A general view shows the step pyramid of Djoser in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, on March 5. Photo by Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP via Getty Images Some 4,700 years ago, a man ...

With a few notable exceptions, the last few days and weeks have brought plenty of news of closings and postponements. Thankfully, these uncertain times haven’t stopped the completion of an ambitious ...

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, ...

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 ...

Hydraulic mechanics may have indeed been the driving force behind the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids. In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, ...

The pyramid, which had been damaged by a 1992 earthquake and significant amounts of wind, was designed by the ancient Egyptian architect Imhotep more than 4,000 years ago. A general view shows the ...

The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, built around 2670 BCE under the supervision of Imhotep, was the first large-scale ...