The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx are an ancient necropolis on the west bank of the Nile (near Cairo, Egypt), built in the 26th–23rd centuries BC by the pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty (Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure). The complex includes three great pyramids and a monolithic Sphinx with the body of a lion and the face of a man, likely depicting Khafre, who guards the tombs. The Great Sphinx on the west bank of the Nile at Giza is the oldest surviving monumental sculpture on Earth. Carved f

If ancient civilizations could talk to each other, what would they discuss? They might just start with the weather. Faced with completely different natural environments, ancient people around the world showed remarkable wisdom to survive and thrive. In the humid and rainy Bashu region, the Ancient Shu people mastered water management. Facing endless sun, the Ancient Egyptians learned to systematically utilize the Nile River. On the cold Andes mountains, the Inca Empire built incredible farming t