ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The ...

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.

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.

New research proposes the use of rudimentary hydraulic technology in the construction of the pyramids, offering a fresh perspective on ancient engineering marvels.

Inside the sarcophagus, researchers found a skull belonging to a local ruler who was buried there. An aerial view of the step pyramid.

Waterpower may have given a big lift to builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. Ancient architects built a hydraulic system for ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

Study suggests Egyptians used hydraulic lifts to build Pyramid of Djoser Finding elusive pictorial, textual references to hydraulic device may help convince skeptics.

Also known as the Step Pyramid, the ancient Egyptian monument is thought to have been built around 2680 BCE as a funerary complex for the Third Dynasty pharaoh Djoser.

A 50-foot-tall, 1,000-year-old pyramid in Mexico’s Ihuatzio Archaeological Zone collapsing under the pressure of intense weather isn’t exactly a positive sign. In fact, one member of the local ...

New studies suggest that rudimentary hydraulic technology was used in the construction of the pyramids.