How did the ancient Egyptians drag the stones for the pyramids?
According to a study, they poured small amounts of water on the sand to facilitate the sliding of the sleds. Skilled Egyptian stonemasons carved the massive blocks of stone that were then transported up the Nile aboard large barges. They were then placed on sleds that...Read more
The town of the pyramids workers and their necropolis
The whims of fate and luck play a significant role in spectacular archaeological findings, and they nearly always go hand in hand. Mark Lehner, an American Egyptologist, and his colleagues uncovered what seemed to be a town of laborers southeast of the Giza pyramids...Read more
The Magnificent Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara
During the third dynasty, the architect Imhotep had the brilliant idea of enlarging the mastaba of Pharaoh Djoser to make it the first pyramid in history. Build a monumental stairway to heaven: such was the intention of the architect Imhotep when he conceived the...Read more
What did Napoleon say after spending a night inside the Great Pyramid?
He was young but already very popular. After his successes in Italy, Napoleon Bonaparte pointed out manners but above all great ambition. And the French Republic entrusted him with the conquest of Egypt in 1798, a campaign that ended in military failure. Instead, he...Read more