In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ...

Egyptians may have harnessed hydraulic power not only for agriculture and transport but also for building pyramids. This ...

Little is known about Djoser, but the fact that he was able to build such a massive and innovative structure as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable ...

In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the seven monumental pyramids and potentially constructed about 4,500 years ago ...

Most striking is the famous Step Pyramid, built in the 27th century B.C. by Djoser, the Old Kingdom pharaoh ... a sphinx-lined avenue leading to a temple called the Serapeum.

And the facade of Menkaure’s high temple is aligned with the ... Archaeological Museum, Bologna. The step pyramid stands over pharaoh Djoser’s funerary complex in Saqqara (right).

Latvian scientists archaeologists radar and photogrammetry specialists architects geologists historians computer programmers and others banded together to create a unique technology for exploring ...

View of the ancient crypt inside the Great step pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara. Cairo. (photo credit: Melnikov Dmitriy. Via Shutterstock) Italian and Scottish researchers claim they found a major ...

The mission also found statues depicting King Djoser, builder of the nearby Step Pyramid, alongside figures of his wife and ten daughters. Djoser, a famous pharaoh of the Third Dynasty ...