Beneath Egypt’s Step Pyramid is a vast maze of tunnels, shafts, and chambers carved deep into the bedrock. In the lowest levels, rare access reveals precision stone artifacts, alabaster boxes, and ...

New scans, ancient records, and suppressed discoveries point to a colossal underground labyrinth beneath Egypt—an immense ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

The pyramids of ancient Egypt and Sudan may not have been just for the rich, according to burials found at the archaeological site of Tombos in Sudan. "Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs, once ...

Hydraulic mechanics may have indeed been the driving force behind the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids. In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, ...