What is India's caste system? - BBC News
2019年6月19日 · The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. Many believe that the groups originated from Brahma, …
Scientists may have solved mystery behind Egypt's pyramids
The discovery of this extinct river branch helps explain the high pyramid density between Giza and Lisht (the site of Middle Kingdom burials), in what is now an inhospitable area of the …
Why do we still not know what’s inside the pyramids? - BBC
2015年11月13日 · Built more than 3,000 years ago out of more than two million blocks of stone, the Great Pyramid is the biggest ancient pyramid in the world and today stands at 139m …
Egypt: Hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza seen for first time
2023年3月2日 · Egyptian antiquities officials say they have confirmed the existence of a hidden internal corridor above the main entrance of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza - BBC
2017年11月2日 · The Great Pyramid, or Khufu's Pyramid, is thought to have been constructed during the reign of Pharaoh Khufu between 2509 and 2483 BC.
India court bans children from human pyramid festival
2016年8月17日 · India's top court has ruled that people below the age of 18 years cannot participate in Mumbai's famous human pyramid religious festival.
The giant pyramid hidden inside a mountain - BBC
2016年8月12日 · For an obscure temple no one’s heard of, Cholula holds an impressive array of records: it’s the largest pyramid on the planet, with a base four times larger than the Great …
3D interactive journey into the Great Pyramid of Khufu - BBC
2011年7月30日 · With help of cutting-edge 3D technology, the video lets users take a peek inside the 146m-high Great Pyramid, the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing.
I M Pei: His most iconic buildings in pictures - BBC
2019年5月17日 · His most famous structures include the glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris - which was widely reviled before it opened in 1989, but has come to be treasured as a …
The mysterious power of the pyramid - BBC
2016年8月26日 · A striking photo of a human pyramid reminds Kelly Grovier that this structure has dominated art history for centuries. He explains why.