This Step Pyramid stands on ... On the walls of Fifth and Sixth Dynasty pyramids are inscriptions known as the Pyramid Texts, an important source of information about Egyptian religion. The scarcity ...

Often overlooked in narratives of ancient civilizations, the archaeological site of Cahokia in the Mississippi River Valley ...

They mark the site of the ancient city Meroë, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The center of a powerful civilization ... Meroë’s earliest pyramids were step pyramids. Scholars have speculated ...