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 ...

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?

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?

New Research Says High Nile Water Levels Helped Build Giza Pyramids Researchers have found new evidence to support the theory that builders transported materials on a now-dried-up branch of the Nile.