# How'd they get the rocks to the Step Pyramid of Djoser(sp?)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 17, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-they-get-the-rocks-to-the-step-pyramid-of-djoser-sp/294912 "2005-03-17T02:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-they-get-the-rocks-to-the-step-pyramid-of-djoser-sp/294912/1 "2005-03-17T02:27:14Z")
I’ve searched both Google and Wikipedia, but I can’t find the answer. I’m pretty sure that the later Great Pyramids’ materials were brought by boat along the Nile, but I’m not so sure about the Step Pyramid’s, since it was built earlier. What’s the 'Dope? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-they-get-the-rocks-to-the-step-pyramid-of-djoser-sp/294912/2 "2005-03-17T02:33:43Z")
See [here](http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/history/people/dzoser.html) for details. Basically, the limestone came from Tura. Hope that helps. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howd-they-get-the-rocks-to-the-step-pyramid-of-djoser-sp/294912/3 "2005-03-17T02:39:13Z")
The rocks in the Step pyramid were only a Hop, Skip and a Jump away. Not much trouble in Running a small operation to Walk those babies over. I need sleep.