Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...

Builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, may have used waterpower to help construct this monumental structure. Ancient architects ...

Stairway to HeavenThe step pyramid in Saqqara, south of Giza, was Egypt’s first. Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204-foot structure was built of stone instead of ...

The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending ...

A recent research paper has revealed startling details about Indonesia's Gunung Padang.The Guinness World Records recognizes ...

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 ...

Map of the Saqqara plateau showing the water course from the Gisr el-Mudir dam to the water treatment facility near Djoser pyramid. The water is then transferred to the pyramid's network of pipes ...

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

The Djoser Step pyramid in Egypt, built around 2,630 BC, is widely recognized as the oldest. But a study from October claims Indonesia’s Gunung Padang pyramid could date as far back as 25,000 BC ...

Imhotep lived during the reign of King Djoser (2630-2611BC) and was the architect of the step pyramid at Saqquara, the first pyramid ever built in Egypt. Born a commoner, he quickly rose through the ...