In the picturesque seaside village of Vigklafia, part of Greece’s historic Neapolis in Laconia, a carved stone head and the ruins of a pyramid-like structure have sparked lively debate among locals and visitors for decades.
Although these intriguing sites remain...
The location of the entrance to Egypt's only 'floating' pyramid, named after Egyptian Pharaoh Senusret II, stumped archaeologists for more than half a century, but what was found in the nearby workers' village is the real story.
Situated at El...
The mystery of a pyramid structure that was found under the sea off the coast of the Azores Islands in 2013 is still puzzling experts who are not certain whether it is human-made.
Diocleciano Silva found the structure in 2013...
Dubai is set to add another mega-structure to its already-famous skyline—the Ziggurat Pyramid, which, when completed, will stand at 1,200 meters tall, cover an area of approximately 0.88 square miles (circa 2.3 square kilometers), and house one million people.
The...
A multidisciplinary research team in the Archaeology Zone in Chupacigarro, Peru, discovered an ancient pyramidal structure that has been designated as Sector F by authorities. The site is located one kilometer (0.62 miles) west of the sacred city of...
A new study which examined skeletons has shed light on the increased risk of bone-related conditions for ancient Egyptian scribes.
Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered increased rates of osteoarthritis and joint conditions as a result of repetitive and stationery work, a...
A controversial and highly-criticized study which claimed that humans built a pyramid on Gunung Padang, Indonesia around 25,000 years ago has been retracted from the journal Archaeological Prospection after a "major error" was discovered.
The Gunung Padang Pyramid Study
In November...
Egypt is famous for its pyramids, particularly the Great Pyramid of Giza, the last surviving wonder of the ancient world. However, the exact number of pyramids that dot the lands of the north African country is still a hotly debated...
A sensational science story which gripped the world last year claimed that the Gunung Padang site in West Java, Indonesia is the world's oldest pyramid and could be more than 25,000 years old, but is there any truth in...
The mysterious Djedefre pyramid, which today lays in ruins, has eluded Egyptologists for years because of its unusual staircase feature.
Constructed in the Fourth Dynasty, more than four thousand years ago, the Pyramid of Djedefre is located about five miles...
