It's no accident that the Ancient Egyptians didn't leave any records of how they built the pyramids. It seems that they wanted them to appear like magical stone mountains from another world.

You can also take on the battlefields of World War I ... Secrets through time Explore the Ancient Egyptian civilisation as well as other eras in the KS2 History Explorer game.

The excavations, conducted on the eastern slope of Saqqara, south of Cairo, revealed ancient tombs, mastabas (a rectangular superstructure of ancient Egyptian tombs) and various precious artifacts.

The interior walls of the tomb of ancient Egyptian doctor in Saqqara. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A team of French and Swiss archaeologists has discovered the ancient tomb of a royal ...

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Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed 4,600-year-old ‘well’ tomb and brick tombs, other burials and an ancient mummy in a Greco-Roman catacomb. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and ...

Saqqara is located about 25 miles southwest of Cairo as "one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history," says the Ministry’s website. It adds, "Saqqara is truly an open-air museum ...

Ancient Egyptians also believed that the manipulation of written words, images, speech, and ritual could influence the world. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.