A view of the main entrance to the two connected Secon Nile mixed-use towers in Giza, Egypt, each 23 stories tall. Photo by Ehaf Consulting Engineers. December 13, 2024. SECON Nile Towers ...

More than 30 pyramids in Egypt, including in Giza, may have been built along a branch of the Nile that has long since disappeared, a new study suggests.

A now-extinct stretch of the Nile once flowed near Egypt’s Great Pyramid and likely played a key role in the construction of ancient monuments, according to new research.

More than 30 pyramids in Egypt, including in Giza, may have been built along a branch of the Nile that has long since disappeared, a new study suggests. Why are Egypt’s pyramids in a remote desert?

The pyramids in and around Giza have presented a fascinating puzzle for millennia. How did ancient Egyptians move limestone blocks, some weighing more than a ton, without using wheels?