The step pyramid where Djoser was buried was built over 4,600 years ago. ... Diagram showing different tombs in relation to the Dry Moat and the connecting tunnels.

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. 3.

Egypt’s Great Pyramids have been a source of wonder and mystery for centuries. But recent research has shed a dazzling light on the secrets of how they were created, and how this involved the ...

A t a windswept plateau in Saqqara, a short drive southwest of modern-day Cairo, an ambitious new theory is upending traditional ideas about how Egypt’s first pyramid was built.The Step Pyramid ...

General view of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqâra on February 9, 2024 in Giza, Egypt. Getty Images. The main pieces of evidence supporting the hydraulic theory were the discovery of a "dry ...

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.

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

In addition to the Southern Tomb, the Saqqara plateau hosts at least 11 pyramids, including the Step Pyramid, as well as hundreds of tombs of ancient officials and other sites that range from the ...

A recent study examined Egypt's oldest monumental pyramid, which is called the Step Pyramid of Djoser. It's more than 200 feet tall, and the researchers found evidence that Egyptians used the ...