The real entrance is outside the base, at the north end of the west side. A passage runs east under the pyramid, then turns south to the ... with 15 niches in imitation of the enclosure wall of Djoser ...

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 pyramids of Giza are impressive, but to experience even more of Egypt's history without throngs of tourists, visit this ...

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 ...

New research suggests that the Step Pyramid of Djoser may have been built using hydraulic systems, a far more advanced technique than previously thought, challenging old theories of ramps and levers.

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

This new hypothesis offers a revolutionary approach to understanding how the ancient Egyptians managed to transport large stones to higher levels of the pyramid. The hydraulic lift system could ...