Ancient Egypt's Oldest Pyramid Has Enormous Moat to Guide Dead Pharaoh to the Afterlife, Researcher Claims. Published Jul 01, 2019 at 11:13 AM EDT Updated Jul 02, 2019 at 7:53 AM EDT. By .

Engineers Found Evidence of Hydraulics in an Ancient Pyramid, Solving a 4,500-Year-Old Mystery. Story by Tim Newcomb • 11mo. ... with water flow surrounding it in a moat-like design.

So the owners of Writer Square along the 16th Street Mall are planning to build on the premises a glass pyramid. With a moat. That will somehow lead to an underground retail thingermerjigger.

Researchers found evidence that hydraulic systems might have been used to build Egypt's Step Pyramid of Djoser 4,500 years ago, revealing advanced technology ... In one section of the moat, ...

A team of engineers suggests a new theory on how Egypt’s first pyramid was built — a water elevator used to float heavy stones through the middle of the structure.

Was Egypt’s first pyramid built with hydraulics? The theory may hold water. A water-powered elevator may have hoisted stones for King Djoser’s pyramid.

The Step Pyramid of Djoser was built around 4,700 years ago as a burial complex for King Djoser. It’s the oldest important stone building in Egypt, according to Encyclopedia Britannica .

The moat around the pyramid contains several staircase-like compartments that might have filtered out dirt and clay. Earlier work used ground-penetrating radar to reveal a 200-metre-long pipe ...

Researchers found evidence that hydraulic systems might have been used to build Egypt's Step Pyramid of Djoser 4,500 years ago, ... with water flow surrounding it in a moat-like design.