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Zahi Hawass has promised to reveal the secrets of the pyramids in December 2009
Around 20,000 workers would have been employed to build at Giza
John Turturro was the first person in 30 years to climb Khafre's pyramid, for the film Transformers
The Great Pyramid is the only one of the original 'seven wonders of the ancient world' still standing
A vast network of underground caves may lay beneath the pyramids at Giza
Barack Obama blamed the 'curse of the pharoahs' when he banged his head inside Khufu's tomb
A mural in the Pyramid of Cholula features a magic mushroom party
If proven to be manmade, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun will be officially the biggest pyramid in the world
The unopened tomb of Qin Shi Huang, in China, may contain a giant pyramid
Gung-ho British Colonel Howard Vyse used dynamite to explore the Giza Pyramids in the 1930s

Giants of Giza

The Pyramids of Giza may be some of the world's most amazing and iconic structures, and are still the emblems of Egypt today. With robots right now exploring the mysterious Osiris shaft of the Great Pyramid, there's never been a more exciting time to start discovering these massive structures.

In an exclusive Heritage Key interview, Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SAC), has promised that this year, finally, the "Secrets of the pyramids will finally be revealed".

Watch this space!

The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man's Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mystery

Giza Cave Complex aka 'The Lost Underworld of the Pharaohs' is Just a Rock Cut Tomb

Exclusive Interview: Dr Zahi Hawass in Indianapolis

World Tour

There are actually hundreds of pyramids. Many are in Egypt, but some are as far afield as Rome, Sudan - perhaps even Bosnia - not to mention the incredible step pyramids of the Americas. But pyramid-building can't have been easy. Who built these structures? How on earth did they do it? And who was cracking the whip?

From Khafre's Great Pyramid to the (relatively) ultra-modern Louvre, we take you on a tour of the world's most incredible pyramidal structures, and dig deep into all aspects of their meaning and construction.

ArchaeoVideo - Interview with Dr Mark Lehner about the Lives of the Pyramid Builders

ArchaeoVideo - Interview with Dr Mark Lehner about the Lives of the Pyramid Builders

Pyramids Around the World

Pyramids Around the World

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Grand Egyptian Museum Opening Brought Forward to 2012 as Contractors Sign New Deal

Grand Egyptian Museum Opening Brought Forward to 2012 as Contractors Sign New Deal

Grand Egyptian Museum to Open in 2013

Grand Egyptian Museum to Open in 2013

Grand Egyptian Museum Opening Brought Forward to 2012 as Contractors Sign New Deal

With a deal now signed between the SCA and contractors for work to commence on stage three of the Grand Egyptian Museum, Egypt's new cultural mecca is expected to be open by mid-2012.

Grand Egyptian Museum to Open in 2013

The Grand Egyptian Museum won't be finished now until 2013, a full 20 years after the project was conceived - as long as it took to build the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Servants In the Place of Truth: Who Built the Tombs in the Valley of the Kings?

We know lots about the kings and nobles for whom the tombs in the Valley of the Kings were built. But who actually did the labour? Where did they live? And what became of them?

Daily Flickr Finds: Vit Hassan's Meroe

Photography is often a case of having to wait for that perfect shot, as Vit Hassan discovered when visiting Meroe.

Tombs of the Pyramid Builders Discovered in Giza, Egypt

These workmen, who helped build the pyramids of Khufu and Khafre, were given respectful burials close to their kings.

The World's First Archaeologists and Their Role in Defining History

Archaeology is recognised as a vital science on the world stage today. But it hasn't always been so - its origins stretch back just 250 years. Who were archaeology's Founding Fathers?

Top 10 Zahi Hawass Books: a Not so Secret Voyage Through Ancient Egypt

He's one of the busiest men in Egyptology, so exactly how does Zahi Hawass find time to write all these books?

Taking photos in the Valley of the Kings allowed? Stopping outside photography 'Will be Charged'

SCA chief Zahi Hawass warns any officials they could face action if they deny tourists the chance to take pictures outside Egypt's greatest landmarks.

