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Rare footage reveals what lies beneath Egypt's Step Pyramid

Beneath Egypt’s Step Pyramid is a vast underground maze of shafts, galleries, and chambers carved deep into the bedrock. In rare walkthrough footage, piles of stone vessel fragments reveal two very ...
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Did water lifts raise Djoser’s step pyramid from the inside?

“The ancient architects may have raised the stones from the pyramid centre in a volcano fashion using the sediment-free water ...
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How did ancient Egyptians stack those heavy stones of the oldest pyramid? Scientists float new theory

(CNN) — 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 ...
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The heb-sed court with its reconstructed chapels at the complex of the Step Pyramid of Djoser. Ṣaqqārah, Egypt

"The dominant appearance of the Step Pyramid inside the complex of Djoser is designed to denote the divine position of the dead king. The different structures inside represent a selection of units ...

KS2 History: Ancient Egypt - Pyramids

Ancient Egypt. Pyramids. A video for KS2 pupils exploring pyramids in Ancient Egypt - their construction, purpose and the ways they evolved. BBC Teach.