A landmark publication â the definitive account of the greatest archaeological monument in the world by the leading authorities on the site, making it the ultimate book on Giza and its pyramids.
A landmark publication â the definitive account of the greatest archaeological monument in the world by the leading authorities on the site, making it the ultimate book on Giza and its pyramids.
Mark Lehner has been conducting fieldwork at Giza since the mid-1970s. He is president of Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA), which is excavating the large settlement of the pyramid builders. Among his publications is the bestselling and award-winning The Complete Pyramids, published by Thames & Hudson.
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Preface . 1. Time's Other Horizon . 2. Quests, Puzzles and Questions . 3. Giza in Context . 4. Giza before Khufu: Beginnings as a Burial Ground . 5. Origins of the Pyramid . 6. Explorers, Scholars and Expeditions . 7. Pyramids: Funeral, Palace and Ritual Process . 8. The Great Pyramid of Khufu . 9. The Second Pyramid: Khafre . 10. The Great Sphinx . 11. The Third Pyramid: Menkaure . 12. The Khentkawes Monument: Giza's Punctuation Point . 13. The Development of the Giza Cemeteries . 14. The Workers' Cemetery . 15. Living at Giza: Worker Settlements and Pyramid Towns . 16. How They Might Have Built the Pyramids . 17. Giza on the Ground: The Pyramid Projects . 18. The Abandonment of Giza . 19. New Kingdom Revival . 20. Giza in the Late Period . Afterword: Giza Developments
Preface . 1. Time's Other Horizon . 2. Quests, Puzzles and Questions . 3. Giza in Context . 4. Giza before Khufu: Beginnings as a Burial Ground . 5. Origins of the Pyramid . 6. Explorers, Scholars and Expeditions . 7. Pyramids: Funeral, Palace and Ritual Process . 8. The Great Pyramid of Khufu . 9. The Second Pyramid: Khafre . 10. The Great Sphinx . 11. The Third Pyramid: Menkaure . 12. The Khentkawes Monument: Giza's Punctuation Point . 13. The Development of the Giza Cemeteries . 14. The Workers' Cemetery . 15. Living at Giza: Worker Settlements and Pyramid Towns . 16. How They Might Have Built the Pyramids . 17. Giza on the Ground: The Pyramid Projects . 18. The Abandonment of Giza . 19. New Kingdom Revival . 20. Giza in the Late Period . Afterword: Giza Developments
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