Life Of A Pyramid: A Cultural Biography Of Dahshur

This cultural biography of a major ancient Egyptian monument maps the inception, life and afterlife of the pyramid complex of King Senwosret III at Dahshur in Egypt, spanning five millennia from the beginnings of the ancient Egyptian state to modern times.

Lea Rees, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford,Hana Navratilova, Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford

Lea Rees is a co-director of the Dahshur Project of the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo. This book is part of her post-doctoral project as Lady Wallis Budge Junior Research Fellow at University College of the University of Oxford.

Hana Navratilova is a fellow at the Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and a member of the Egyptian Expedition to Dahshur of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is also the editor of Who Was Who in Egyptology for the Egypt Exploration Society.