Debate intensifies over Giza pyramids ‘underground city’ claims
The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending ...
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Avoid Giza's Crowds For A More Authentic Experience At These Even Older Egyptian Pyramids
The pyramids of Giza are impressive, but to experience even more of Egypt's history without throngs of tourists, visit this ...
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The Oldest Pyramid In The World Was Thought To Be 4,700-Years-Old, But A Recent Study Suggests That An Indonesian Pyramid Dates Back 27,000 Years
Currently, the title of the oldest pyramid in the world belongs to the Djoser pyramid in Egypt, which is 4,700-years-old. But recently, a new study published in the journal Archaeological ...
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World’s oldest ‘pyramid’ may be nature’s work, not man-made, scientists claim
A recent research paper has revealed startling details about Indonesia's Gunung Padang.The Guinness World Records recognizes ...
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On the possible use of hydraulic force to assist with building the step pyramid of saqqara (IMAGE)
Map of the Saqqara plateau showing the water course from the Gisr el-Mudir dam to the water treatment facility near Djoser pyramid. The water is then transferred to the pyramid's network of pipes ...
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Standing Tall: Egypt’s Great Pyramids
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 ...
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Djoser (reigned c. 2630 - c. 2611 BC)
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 ...
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The Secrets of the Pyramid of Djoser
Latvian scientists archaeologists radar and photogrammetry specialists architects geologists historians computer programmers and others banded together to create a unique technology for exploring ...
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KS2 History: Ancient Egypt - Pyramids
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 ...