Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...

The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending ...

The pyramids of Giza are impressive, but to experience even more of Egypt's history without throngs of tourists, visit this ...

BARNSLEY’S world-renowned Egyptologist Joann Fletcher has had her say on the likelihood of a vast city spanning di... Local ...

Stairway to HeavenThe step pyramid in Saqqara, south of Giza, was Egypt’s first. Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204-foot structure was built of stone instead of ...

Little is known about Djoser, but the fact that he was able to build such a massive and innovative structure as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable ...

Pharaoh: Start again! The first pyramids were 'step' pyramids pioneered by the Pharaoh Djoser, who made his burial tomb taller by stacking stone layers. Around 50 years later, the Pharaoh Sneferu ...

Latvian scientists archaeologists radar and photogrammetry specialists architects geologists historians computer programmers and others banded together to create a unique technology for exploring ...