How ancient builders raised the mighty pyramids still captures the curiosity of historians and scientists. Despite decades of digging, high-tech scanning, and countless theories, the puzzle remains: ...
Long before the pyramids rose on the Giza Plateau, the region was occupied by the Maadi Culture. This pre-dynastic society ...
This publication is issued in conjunction with the exhibition Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids, held at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, from Apr. 6 to July 12, 1999, the ...
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Until this past April, the gates of the Mena House Hotel—the de facto entrance to the Giza pyramids plateau since the late 19th century—were teeming with street vendors, tour brokers, horses and ...