For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

Researchers have sequenced the genome of an ancient Egyptian who was buried in a pot nearly 5,000 years ago, about the time ...

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

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 ...

When people think about Egyptian discoveries, they often conjure images of pharaohs and high-ranking officials, their tombs ...

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 ...

A limestone statue of the pharaoh Djoser at the old Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. (Djoser is famous for his step pyramid, considered the oldest important stone building in Egypt.) ...