The step pyramid of Djoser measures almost 200ft high (60m ... It was hit by an earthquake in 1992 and restoration project started at the end of 2006 but slowed down after the revolution of ...

Commissioned as the tomb of Pharaoh Djoser, this pyramid was ... of more pyramids across Egypt. The Step Pyramid recently emerged from a 14-year restoration project after suffering earthquake ...

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.

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 ...

View of the ancient crypt inside the Great step pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara. Cairo. (photo credit: Melnikov Dmitriy. Via Shutterstock) Italian and Scottish researchers claim they found a major ...

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 ...

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