A new study suggests that water power, not just brute force, helped construct the iconic Step Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest of Egypt’s iconic pyramids. Researchers propose a complex hydraulic ...

Archaeological Museum, Bologna. The step pyramid stands over pharaoh Djoser’s funerary complex in Saqqara (right). Both village and cemetery offer archaeologists a mine of valuable data about ...

The pyramid was surrounded by a complex of buildings and courtyards that included temples, chapels, and ceremonial halls. Pyramid of Djoser is the model for later pyramids of the 4th, 5th, and 6th ...

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 ...

The step pyramids King Djoser built the first step pyramid. His funerary complex is surrounded by a niched wall (277 x 544 m). At the centre of it is the step pyramid, which is 70 m high. The pyramid ...