Ancient Old Kingdom pyramid sites in Egypt feature basalt floors made from one of the hardest stones available, yet these surfaces display clear signs of cutting, sawing, and machining that don’t ...

Across Old Kingdom pyramid sites, polished basalt floors still preserve plunge cuts, saw marks, and machining signatures that do not match the simple hand tool story. Some cuts show curved striations ...

Over a century after a British archaeologist noted a blocked passageway in the ruins of Sahura’s Pyramid in Egypt and suggested it might lead to additional rooms, a team of Egyptian and German ...

When most people think of the ancient Egyptian burial grounds at the Saqqara necropolis, they are most likely to think of the famous Step Pyramid of Old Kingdom Pharaoh, Djoser. However, many are less ...