A woman tours inside the step pyramid of Djoser in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, on March 5, 2020. Mohamed El-Shahed / AFP / Getty Archaeologist Ragab Dawood gave a tour.

The Step Pyramid of Djoser, Clark wrote, ... Recent archaeological work revealed three mummies dating to the late period (ca. 712–332 B.C.) that were buried inside Djoser's burial chamber, ...

The Saqqara Necropolis was the Burial ground for the Ancient Capital City of Memphis, which lies south of Cairo. On October ...

Most striking is the famous Step Pyramid, built in the 27th century B.C. by Djoser, the Old Kingdom pharaoh who launched the tradition of constructing pyramids as monumental royal tombs.

Tourists take pictures at the burial chamber and sarcophagus of King Djoser inside the standing step pyramid of Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt, March 5, 2020. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters.

For the first time in more than 50 years, the ancient Egyptian Bent Pyramid is officially open to the public. The 4,600-year-old pyramid has been under renovation. And now officials are promoting ...

The Step Pyramid of Djoser, erected some 4,500 years ago, may have been built through the use of a unified water-powered hydraulic lift system, the study authors found. 3 ...

These holes were at eye level for the life-size seated statue of the king that was found inside. Underneath the Step Pyramid are 5.7 km of passages, chambers, tunnels, vertical shafts, and storage ...

Built as tombs for the three pharaohs whose names they’re now known by, Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure weren’t the first pyramids of Egypt and they weren’t the last, but they are the most famous.