Egypt was home to the first known scientist, Imhotep, a brilliant Black physician. Famous for designing King Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the Egyptian polymath Imhotep (Greek: Imouthes, c.

Archaeologists believe that the 'world's oldest pyramid' might not have been built by humans. The Djoser Step pyramid is said ...

Builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, may have used waterpower to help construct this monumental structure. Ancient architects ...

Ancient Egypt had many more pyramids than those at Giza. The lesser known pyramids of Step, Bent and Red still stand today, ...

Legendary chief architect Imhotep was responsible for the Step Pyramid of Djoser, situated at Saqqara and widely believed to be the oldest pyramid in the world. Despite evidence of ancient ...

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

Saqqara is the site of the first Egyptian pyramid, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, erected 4,700 years ago. Though Saqqara has long been a popular excavation site for archaeologists, this most recent ...

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 ...

Saqqara is the site of the first Egyptian pyramid, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, erected 4,700 years ago. Though Saqqara has long been a popular excavation site for archaeologists, this most recent ...