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Author:   Mark Lehner ,  Zahi Hawass
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight:   2.700kg
ISBN:  

9780500051894

ISBN 10:   0500051895
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   26 October 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

Reviews

'Astonishingly comprehensive ... a monumental book' - Nature 'A must- have for anyone interested in Giza and the pyramids' - Timeless Travels 'This huge, richly illustrated volume is everything you ever wanted to know about Giza, the pyramids and the people who built them' - Ancient Egypt Magazine 'A delight to read, giving so much well-presented detail, including the authors' own experiences in the field, written in a light but informative manner' - AEMES Journal 'Without question, the definitive account of ancient Giza' - Times Literary Supplement

'Without question, the definitive account of ancient Giza' - Times Literary Supplement 'A delight to read, giving so much well-presented detail, including the authors' own experiences in the field, written in a light but informative manner' - AEMES Journal 'This huge, richly illustrated volume is everything you ever wanted to know about Giza, the pyramids and the people who built them' - Ancient Egypt Magazine 'A must- have for anyone interested in Giza and the pyramids' - Timeless Travels 'Astonishingly comprehensive ... a monumental book' - Nature

Author Information

Dr Zahi Hawass has made many major discoveries, including the tombs of the pyramid builders at Giza, the Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya and the identification of the mummy of Hatshepsut. He is Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt, and the author of many popular books, including King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb, The Royal Tombs of Egypt and his memoirs Secrets from the Sand, all published by Thames & Hudson. 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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