Khufu (reigned 2590-2568 B.C.), or Cheops, was an Egyptian king who built the Great Pyramid at Giza and ruled as the second king of the Fourth Dynasty. The son and immediate successor of Queen Hetepheres and King Snefru, the founder of the Fourth...

2551-2528 B.C. Egyptian pharaoh during the fourth dynasty (c. 2575-c. 2465 B.C.) who built the Great Pyramid at Giza. This pyramid, the largest built by any pharaoh, was part of a funerary complex that included a mortuary temple, valley temple,...

Khufu (in Greek known as Χέωψ, Cheops; pronounced "key-ops") was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom. He reigned from around 2589 to 2566 B.C.E. Khufu was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty. He is generally accepted as being the builder...

Pyramid of Khufu, c. 2530-2528 BC, Giza, Dynasty IV. The pyramid of Khufu covers an area of thirteen acres. It is 450 feet high (originally 480 feet). When it was completed, the pyramid contained a polished white limestone sheath that was meant...

Heirs to Ancient Air Giovanni Battista Belzoni was not known for his light touch. He etched a space for himself in the annals of archaeology by being one of the first Westerners to begin excavating and collecting artifacts in Egypt. But he...

Egypt said Sunday it would seek the temporary return of some of its most precious artifacts from museums abroad, including the Rosetta Stone and a bust of Nefertiti.The country's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, said the Foreign Ministry would send letters this week to France, Germany,...

Egypt's antiquities chief says if persuasion doesn't work, he will fight for an ancient bust of Nefertiti that a Berlin museum maintains is too fragile to ever travel.Zahi Hawass rattled world museums last week with requests to hand over ancient Egyptian masterpieces, including the Rosetta...