Tag Archive
Saving the Step Pyramid of Djoser
Image via Wikipedia In a bid to preserve the 3,000-year-old Step Pyramid of Djoser, Cintec, a British engineering firm from South Wales has been called in to keep the pyramid standing, which almost collapsed in 1992 after being hit by an earthquake. The engineers will use self-inflating water-filled bags to bolster against the collapse of a... »
Could Imhotep be buried under the Step Pyramid of Djoser?
Image via Wikipedia Djoser permitted 11 of his daughters to be buried in his pyramid, which makes the Step Pyramid the only pyramid of the Old Kingdom that was used for the burial of the king and his royal family. Why not also allow his architect Imhotep to be buried with him? Could it be... »
New Discoveries at Saqqara
Image via Wikipedia Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced today that Egyptian archaeologists, performing routine conservation work at the southern side of Saqqara’s step pyramid (2687-2668 BC), have stumbled upon what is believed to be a deep hole full of the remains of animals and birds. The mission has also found that the hole’s floor... »
