There is a dispute among researchersThe Djoser Step pyramid, built around 2,630 BC, is the world’s oldest pyramid according ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Around the world there are numerous ancient megastructures but perhaps pyramids capture our wonder the most. One of them has ...

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 ...

A team of archaeologists working in Egypt on a joint mission between French and Swiss scientists unearthed a 4,000-year-old ...

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 ...

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

By Islam Salah The Middle East is home to some of the most remarkable architectural achievements in history. From the ...

The step pyramid, built during the reign of the pharaoh Djoser, at the necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt. The proposed infrastructure addresses long-standing questions about how ancient Egyptians ...