Little is known about Djoser ... reign Egypt was politically stable, with a successful economy. The architect of the pyramid was Imhotep, a priest and advisor of Djoser's who is the first ...

Landreau believes water played an even more crucial role in constructing Egypt's first pyramid. He argues that Djoser’s ...

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 speed of light, and the latitude of the ancient Egyptian Great Pyramid of Giza, are the same figure, but what does this ...

Egypt's oldest pyramid has been saved from ruin thanks ... coffin which at one point held the mummy of the Pharoah Djoser - for the first time in hundreds of years. There was no mummy found ...

SAQQARA – Egypt on Tuesday showcased an ... s richest archeological sites. The Step Pyramid is the oldest known pyramid and one of the first examples of monumental architecture from the ancient ...

NOVA: There have been claims that a great civilization predates ancient dynastic Egypt ... the pyramids and tombs at Giza were from, as you say, no more than 5,000 years ago. HAWASS: First ...

Did microbes ever live on Mars? Did an "elevator" help build Egypt’s first pyramid? Some signs pointed to yes this year, but confirmation is still needed.

An artefact gives us a little window into another timeand this one helps us travel back nearly 5000 years to the Old Kingdom in Ancient Egypt ... The first pyramids were 'step' pyramids pioneered ...