The mystery of how ancient Egyptians built the pyramids has fascinated historians ... consisted of highly trained workers rather than slaves, as previously believed. These craftsmen, masons ...

Yet these laborers, far from being slaves, were privileged civil ... Blocks found with dates from all seasons in the Egyptian calendar suggest the pyramids were built year-round and not just ...

At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...

The Ancient Egyptians built pyramids as giant burial tombs for the most important people in their society, the pharaohs. Inside each of these pyramids is a mummy. Mummification was the way in ...

The pyramids of ancient Egypt and Sudan may not have been just for the rich, according to burials found at the archaeological site of Tombos in Sudan. "Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs ...