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Archeologists discover how Egypt’s first pyramid may have been built
Builders of Egypt’s oldest known pyramid, the nearly 4,700-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, may have used waterpower to help construct this monumental structure. Ancient architects ...
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Standing Tall: Egypt’s Great Pyramids
The contents of all three tombs will be looted. Stairway to HeavenThe step pyramid in Saqqara, south of Giza, was Egypt’s first. Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204 ...
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Ten things the Pyramids tell us about ancient Egyptians
the designer of the first step pyramid at Saqqara. As well as being an ace architect, he was also a high-ranking royal official, priest, and physician. The ancient Egyptians revered him so much ...
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KS2 History: Building the pyramids - part 2 of 5
Nakht saw it from the boat. It's the first pyramid ever built - the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, on the banks of the Nile, just south of Giza. NAKHT: Soon after we saw the great stone steps ...