Egypt's antiquities chief announced a project to restore an ancient pyramid's granite cladding. He called it "Egypt's gift to the world," gesturing to work apparently already begun. But some heritage ...
Deep beneath Saqqara, 100 ton single piece granite boxes sit in underground tunnels polished to a mirror finish that still reflects light thousands of years later. Drip like residue and pooling marks ...
A granite drill core from ancient Egypt shows a continuous spiral groove that implies cutting speeds and pressure beyond ...
Granite blocks lie at the base of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza, Egypt, which is 4,500 years old. Ahmed Gomaa / Xinhua via Getty Images Archaeologists in Egypt have started work on a sprawling ...
Imagine stepping into the mysterious realm of ancient Egypt, where each discovery unravels secrets of a civilization long past. Recently, archaeologists in Saqqara, a site renowned for its ancient ...
CAIRO, Egypt -- Egypt's antiquities council says archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old red granite head believed to portray the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramses II. The Supreme Council of ...