Engineers might have cracked the code for how the ancient Egyptians built their first pyramids. A new study suggests that ...

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 ...

From a piece of cloth that may have belonged to Alexander the Great to an image of our galaxy's central black hole, here's ...

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 ...

Archaeologists discovered the trove last year near the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, south of the capital. They uncovered hundreds of artefacts, including masks, statues and mummified cats, crocodiles ...

The sarcophagi have remained unopened since they were buried more than 2,500 years ago near the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, said Neveine el-Arif, a spokeswomen for the Ministry of ...

In November, a large cache of mummified animals discovered in 2018 by archaeologists near the Step Pyramid of Saqqara were displayed to the public for the first time. The discovery included ...

The contents of all three tombs will be looted. Stairway to HeavenThe step pyramid in Saqqara, south of Giza, was Egypt’s first. Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204 ...

the designer of the first step pyramid at Saqqara. As well as being an ace architect, he was also a high-ranking royal official, priest, and physician. The ancient Egyptians revered him so much ...

The Necropolis Of Saqqara Roughly 30 Kilometers From Cairo Holds One Of Egypt's Most Fascinating Treasures The Pyramid Of Pharaoh Pepi Ii. Few Know Of It As It Is Closed To The Public Yet It Holds ...

Nakht saw it from the boat. It's the first pyramid ever built - the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, on the banks of the Nile, just south of Giza. NAKHT: Soon after we saw the great stone steps ...