Egypt was home to the first known scientist, Imhotep, a brilliant Black physician. Famous for designing King Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the Egyptian polymath Imhotep (Greek: Imouthes, c.

Some citizens and archaeologists are concerned about what they see as widespread "mismanagement" of Egypt's rich cultural ...

Its distinctive cap is formed by the white limestone casing, with which all the Giza Pyramids were originally faced. Imhotep bronze statuette (left) from Egypt’s late period. Archaeological ...

Imhotep, the villain in "The Mummy ... there's "no evidence whatsoever of slaves having built the pyramids," said Browder. "In recent years, Egyptian archaeologists have actually found the ...

Imhotep lived during the reign of King Djoser (2630-2611BC) and was the architect of the step pyramid at Saqquara, the first pyramid ever built in Egypt. Born a commoner, he quickly rose through the ...

In ancient Egypt it was the job of scribes ... Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in The Mummy. Imhotep, designer of the first step pyramid at Saqqara. Pyramid builders developed serious muscles ...

Little is known about Djoser, but the fact that he was able to build such a massive and innovative structure as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable ...

Conjuring up images of Ancient Egypt typically involves Hollywood films — Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra or Arnold Vosloo as ...

One key figure in Egyptian astronomy was Imhotep (c. 2650 BCE), a polymath ... many of which, such as the Pyramid of Djoser, were aligned with celestial bodies. Furthermore, the Great Pyramids ...