For the first time in more than 50 years, the ancient Egyptian Bent Pyramid is officially open to the public. The 4,600-year-old pyramid has been under renovation. And now officials are promoting ...

which would have enabled the construction of the Step Pyramid of Saqqara.” They conclude: "This work opens a new research line for the scientific community: the use of hydraulic power to build the ...

CAIRO — Egypt on Tuesday reopened to tourists the 4,700-year-old southern tomb of King Djoser at the pyramid of Saqqara after a 15-year renovation. The tomb, south of Cairo, lies near the Third ...

In the abstract of the report, the researchers said: "The Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqâra, Egypt, is considered the oldest of the seven monumental pyramids built about 4,500 years ago.

CAIRO - Egypt is opening two of its earliest pyramids, located about 25 miles (40 kilometres) south of the capital Cairo, to visitors for the first time since 1965.

In March, Egypt reopened at the Saqqara site the Djoser's Step Pyramid, the first pyramid ever built, after a 14-year restoration costing nearly $8.8 million ($6.6 million US).

For years, Egyptologists have hotly debated how the massive pyramids of ancient Egypt were built more than 4,000 years ago. Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the table — a ...

Djoser, a famous pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, commissioned the Step Pyramid, Egypt's earliest large-scale stone structure, over 4,600 years ago.

Egypt's chief archeologist has announced the discovery of a 4,300-year-old pyramid in Saqqara, the sprawling necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.

CAIRO -- A drive-by shooting killed four Egyptian police near a famed historic site on the outskirts of Cairo on Saturday and a military helicopter crashed due to a "sudden technical failure ...