Square openings in Khafre’s burial chamber are often compared to the famous shafts in the Great Pyramid. But a closer look suggests they were never true air shafts at all and may instead belong to an ...

South of Khafre’s pyramid once stood a small satellite pyramid now known as G2-a, but today almost nothing remains above ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In the shadows of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the almost equally imposing pyramid of his son Khafre ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...