IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "Saqqâra (Ṣaqqārah) is a large ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "Saqqâra (Ṣaqqārah) is a large ...

People are naturally curious - always pondering life’s great mysteries. Among those age-old questions, one that often comes up is: How were the Egyptian pyramids built? Some believe there’s more to ...

Djoser's pyramid has a stepped appearance. It is an extension of the mound found in mastaba tombs and is usually interpreted as a symbolic mound of creation, but can also be read as a stairway to ...

Near the Step Pyramid of Djoser, archaeologists uncovered a richly decorated tomb dating to the reign of Ramesses II. The burial belonged to an elite official who served under Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, ...

A limestone pharaonic painting has gone missing from Egypt’s famed Saqqara necropolis, becoming the latest artifact to disappear in a country known for its rich and lengthy history. The painting was ...