It may seem unlikely in the middle of the desert, but water power could have helped the Egyptians build the pyramids, a new study suggests. A complex system of dams and channels has been uncovered ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

Egypt's oldest pyramid has been saved from ruin thanks to a team of Newport engineers. The 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser was at risk of collapse after an earthquake hit Egypt. British ...

EGYPT's oldest pyramid, built for the Pharaoh Djoser, was constructed around 4,700 years ago, but the Third Dynasty ruler may have been removed from his burial chamber shortly after, according to a ...

The elaborate tomb of King Djoser, a pharaoh who lived more than 4,500 years ago in ancient Egypt, has been opened to the public following 15 years of extensive restorations. The structure - known as ...

British engineers have wrapped up the mummy of all repair jobs after concluding a £7 million ($9 million) restoration project on Egypt's oldest pyramid. World Heritage and the Egyptian Government ...

A statue of Djoser, from Sakkara © Djoser was the best known pharaoh, and possibly the founder, of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom in Egypt. He was responsible ...

Deep beneath the Step Pyramid lies a vast underground network of shafts, galleries, and hidden chambers filled with ...

Imhotep was chancellor in the third dynasty to the pharaoh Djoser and the mastermind behind Egypt’s first pyramid – the Step Pyramid – which still stands in Saqqara today. Although not born a royal, ...

An Egyptian pyramid that’s believed to be the first one ever built reopened to the public on 5 March after a 14-year restoration project costing almost $6.6m (£5m). Djoser’s Step Pyramid, located west ...