The honor of Egypt’s oldest necropolis belongs to Pharaoh Djoser, a ruler who ushered in the Old Kingdom’s Third Dynasty during the 27th century BCE. Constructed around 2,680 BCE in Saqqara, northwest ...

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 ...

Egypt’s oldest pyramid was likely built with the help of an innovative hydraulic water elevator system, archaeologists claim in a new study which sheds more light on the ingenuity of ancient Egyptians ...

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 ...

The Pyramids of Giza, seen here with the Milky Way in the background, are not Egypt's oldest pyramids. Pyramids are iconic symbols of the ancient pharaohs' power and technological prowess that still ...

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 ...

While Guinness World Records officially lists the Djoser Step pyramid in Egypt as the world’s oldest pyramid (around 2,630 BC), one paper published in October claimed a layer of the Gunung Padang ...

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

SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s antiquities minister has brought journalists inside a 4,600-year old pyramid to reject recent accusations of mismanagement at the site as false and “without evidence.” At ...

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 ...

SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt on Tuesday showcased an ancient tomb structure belonging to the cemetery complex of King Djoser, a pharaoh who lived more than 4,500 years ago, following extensive ...