A newly revealed private collection of ancient Egyptian hard-stone vessels has ignited intense debate among archaeologists, engineers, and alternative historians alike.

While Guinness World Records officially lists the Djoser Step pyramid in Egypt as the world’s oldest pyramid (around 2,630 BC), one paper published in October claimed a layer of the Gunung Padang ...

StepPyramid #PyramidOfDjoser #OldestPyramid The Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara is the oldest large-scale monumental ...

Researchers found numerous artifacts, including 13 pink granite chairs. A statue of King Djoser and his family was also discovered within the tomb. Archaeologists plan to continue investigating ...

Step Pyramid of Djoser had a possible hydraulic elevator The topography of the area beyond the dam, according to the paper published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE , suggests that there may ...

General view of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqâra on February 9, 2024 in Giza, Egypt. Getty Images. The main pieces of evidence supporting the hydraulic theory were the discovery of a "dry ...

The Djoser Step Pyramid in Saqqara, Egypt, is the oldest pyramid and the first monumental stone structure. Built for Pharaoh Djoser by architect Imhotep, it marked a significant shift from earlier ...

The Step Pyramid of Djoser was built around 4,700 years ago as a burial complex for King Djoser. It’s the oldest important stone building in Egypt, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

Djoser's pyramid would have been erected like a volcano, with building materials arriving at its central axis." Such a system would have had provided several advantages, according to Landreau.

A camel chills next to the Step Pyramid of Djoser in the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt, built around 2680 BCE. Credit: Charles J. Sharp/CC BY-SA 3.0 ...

Waterpower may have given a big lift to builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. Ancient architects built a hydraulic system for ...

The Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest of Egypt's iconic pyramids, may have been built with the help of a unique hydraulic lift system, according to a study published August 5, 2024, in the open-access ...