In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

A limestone pharaonic painting has gone missing from Egypt's famed Saqqara necropolis, becoming the latest artifact to ...

Map of the Saqqara plateau showing the water course from the Gisr el-Mudir dam to the water treatment facility near Djoser pyramid. The water is then transferred to the pyramid's network of pipes to ...

Erected over 4,600 years ago, the Pyramid of Djoser in Egypt is considered to be the first pyramid in human history. This masterpiece of ancient architecture marks the beginning of a new era, that of ...

Researchers have uncovered a potential explanation for how the iconic Pyramid of Djoser, believed to be the oldest in ancient Egypt, was built. The step pyramid, located in the Saqqara necropolis, ...

The Step Pyramid of King Djoser, on the Saqqara plateau in northern Egypt, is an awesome feat of engineering, and experts still do not understand the techniques used to erect it. Built about 4,500 ...

We know the pyramids were treated in the same way as large infrastructure projects are today, they moved rivers, built entire towns for the workforce and mobilised their equivalent of a civil service ...

I'm thinking because making the entire pyramid a gradually ascending spiral (rather than, say, simply stepped) gives you the most gradual slope of any simple ramp configuration. You can go around all ...