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Great Britain, David And Charles, 2007.
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| Description |
191pBlack Spine
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| Series |
Great mysteries of archaeology
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| Summary/Abstract |
Unravel the mystery behind the pyramids of Egypt and discover the civilization that created these magnificent structures.
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| Contents |
CHAPTER 1 : The discovery
The Giza pyramids through history
Before Napoleon
The birth of Egyptology
The beginning of the treasure hunt
Caviglia and the pyramid of Khufu
The almost untouched pyramid
Searching for Menkaura(Mycerinus)
The exploration of the step pyramid at Saqqara
An intricate puzzle of riddles
Construction secrets of the Pyramids : magic and science
CHAPTER 2 :The remains of a civilization
The old kingdom : the age of the great pyramids
The dawn of egyptian civilization
The unification of the two kingdoms
Politics and society in the old kingdom
Priests of Heliopolis and the great Ennead
Before the pyramids : the Mastaba
From the concept of the Mastaba to the pyramid
The organization of the tomb complex
The step pyramid of the Djoser
Transformation into the geometric pyramid : Huni and Sneferu
The seventh wonder : the Giza pyramids
Build a stairway to heaven and he will climb it
The funerary complex of Khufu and the tomb of Hetepheres
The solar boat
Traces of tomb raiders
In his Father's shadow : the pyramid of Khafre
The sphinx : an enigmatic colossus
The pyramid of good king Menkaura
From the golden age of Giza to the middle kingdom
Art of the old kingdom
Paintings and reliefs
Sculpture
Art of the middle kingdom
CHAPTER 3 :THE SITE TODAY
Art at Saqqara
El-Ahram the Giza plain
Masterpieces in the Egyptian museum, Cairo
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| Standard Number |
0715327615 Pb.
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