Egypt’s oldest pyramid was likely built with the help of an innovative hydraulic water elevator system, archaeologists claim in a new study which sheds more light on the ingenuity of ancient Egyptians ...

It has long been a subject of debate - how exactly were Egypt's great pyramids built by the civilized world's first engineers? A popular theory suggests they used a system of ropes and sledges to haul ...

The Step Pyramid at Saqqara in Egypt is thought to be the first monumental stone building in the world. The massive tomb, built for the Pharaoh Djoser, was also the prototype for all the pyramids that ...

New research has recently shaken up the long-held ideas about how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramids. While the traditional belief suggests the massive stone blocks were hauled up massive ...

The Step Pyramid of Djoser is considered to be the oldest pyramid in Egypt and was built more than 4,500 years ago. Located just south of the country's capital Cairo, it rises in six stepped layers to ...

A 4,700-year-old Egyptian pyramid has been saved from collapse by a British engineering firm and opened to the public for the first time in almost 90 years. The step pyramid of Djoser measures 200ft ...

The pyramids of Egypt were built thousands of years ago - but how they were put together has baffled scientists for a long time. However, experts now think they might have solved the mystery. A new ...