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

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—offers a remarkable ...

On Friday, a joint Egyptian archaeological mission—a collaboration between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Archaeology and Heritage—announced the ...

Inside the tomb, the mission found a statue of King Djoser (of the Third Dynasty, builder of the step pyramid) along with his wife and ten daughters. Dr. Zahi Hawass, head of the excavation, explained ...

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 ...