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Apr 24, 2024 · Seventeen Egyptian kings and queens chose this site for their burial ground, building pyramids and tombs here for the afterlife. These are not the largest or the best-preserved pyramids in all of Egypt to be sure. But they are the very oldest, and nestled amongst them is the step pyramid of Djoser, the oldest of them all.
6 days ago · The Step Pyramid of Djoser, constructed during the third dynasty of Egypt. Eman Ghoneim. Archaeology. Atop a rocky, arid plateau in the Sahara’s Western Desert in Egypt stands the last of the...
6 days ago · Children ride a donkey near the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt. Built around 2650 B.C., it's considered Egypt's oldest pyramid and was built at a time when the Nile became "tame"...
6 days ago · The Step Pyramid of Djoser, constructed during the Third Dynasty. (Eman Ghoneim/Nature) Intriguingly, the researchers uncovered clear evidence linking the Ahramat Branch with the construction of this astonishing ancient monuments, in the form of highly suggestive landscape modifications.
6 days ago · Come the start of the Old Kingdom 4,686 years ago – as the first pyramids, including the great Step Pyramid of Djoser, were rising on the edge of the floodplain – the river waters were still high, especially during the wet episodes that still occurred. Boats with Mourners and Provisions at the Tomb of Neferhotep.
6 days ago · published 16 May 2024. The Nile's now-extinct branch likely helped the ancient Egyptians move materials to pyramid building sites. A now-extinct branch of the Nile may have played a pivotal role in...
5 days ago · The Pyramid of Djoser, or Step Pyramid, is an archaeological remains in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. The 6-tier, 4-sided structure is the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt. It was built in the 27th century BC during the Third Dynasty for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser.
