4,100 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-intricately-decorated-tomb-belonging-to-a-doctor-who-treated-egyptian-pharaohs-4100-years-ago-180985788/The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician’s name and titles, which include "director of medicinal plants" and "chief dentist"Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:19:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-intricately-decorated-tomb-belonging-to-a-doctor-who-treated-egyptian-pharaohs-4100-years-ago-180985788/To See a Spellbinding Contemporary Art Exhibition, Head to the Ancient Egyptian Pyramidshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/to-see-a-spellbinding-contemporary-art-exhibition-head-to-the-ancient-egyptian-pyramids-180985420/The 4,500-year-old pyramids of Giza are the backdrop for "Forever Is Now," which features sculptures, installations and immersive artworks that explore the relationship between the past and presentThu, 07 Nov 2024 21:13:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/to-see-a-spellbinding-contemporary-art-exhibition-head-to-the-ancient-egyptian-pyramids-180985420/'Found' Dataset Reveals Lost Maya City Full of Pyramids and Plazas, Hiding in Plain Sight Beneath a Mexican Foresthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/found-dataset-reveals-lost-maya-city-hiding-in-plain-sight-beneath-a-mexican-forest-180985354/By analyzing an old lidar survey, researchers found evidence of more than 6,500 ancient structures in a previously unexplored area of CampecheTue, 29 Oct 2024 18:01:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/found-dataset-reveals-lost-maya-city-hiding-in-plain-sight-beneath-a-mexican-forest-180985354/This Pup Is Going Viral for Climbing to the Top of an Egyptian Pyramidhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-pup-is-going-viral-for-climbing-to-the-top-of-an-egyptian-pyramid-180985306/Paramotorists spotted the dog while soaring above one of Giza's pyramids last weekTue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-pup-is-going-viral-for-climbing-to-the-top-of-an-egyptian-pyramid-180985306/