Pyramids

Over 30 mummified cats, ancient Egyptian tombs, coffins discovered at Luxor necropolis site

According to preliminary studies, four of the coffins date to the 18th Dynasty, including one bearing the name of Merit, believed to be a chantress of Amun.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Ancient Egyptian wooden coffin found at Draʻ Abu el-Naga’s necropolis site near Thebes, Egypt, May 19, 2026.
The Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three pyramids of Giza Plateau, Cairo

“Too precise to be accidental": Tehran researcher claims Great Pyramid was a 'cosmic beacon'

most attention-grabbing claim is that the pyramid’s latitude, often given as approximately 29.979234° N, resembles the speed of light, 299,792,458 meters per second.

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A general view of the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, November 15, 2025.

Great Pyramid of Giza was built over course of 20 years, using multiple ramps, new study claims

Roig’s model found that using a single ramp would have been insufficient and would have required nearly half a century of construction to reach the pyramid’s completion. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A panoramic view of the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt,

'New chapter in the history of the pharaohs': Zahi Hawass teases 2026 Great Pyramid reveal

Egyptologist Zahi Hawass said advanced scanning and robotic tools opened hidden spaces and predicted "a great archaeological discovery that will write a new chapter in the history of the pharaohs".

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How many sides does The Great Pyramid have? New study says it’s not four

The answer can only be seen from the air.

NOVEMBER 26, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
How many sides? The Great Pyramid of Giza.

Some researchers think Indonesian pyramid could rewrite human history, dating back to 25,000 BC

Experts argue there is no clear evidence that the site's buried layers were built by humans.

NOVEMBER 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Man-made, or natural? The pyramid at Gunung Padang.

Grand Egyptian Museum opens 12 exhibition halls in trial operation

On Wednesday, the museum opened its doors to visitors as part of a trial run, with plans to welcome 4,000 visitors per day, both local and international.

OCTOBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Grand Egyptian Museum.

How were the Great Pyramids of Egypt built? - explainer

How were the Great Pyramids built? It turns out, science and history has a lot of the answers. 

JULY 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The sun rises behind the Pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, June 16, 2023.

Being an ancient Egyptian scribe had serious health repercussions, study finds

Pyramid scheme? Turns out being an elite Egyptian scribe had a lot of drawbacks.

JULY 8, 2024ByREBECCA SZLECHTER
Painting from the tomb of Nebamun show the New Kingdom period accountant Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes of Egypt.

Ancient tomb with rare inscriptions discovered in Egypt

The tomb dates back to the country’s Old Kingdom (c. 2700 BCE - c. 2200 BCE) more than 4,000 years ago. 

MARCH 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man waits for tourists to rent his camels in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza last month.

Egypt’s pyramids continue stunning experts, as new hidden rooms discovered

New rooms were discovered in the Sahura’s Pyramid.

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
From left to right: Exterior view of the pyramid. A passage secured with steel beams. One of the discovered storage rooms.

Antarctic pyramid-shaped structure under ice sheets sparks curiosity

Theorists can spin this discovery as anything they want, though expert geologists believe it is just a mountain.

JULY 31, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ANTARCTICA – a raw, pristine, natural, protected and cherished environment.

Ancient Maya city discovered in Mexican jungle

The city includes large pyramid-like buildings, stone columns, three plazas with "imposing buildings" and other structures arranged in almost-concentric circles.

JUNE 22, 2023ByREUTERS
Sculpted Column from the Ancient Maya site of Oxkintok, Yucatan, Mexico.

Hidden corridor discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza

The unfinished corridor was likely built to relieve the weight of the pyramid on either the main entrance, seven meters below.

MARCH 2, 2023ByREUTERS
View of the Great Pyramids of Giza during the fourth annual Pyramids Half Marathon named "Race Through History" in 2022, in Giza, Egypt December 10, 2022.