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

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

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

Most striking is the famous Step Pyramid, built in the 27th century B.C. by Djoser, the Old Kingdom pharaoh who launched the tradition of constructing pyramids as monumental royal tombs.

Researchers in 2021 used ground penetrating radar to map out a dry moat structure surrounding the Step Pyramid in Saqqara, Egypt. In 2016, a team of Egyptian researchers used cosmic ray muon ...

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 ...