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 ...

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

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 ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...

Archaeologists believe that the 'world's oldest pyramid' might not have been built by humans. The Djoser Step pyramid is said ...

The find illuminates some extraordinary, previously unknown facts about ancient culture. A team of archaeologists working in ...

Egypt’s Great Pyramids have been a source ... posits that the iconic 4,500-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser was erected with the help of a unique hydraulic lift system. In the past, experts ...

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 architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza is generally believed to have been a man named Hemiunu. What do we really know ...

He may be best known for fronting hit entertainment shows like The Chase and Gladiators, but Bradley Walsh is set to take on ...

The first pyramids were 'step' pyramids pioneered by the Pharaoh Djoser, who made his burial ... an understanding of the pyramids of Ancient Egypt and what we know about how they were built.