He lived about 4,300 years ago, centuries after Djoser's reign. One long-standing question is: Where is Imhotep buried? Given Imhotep's association with the step pyramid, Egyptologists suspect ...

The step pyramid of Djoser measures almost 200ft high (60m) and is believed to be the first pyramid in Egypt and the oldest building in the world. It was built entirely out of stone by Imhotep in ...

According to a new paper published in the journal PLoS ONE, ancient Egyptians during the Third Dynasty may have at least partly relied on hydraulics to build the Step Pyramid of Djoser.

Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at the Step Pyramid of Djoser, with a research team concluding its architecture matched that of a "hydraulic ...

The Step Pyramid, also known as the Pyramid of Djoser, is the earliest pyramid in Egypt, built around 2,600BC for King Djoser, by the world’s first named architect Imhotep. It originally stood ...

The architecture of the step pyramid is most commonly attributed to Imhotep, Djoser’s chancellor. Imhotep is often credited as one of the earliest architects in history, and it’s easy to see why.

"Imhotep is usually regarded as the first architect in Egypt to build in stone and is credited with the building of Djoser's step pyramid complex" Marc Van De Mieroop, a professor of history at ...

The Step Pyramid of Djoser, erected some 4,500 years ago, may have been built through the use of a unified water-powered hydraulic lift system, the study authors found. A new study suggests the ...

Constructed around 2,680 BCE in Saqqara, northwest of the ruins of Memphis, the six-tier, four-sided Step Pyramid of Djoser stood amid a large courtyard filled with decorative ceremonial structures.

The museum borrows its name from the ancient Egyptian architect Imhotep who designed and built the Step Pyramid of Djoser in the 27th century B.C.E. The institution was first conceived in 1990 as ...

The Pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid, is believed to have been built around 2680 BCE as a funerary complex for the Third Dynasty pharaoh Djoser. Yet the exact method of its ...