There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...
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 ...
The Great Pyramid has always invited audacious explanations, from alien architects to supernatural levitation. Now a cluster of new engineering studies is pushing aside the fringe ideas and replacing ...
Ancient Egypt. Pyramids. A video for KS2 pupils exploring pyramids in Ancient Egypt - their construction, purpose and the ways they evolved. BBC Teach.
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. A ...
For centuries, the construction of Egypt’s Great Pyramids has puzzled scholars and stirred imaginations, giving rise to everything from alien intervention theories to Herculean feats of manpower. But ...