Beneath the farmland and rising water table of Egypt’s Nile Delta, a team of researchers has identified something that ...

It took six years of more painstaking digging at the site of Tell el-Farma, in the eastern extremes of Egypt’s Nile Delta, to ...

CAIRO, Egypt (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Egyptians used a hydraulic lift to build the oldest pyramid. Scientists are floating a new idea on how Egypt's oldest pyramid was built more than 4,000 years ...

This remarkable discovery provides vital insights into regional religious practices.The excavation at the Tell el-Farama site ...

The ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers may have been even more ahead of their time than we thought. A new study suggests a currently unexplained ancient structure may have been part of a water ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have uncovered a potential explanation for how the iconic Pyramid of Djoser, believed to be the oldest in ...

The Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest of Egypt's iconic pyramids, may have been built with the help of a unique hydraulic lift system, according to researchers. A new study suggests that water may have ...

The honor of Egypt’s oldest necropolis belongs to Pharaoh Djoser, a ruler who ushered in the Old Kingdom’s Third Dynasty during the 27th century BCE. Constructed around 2,680 BCE in Saqqara, northwest ...

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 to ...