The mysteries of the pyramids have deepened with the discovery of what appears to be a giant void within the Khufu, or Cheops, monument in Egypt. It is not known why the cavity exists or indeed if ...

Along with the enigmatic Sphinx and other smaller tombs and monuments, Giza has three principal pyramids: Khufu (originally 481 feet high, and sometimes called Cheops, or the Great Pyramid ...

Two years on, their work has yet to be carried out. So the whereabouts of Khufu’s remains and the purpose of that hidden ...

And you have this lady, the daughter of Khufu. And this man was the vizier of the king. This one was the inspector of the pyramids, the chief inspector of the pyramids, the wife of the pyramid ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza—built for the Pharaoh Khufu and finished around 2560 BCE—is the only marvel of the original Seven ...

He also mapped the unusual cave-like indentation on the side of Khufu, the largest pyramid, and made a model of the oldest pyramid before restoration work began. With this information, he hopes to ...

Once the capstone was in place, the outside stones were carved into a smooth slope down each face of the pyramid, and our job was over. The Great Pyramid of Khufu was complete. At the centre of th ...

And you have to make sure the incline - the pyramid's slope - stays the same all the ... The incline of the Great Pyramid of Khufu is the same all the way to the top. Archaeologists don't know ...

Egyptologists sometimes cite an old Arab proverb: "man fears time, and time fears the pyramids". Surely among the best-known buildings in the whole of human history, the Pyramids of Giza are some ...

You'll find three primary pyramids, the best known being the Great Pyramid – affiliated with Khufu, the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh buried there. Khafre, Khufu's son, lies entombed in the nearby ...

The ancient Solar Boat of King Khufu has been transferred from its location near the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Grand Egyptian Museum. This 4,600-year-old vessel, discovered in 1954, is one of ...