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"A fully illustrated compendium of every major pyramid of ancient Egypt."―Atlanta Journal Constitution
Mark Lehner brings his many years of field research in Egypt to this definitive book. He examines the pyramids in unprecedented detail, covering the practical aspects―the quarries, ramps, and tools used in construction―as well as the conceptual ones.Professor Lehner surveys and describes the pyramids across their 3,000-year history, as well as explaining the rituals and mythology, the history of travelers, looters, and archaeologists, and the ways in which the pyramids were an integral part of the Egyptian state.
The hundreds of illustrations include computer reconstructions and specially commissioned artists' perspective views of the pyramids and their interior chambers. The book is at once a definitive sourcebook and an entertaining guide for scholars, students, and travelers. 556 illustrations, 83 in color
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Mark Lehner is president of Ancient Egypt Research Associates and research associate at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. He has conducted fieldwork at Giza for over forty years. He is the author of the bestselling The Complete Pyramids and the definitive volume on the subject, Giza and the Pyramids.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 256 pages. A fully illustrated compendium of every major pyramid of ancient Egypt.?A tlanta Journal ConstitutionMark Lehner brings his many years of field res earch in Egypt to this definitive book. He examines the pyramids in unprecedente d detail, covering the practical aspects?the quarries, ramps, and tools used i n construction?as well as the conceptual ones.Professor Lehner surveys and describes the pyramids across their 3,000-year history, as well as explainin g the rituals and mythology, the history of travelers, looters, and archaeologis ts, and the ways in which the pyramids were an integral part of the Egyptian sta te.The hundreds of illustrations include computer reconstructions and spe cially commissioned artists' perspective views of the pyramids and their interio r chambers. The book is at once a definitive sourcebook and an entertaining guid e for scholars, students, and travelers. 556 illustrations, 83 in color. Seller Inventory # 6603i
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Powerful symbols of remote antiquity, the pyramids have intrigued and fascinated generations. In The Complete Pyramids, newly available in paperback, Mark Lehner surveys the history, building and use of these fascinating and mysterious monuments in unprecedented scope and detail, looking at both the practical aspects the quarries, ramps and tools used in building them as well as the conceptual the cosmology and iconography of the pyramids and the intriguing Pyramid Texts. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005491161
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