The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ...

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 ...

Inside, Youssef and his colleagues found signs ... Buildings such as the Step Pyramid were already thousands of years old at this time, and people believed their creators, such as Djoser and ...

The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending ...

Only certain stones are affected, suggesting part of the pyramid was submerged in ancient times," Mei said. He also noted that thick salt encrusting had been found inside the Great Pyramid ...

Preliminary research suggests the statues may have originally been inside the Step Pyramid complex before being moved to the newly found tomb, according to Zahi Hawass, an Egyptologist and former ...