The Step Pyramid of Djoser was built about 4,700 years ago with six layers above ground and a series of tunnels below. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country and alongside Mesopotamia was a part of the Fertile Crescent which is ...

The Pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid, a UNESCO world heritage site, was reopened on March 5, after a restoration took 14 years and nearly $6.6 million.

The pyramid is deemed the oldest stone structure of its size in the world. CAIRO -- Egypt's oldest pyramid, rescued from collapse, reopened to visitors Thursday after a 14-year restoration project ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,600-year-old step pyramid in Egypt that predates the Great Pyramid at Giza by at least a few decades. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...

Six of the seven pyramids have almost identical dimensions, including the newly uncovered one at Edfu, which is about 60 x 61 feet (18.4 x 18.6 m). [ See Photos of the Newly Uncovered Step Pyramid ...

TORONTO — Archaeologists working near the ancient settlement of Edfu, in southern Egypt, have uncovered a step pyramid that dates back about 4,600 years, predating the Great Pyramid of Giza by ...