The Third Dynasty Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser (c 2667–2648 BC) is Egypt’s oldest pyramid Ben Ezra synagogue is today’s virtual tour by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Egypt's tourism ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "The dominant appearance of the Step ...

The Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest of Egypt's iconic pyramids, may have been built with the help of a unique hydraulic lift system, according to researchers. A new study suggests that water may have ...

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 ...

Few discoveries stop Egyptologists in their tracks, but this one did. During a routine excavation near Djoser’s Step Pyramid, the oldest of Egypt's pyramids, archaeologists brushed aside centuries of ...

Engineers might have cracked the code for how the ancient Egyptians built their first pyramids. A new study suggests that water power, not just brute force, helped construct the iconic Step Pyramid of ...

CAIRO, Egypt (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Egyptians used a hydraulic lift to build the oldest pyramid. Scientists are floating a new idea on how Egypt's oldest pyramid was built more than 4,000 years ...