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 ...

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 hoisting ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

New research has led scientists to believe that Egypt’s ancient pyramids were built along a long-lost branch of the River Nile. The team from the University of North Carolina Wilmington has claimed ...

A 40-mile stretch of a long-gone branch of the Nile may explain why the ancient monuments were built where they were. Children ride a donkey near the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt. Built ...

For three millennia, ancient Egypt reigned as one of the world's most advanced and powerful societies. To this day, artifacts and constructions showcasing the wealth, knowledge, and influence of the ...