He argues that Djoser’s pyramid designers expertly managed water ... The descending float then pulled the platform and its cargo up to new construction levels. Skepticism Surrounding the ...

Little is known about Djoser, but the fact that he was able to build such a massive and innovative structure as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable ...

Map of the Saqqara plateau showing the water course from the Gisr el-Mudir dam to the water treatment facility near Djoser pyramid. The water is then transferred to the pyramid's network of pipes ...

The Step Pyramid, is believed to have been built in around 2680 BCE as a funerary complex for the Third Dynasty pharaoh Djoser. Yet, the precise method of its construction has always remained unclear.

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...

Latvian scientists archaeologists radar and photogrammetry specialists architects geologists historians computer programmers and others banded together to create a unique technology for exploring ...