And while ancient Egyptians relied on a number of tools to help build the roughly 205-foot-tall structure, a new study indicates at least one previously unknown aid—a hydraulic lift system ...

As part of the renovation, Farr installs new frosted glass cabinets with custom hydraulic hinges that allow the door to lift up vertically instead of outward like traditional cabinet doors.

Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the table — a hydraulic lift device that would have floated the heavy stones up through the middle of Egypt’s oldest pyramid ...

They suspect a hydraulic system may have helped lift stones from the center of the pyramid. “This is a watershed discovery,” Xavier Landreau, first author of the new study and CEO of the ...

Hydraulic lift technology may have helped build Egypt's iconic Pyramid of Djoser. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 08 / 240805164414.htm ...