Pyramids : the real story behind Egypt's most ancient monuments /
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| Author / Creator: | Tyldesley, Joyce A. |
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| Imprint: | London : Viking, 2003. |
| Description: | xx, 262 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4924622 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: First Impressions
- Sect. 1. Conception: Before the Pyramids
- 1. The First Egyptians
- 2. River of Life
- 3. The Horus Kings
- 4. Archaic Abydos
- 5. The Rising of the Sun
- Sect. 2. Experimentation: Building in Stone
- 6. Djoser's Step Pyramid
- 7. A Brief History of Failed Step Pyramids
- 8. Snefru, Master Builder
- Sect. 3. Standardization: The Great Pyramids
- 9. Khufu's Great Pyramid
- 10. The Pyramid Builders
- 11. Khufu's Descendants
- 12. Sun Temples and Pyramid Texts
- 13. The Ending of an Era
- Sect. 4. Variation and Imitation: Distant Echoes
- 14. Mud-bricks and Golden Treasure
- 15. Postscript: The Pyramid Legacy.