Servants In the Place of Truth: Who Built the Tombs in the Valley of the Kings?

Daily Flickr Finds: Vit Hassan's Meroe

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Art Now: Andy Holden

Art Now: Andy Holden

Top 10 Interesting Facts About Pyramids

Top 10 Interesting Facts About Pyramids

Art Now: Andy Holden

The Tate Britain's Art Now presents an installation by Andy Holden. Comprising of a large knitted boulder and an accompanying film, The Pyramid Piece acts a means of representing and…

Top 10 Interesting Facts About Pyramids

The pyramids are some of the best known monuments in the world, and have inspired civilizations for thousands of years. Here's ten things you probably don't know about them.

Building the Great Pyramid of Giza: Jean-Pierre Houdin’s Internal Ramp Theory

Frenchman Jean-Pierre Houdin reckons he's solved one of the oldest mysteries in ancient history, namely how the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed. An internal ramp, he speculates, was used to elevate stone blocks up to its 147 metre apex - and he thinks he can prove it too.

Tomb Paintings - The Art of the Afterlife

The paintings that flank all four walls of King Tut's tomb are more than just decoration. Intended to be read anti-clockwise, from the east wall, the images tell a story of the coming Afterlife of the King.

Vintage Video - The Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and the Valley of the Kings in the 1920s

Travelling through Egypt is still today an experience you are bound to remember; wide deserts, gigantic monuments and a whole different culture.

New Toys! Playmobil's Egypt Set

So you can't make the flight to Cairo? No worries - just get yourself one of these Egyptian-themed Playmobil sets!

Satellite Image: The Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza

The Pyramids of Giza at the Giza Plateau, Egypt, are one of the most famous sights in the world. It's probably photographed from every possible angle from the ground, but…

Drilling Under the Sphinx: A Heritage Key Video About Keeping Your Paws Dry

What lies buried under the Great Sphinx at Giza? Secret galleries full of Atlantean lore? Ancient mummified astronauts from Sirius?? A perilous fluidic beast that lurks in the dark and feeds on Egyptian gods???

Building the Great Pyramid of Giza: Jean-Pierre Houdin’s Internal Ramp Theory

Tomb Paintings - The Art of the Afterlife

Vintage Video - The Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and the Valley of the Kings in the 1920s

New Toys! Playmobil's Egypt Set

Satellite Image: The Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza

Drilling Under the Sphinx: A Heritage Key Video About Keeping Your Paws Dry

Servants In the Place of Truth: Who Built the Tombs in the Valley of the Kings?

We know lots about the kings and nobles for whom the tombs in the Valley of the Kings were built. But who actually did the labour? Where did they live? And what became of them?

School of Hard Knocks: Working the Ancient Quarries of Aswan

Some of the most famous obelisks, statues and colossi in ancient Egypt were carved from the granite walls and floor of the Quarries of Aswan. The job of workers there, chipping away by hand at the hard stone, was among the toughest in ancient history.

Heritage Key talks to Out of Egypt's Dr Kara Cooney

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Why Super-Cements May Hold Secrets of the Pyramid Builders

Scientists researching geopolymers - super-strong cements with ancient origins - have claimed that they've solved the mystery of how the pyramids were built. Egyptologists aren't convinced, and have responded heatedly to their conclusions.

Building the Great Pyramid of Giza: Jean-Pierre Houdin’s Internal Ramp Theory

Frenchman Jean-Pierre Houdin reckons he's solved one of the oldest mysteries in ancient history, namely how the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed. An internal ramp, he speculates, was used to elevate stone blocks up to its 147 metre apex - and he thinks he can prove it too.

The World's First Archaeologists and Their Role in Defining History

Archaeology is recognised as a vital science on the world stage today. But it hasn't always been so - its origins stretch back just 250 years. Who were archaeology's Founding Fathers?

Interview: Bob Brier On How To Read A Mummy

A Short Guide to Archaeoastronomy

Sounds complicated, right? But archaeoastronomy uses a huge number of historical techniques to bore away at one of humanity's oldest and most fundamental obsessions - the sky.

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