Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift.

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Hydraulic mechanics may have indeed been the driving force behind the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids. In a preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, ...

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 ...