The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries (The Complete Series) - Softcover

Lehner, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500285470 ISBN 13: 9780500285473

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2008

Synopsis

"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

About this title

About the Author

Mark Lehner is Research Associate at The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, and the Harvard Semitic Museum. He has been Director of the Giza Plateau Mapping Project since 1984.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0500285470
• ISBN 13: 9780500285473
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256