Pyramid
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Pyramid
（Eyewitness guides, 53）
Dorling Kindersley, 2004
Available at 7 libraries
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Includes index
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Description
The pyramids at Giza in Egypt have stood for over 4 500 years and the amazing feat of their construction is shrouded in mystery. This superb collection of specially commissioned photographs tries to answer some of the riddles about them and the people who built them.Discover what archaeological finds have revealed about life on the banks of the Nile during the Pyramid Age. See the pyramids and temples of Egypt and Mexico in breathtaking detail as well as statues of pharoahs officials workers and religious texts written on stone and papyrus thousands of years ago. Reconstructions show the Step Pyramid Complex at Saqqara the interior passages of the Great Pyramid and a pyramid being built.Produced in association with the British Museum London Pyramid is a unique and fascinating introduction to the mysteries of these striking and colossal structurs.
Table of Contents
- Pyramid Types & Locations Worldwide
- Geometric & Scientific Principles
- The Birth of Egyptian Pyramids
- Step Pyramids: Wall Paintings, Gold Treasures and Masks
- Bent Pyramids: Construction and Burial Chambers
- The Great Pyramid
- The Social Classes in Ancient Egypt
- The Lives of the Pharaohs
- Quarrying the Stone
- The Giza Pyramid Complex
- The Sphinx
- The Funeral Boats
- Orientating the Pyramids with the Stars
- Middle and New Kingdom Pyramids
- Pyramids of the Sudan
- Obelisks
- The Ziggurats of Ur, Babylon and Susa
- Aztec and Mayan Pyramids: Gods of the Sun, Blood Worship and Sacrifice
- Pyramids at Teochtitlan: 50,000 victims a year
- Modern Pyramids.
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