The Step Pyramid of Netjerikhet (also known as Djoser) is the oldest monumental stone structure in Egypt. However, much of the pyramid’s façade has suffered significant damage. On the north façade, ...

Forget ramps—new evidence suggests Egypt’s oldest pyramid may have been powered by redirected floodwaters, turning desert wadis into ancient hydraulic engines. It’s engineering genius buried for 4,600 ...

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For years, Egyptologists have hotly debated how the massive pyramids of ancient Egypt were built more than 4,000 years ago. Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the table — a ...

CAIRO, Egypt (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Egyptians used a hydraulic lift to build the oldest pyramid. Scientists are floating a new idea on how Egypt's oldest pyramid was built more than 4,000 years ...

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at ...

The discovery of a 3,400-year-old step pyramid in the heart of Central Asia is forcing me to rethink what I thought I knew about the ancient world. Far from the deserts of Egypt or the jungles of ...