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.

The pyramids may have been built using a sophisticated hydraulic system, according to a new study in Egypt. Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at ...

Its findings have provided an unexpected possible answer: water. Though deserts are typically known to lack the wet stuff, the study published in Plos One, a Public Library of Science journal, Monday ...

Previous theories suggested a ramp and lever system was used to build the pyramids SCIENTISTS may have unlocked a key part of the mystery of how the Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids.