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How Old Are The Pyramids? The Surprising Truth About When Egypt’s Ancient Marvels Were Built
Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...
Researchers say they used SAR to find vast city beneath the pyramids
The researchers claim to have discovered eight vertical cylinder-shaped structures, referred to as shafts, extending ...
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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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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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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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A ‘missing’ pharaoh and other exciting finds in Egypt’s ancient tombs
Possibly Egypt’s strangest-looking pyramid, the Djoser Pyramid is located in Saqqara in the ancient capital of Memphis. Djoser (2650-2575 BC) was the first pharaoh to use stone in a pyramid’s ...
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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 ...