A new study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the ...

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 ...

They believe the Pyramid of Djoser could have been built with the help of a unique hydraulic lift system. Their findings, published in the journal PLOS One, suggest that water may have been able ...