Pyramids
Archaeologists Discover 'Lost,' 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Sun Temple
Fifth-Dynasty pharaohs built six such structures. Until now, only two had been found
The Maya Built This Monumental Pyramid Out of Volcanic Rock
New research cites the colossal construction as evidence of the civilization's rapid recovery from a devastating eruption
Mexico's Ancient Inhabitants Moved Land and Bent Rivers to Build Teotihuacán
Architects of the Mesoamerican city transformed the landscape in ways that continue to impact modern development today, a new study finds
Why King Khufu's Solar Boat Is on the Move After 4,600 Years
Officials transported the pharaoh's wooden ship from the Pyramids of Giza to its new home at the Grand Egyptian Museum
Inside the Tombs of Saqqara
Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground. A special report produced with Smithsonian Channel
Is This the Face of King Tut's Father, Pharaoh Akhenaten?
New 3-D reconstruction visualizes what KV55, a mummy long thought to be the ancient Egyptian ruler, may have looked like
Missing Great Pyramid Artifact Found in Cigar Box in Scotland
The wood fragments—among just three items ever taken from the Giza tomb—date to the fourth millennium B.C.
Isaac Newton Thought the Great Pyramid Held the Key to the Apocalypse
Papers sold by Sotheby's document the British scientist's research into the ancient Egyptians and the Bible
Record Flooding Threatens Millennia-Old Pyramids in Sudan
Rising water levels could damage ancient structures at Meroe and Nuri
Treasure Hunters Destroy 2,000-Year-Old Heritage Site in Sudan
Illegal gold diggers dug an enormous trench at Jabal Maragha in the eastern Sahara Desert
Why Sudan's Remarkable Ancient Civilization Has Been Overlooked by History
The African nation's pyramids and other archaeological sites are only now emerging from the shadow of its more storied neighbor to the north
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