The enigmatic outline of a pyramid-like structure in the icy wilderness of Antarctica has aroused substantial curiosity and fueled countless conspiracy theories suggesting extraterrestrial involvement ...

A new study suggests that the Step Pyramid of Djoser may have been built using a system way ahead of its time.

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at ...

For years, Egyptologists have hotly debated how the massive pyramids of ancient Egypt were built more than 4,000 years ago. Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the table — a ...

Waterpower may have given a big lift to builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. Ancient architects built a hydraulic system for hoisting ...

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