The Step Pyramid of Djoser, Clark wrote, would have made it almost impossible for a robber to reach the burial chamber by digging in from the top. Protection from grave robbers may be a reason why ...

Builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at ... directed water to a basin west of Djoser’s burial grounds. Intense rains could have ...

CAIRO -- Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ... site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara ...

Waterpower may have given a big lift to builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of ... to a basin just west of Djoser’s burial grounds.

Constructed around 2,680 BCE in Saqqara, northwest of the ruins of Memphis, the six-tier, four-sided Step Pyramid of Djoser stood amid ... through each successive chamber. After traveling through ...

The Step Pyramid of Djoser was built around 4,700 years ago as a burial complex for King Djoser. It’s the oldest important stone building in Egypt, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

The shaft within the Step Pyramid is connected to a 200-meter ... This box is more widely believed to be the burial chamber of King Djoser, but instead, the authors suggest it was built for ...

According to Smithsonian Magazine, the Step Pyramid of Djoser was constructed circa 2680BC as a majestic burial complex for the revered King Djoser, a pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty. This ancient ...