Author : Derek Hitchins
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 144574824X
Diaries of Hemiunu, Architect of the Great Pyramid, reveal his privileged, yet dangerous, life as royal architect to Khufu. Diaries answer age-old questions about the design and building of the pyramids, but also about royal-family 'goings-on,' succession rivalries and murder in the harem...
Author : Derek Hitchins
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 14,24 MB
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1445751658
The designs of the pyramids of ancient Egypt evolved over time; they had connections with the ancient myths, legends, and with the stars as they were in ancient times. When pyramid dimensions are converted to 'cubits' and 'seked,' revealing relationships emerge that were obscured by using using modern units. All of the energy of building came from manpower, courtesy of the energy consumed in the workers' food and drink. The mathematics of ramp construction, and of the use of ramps to convey stones at the phenomenal rates apparently achieved, challenge pet theories of construction. Most captivating is a study of the culture of the builders, evidenced in models of villages and farms, scenes of food preparation, toys, statues, magic, and tomb art.
Author : John Baines
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 46,82 MB
Release : 2007-05-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 0198152507
A generously illustrated collection of John Baines's influential writings on the role of writing and the importance of visual culture in ancient Egypt. Investigation of these key topics in a comparative study of early civilizations is pursued through a number of case studies, and characterized by a radically interdisciplinary approach.
Author : Marian Redmond
Publisher : R.I.C. Publications
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 46,30 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Celts
ISBN : 1741265053
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Page : 276 pages
File Size : 18,53 MB
Release : 1992
Category :
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Author : Paula Alexandra da Silva Veiga
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Limited
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,26 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781407305004
This monograph explores the unity of the modern concepts of magic and science in Egyptian medicine.
Author : Robert Bauval
Publisher : Random House
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 31,35 MB
Release : 2001-05-04
Category :
ISBN : 0099429276
Unlocking the secrets of the pyramids.For thousands of years the pyramids have stood, imposing and enigmatic, refusing to give up their secrets.Why did the Egyptians really build pyramids?What lies inside the Great Pyramid's hidden chamber and what a
Author : Charles Berlitz
Publisher :
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Atlantis
ISBN : 9780285633513
Author : M. L. Bierbrier
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 14,49 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 9789774242106
This fascinating study brings to life the people who lived and died at Deir el-Medina over three thousand years ago--the workers who built the tombs of the pharaohs in the nearby Valley of the Kings. Dr. Bierbrier draws on the thousands of documents, letters, literary texts, and drawings found at the site to give an intimate glimpse of life in the village.
Author : Dr A Rosalie David
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 11,65 MB
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 113474322X
In Rosalie David's hands, the Egyptian builders of the pyramids are revealed as simple people, leading ordinary lives while they are engaged on building the great tomb for a Pharoah. This is an engrossing detective story, bringing to the general reader a fascinating picture of a special community that lived in Egypt and built one of the pyramids, some four thousand years ago.
