The complete pyramids /

The complete pyramids /

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Author / Creator:Lehner, Mark.
Imprint:New York : Thames and Hudson, 1997.
Description:256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Pyramids -- Egypt.
Pyramids.
Egypt.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3058668
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ISBN:0500050848
9780500050842
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-252) and index.
Summary:Discusses the origin and development of the Egyptian pyramids, describes their role in Egyptian religion and culture, profiles pyramid explorers, and explains how they were built.
Standard no.:780500050842 90000
Table of Contents:
  • Pyramids, Land and People
  • Pyramids in the Landscape
  • The Giant Pyramids: Their Rise and Fall
  • The Standard Pyramid Complex
  • I. Tomb and Temple. The Ka, the Ba and the Body Embalmed. Burial Rituals and the Pyramid Complex. This World and the Netherworld. The Pyramid Texts. The Pyramid as Icon
  • II. Explorers and Scientists. Early Legends. Mythic History of the Copts and Arabs. The First European Discovery. Napoleon's Wise Men. Belzoni and Caviglia. Digging by Dynamite. Lepsius and Mariette. Petrie at the Pyramids. The Great Expeditions. Recent Discoveries
  • III. The Whole Pyramid Catalogue. Origins of the Pyramid - Hierakonpolis. Royal Tombs at Abydos. Archaic Mastabas Saqqara. Saqqara: An Overview. Djoser's Step Pyramid Complex. The Short Life of Step Pyramids. The First True Pyramids: Meidum and Dahshur. Giza: An Overview. The Great Pyramid of Khufu. Djedefre at Abu Roash. Return to Giza: Khafre's Pyramid and the Great Sphinx. Menkaure's Pyramid. The Passing of a Dynasty. The Pyramid of Userkaf. The Pyramids of Abusir. The End of the 5th Dynasty. Pyramids of the 6th Dynasty. Pyramids of the First Intermediate Period. Mentuhotep at Deir el-Bahri. The Pyramids at Lisht. The Second Phase of Middle Kingdom Pyramids. Mudbrick Pyramids. Late Middle Kingdom Pyramids. New Kingdom Pyramids. Ahmose at Abydos. 'Private' Pyramids. Pyramids of Late Antiquity
  • IV. The Living Pyramid. Supply and Transport. Quarries. The NOVA Pyramid-Building Experiment. Tools, Techniques and Operations. Survey and Alignment. Ramps. Rise and Run. Trouble at the Top. The Workforce. Building a Middle Kingdom Pyramid. Pyramid as Landlord. Pyramid Towns. Those Who Serve: Priests and Watchers. Loaves and Fishes. The Royal Workshops. Epilogue: The Legacy of the Pyramids
  • Visiting the Pyramids.

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