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The Great Pyramid, ancient Egypt revisited, John Romer

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The Great Pyramid, ancient Egypt revisited, John Romer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-555) and index

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Great Pyramid

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

74523308

Responsibility statement

John Romer

Sub title

ancient Egypt revisited

Summary

The Great Pyramid's eerily precise architecture has for centuries both astounded and puzzled archaeologists and has given rise to numerous modern fantasies concerning the so-called 'Mystery of the Pyramids'. Sweeping away centuries of myth and confusion, the author describes for the first time exactly how the Great Pyramid was designed and built. He argues that the pyramid makers worked from a single plan whose existence has long been doubted and even denied by scholars. Moreover, the Great Pyramid's unique architecture is integral to the way it was built, and for its builders the tasks of construction and design were not separate as they are now. By placing this awesome monument in its genuine contemporary context, this book underlines the extraordinary talents and the originality of the ancient Egyptians at the time of King Khufu

Table Of Contents

The Valley of the Kings. -- Visions of the Pyramid. -- The Pyramid-Makers. The ghosts in the cemetery ; The people on the plateau. -- The Land and the Pyramid -- The Great Inheritance. The first pyramid ; The pyramids of Sneferu. -- Planning the Pyramid -- Building the Pyramid -- After Khufu

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