The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending approximately 2,100 feet deep beneath the pyramids.

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 ...

roughly 62-meter-tall pyramid of King Djoser. This proposal, detailed by scientists in PLOS ONE, suggests that controlled water flows in and out of a large shaft inside the pyramid lifted and ...

including the spectacular Pyramid of Gaza and the 'step pyramid' of Djoser. While Giza is the largest of Egypt's pyramids, Djoser is the oldest, having been constructed at some point between ...

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

The pyramids of Giza are impressive, but to experience even more of Egypt's history without throngs of tourists, visit this ...

Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204-foot ... The Long WalkDeep inside Khufu’s pyramid, the Grand Gallery leads to the chamber where some believe a sarcophagus made ...