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Author: Zahi Hawass
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Imprint: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9781649033987
ISBN 10: 1649033982
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 24 September 2024
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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"""This narrative history of the ancient Egyptian 4th Dynasty, written by one of the top scholars in the field, builds an engaging and accessible picture of the kings who built the greatest pyramids. The book balances hard fact with clearly labeled theory, and will give the reader a unique view of this fascinating period of time.""—Mark Lehner ""Hawass—secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people—has painstakingly put together the story of these immense structures and the people who built them. . . . For Egyptophiles, this will be must reading.""—Publishers Weekly ""A down-to-earth approach to Egyptology that makes the subject readily accessible to the general public. . . . Recommended."" —Library Journal ""Lucid and exhaustively documented. . . . this account is not only a history of the pyramids but also a compelling account of the powerful kings of ancient Egypt.""—Booklist"
"""This narrative history of the ancient Egyptian 4th Dynasty, written by one of the top scholars in the field, builds an engaging and accessible picture of the kings who built the greatest pyramids. All of the most recent discoveries at Giza, many made by the author himself over the past two decades, are included here. The book balances hard fact with clearly labeled theory, and will give the reader a unique view of the current state of knowledge about this fascinating period of time.""—Mark Lehner ""Hawass—secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people—has painstakingly put together the story of these immense structures and the people who built them. . . . For Egyptophiles, this will be must reading.""—Publishers Weekly ""A down-to-earth approach to Egyptology that makes the subject readily accessible to the general public. . . . Recommended."" —Library Journal ""Lucid and exhaustively documented. . . . this account is not only a history of the pyramids but also a compelling account of the powerful kings of ancient Egypt.""—Booklist"
Author Information
Zahi Hawass is one of the world’s best known Egyptologists, former Egyptian minister of state for antiquities, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. He is the author of many books on ancient Egypt, including Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt's Past (pbk edition, AUC Press, 2011) and co-author of Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies (AUC Press, 2016).
