Description
The pyramids of Giza have stood for more than four thousand years, fascinating generations all over the world. We call to mind the pyramids as mysteries, but the stones, hieroglyphs, landscape, and even layers of sand and debris around them hold stories. In Giza and the Pyramids: The Definitive History, two of the world’s most eminent Egyptologists, Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass, provide their unique insights in response to more than four decades of excavating and studying the site.
The celebrated Great Pyramid of Khufu, or Cheops, is the only some of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing, but there is a lot more to Giza. Though we consider the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure and the Sphinx rising from the desert, isolated and enigmatic, they were once surrounded by temples, noble tombs, vast cemeteries, and even harbors and teeming towns. This unparalleled account describes that past life in vibrant detail, in conjunction with the history of exploration, the religious and social function of the pyramids, how the pyramids were built, and the story of Giza before and after the Old Kingdom. Hundreds of illustrations, including vivid photographs of the monuments, excavations, and objects, in addition to plans, reconstructions, and images from remote-controlled cameras and laser scans, assist bring these monuments to life.
Through the ages, Giza and the pyramids have inspired peculiar speculations and wild theories, but here, in this definitive account, is the in-depth story as told by the evidence on the ground and by the leading authorities on the site.
The celebrated Great Pyramid of Khufu, or Cheops, is the only some of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing, but there is a lot more to Giza. Though we consider the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure and the Sphinx rising from the desert, isolated and enigmatic, they were once surrounded by temples, noble tombs, vast cemeteries, and even harbors and teeming towns. This unparalleled account describes that past life in vibrant detail, in conjunction with the history of exploration, the religious and social function of the pyramids, how the pyramids were built, and the story of Giza before and after the Old Kingdom. Hundreds of illustrations, including vivid photographs of the monuments, excavations, and objects, in addition to plans, reconstructions, and images from remote-controlled cameras and laser scans, assist bring these monuments to life.
Through the ages, Giza and the pyramids have inspired peculiar speculations and wild theories, but here, in this definitive account, is the in-depth story as told by the evidence on the ground and by the leading authorities on the site.
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