In 1995, a NOVA team dared to demonstrate firsthand what has mystified historians for millennia: how to raise an obelisk using only materials and techniques the ancient Egyptians might have used.

The local council in Robe, in South Australia's south-east, has decided to not spend ratepayers' money to investigate saving the town's famous obelisk from falling into the sea. There has been debate ...

A French Egyptologist says he has deciphered secret messages engraved on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian obelisk built during the reign of Ramses II. The 75-foot-tall stone structure once loomed outside a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 12,000-year-old T-shaped obelisk from the early Neolithic era features a carving of a human face. Discovered in modern-day ...

Cleopatra’s Needle being transported from the Hudson in 1880 (all photographs of the exhibition by the author for Hyperallergic) When Cleopatra’s Needle was commissioned by Pharaoh Thutmose III around ...

In short: A 169-year-old obelisk on the coast of Robe, SA, is at risk of collapsing into the sea. Other infrastructure, including a walking track and beachside homes, could be under threat as the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The discovery of a 4,000-year-old pyramidion found near the excavation ...