In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the oldest of the ...

The incident comes weeks after another incident that shook the archaeological community: the disappearance of a gold bracelet ...

A priceless ancient Egyptian wall painting has been stolen from Saqqara’s Khenti-Ka tomb, prompting a major investigation by ...

A new study suggests that the Step Pyramid of Djoser may have been built using a system way ahead of its time.

The large relief was taken from the necropolis of Saqqara’s tomb of Old Kingdom royal vizier Khentika, which had been ...

Egyptian antiquities officials have reported the disappearance of a pharaonic painting from the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo ...

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 ...

How the ancient Egyptian pyramids were constructed has been a subject of fascination for many of us - and now this mystery spanning 4,500 years may finally be solved. According to experts, it may be ...

The ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers may have been even more ahead of their time than we thought. A new study suggests a currently unexplained ancient structure may have been part of a water ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

I'm thinking because making the entire pyramid a gradually ascending spiral (rather than, say, simply stepped) gives you the most gradual slope of any simple ramp configuration. You can go around all ...