Pyramids : the real story behind Egypt's most ancient monuments /

Pyramids : the real story behind Egypt's most ancient monuments /

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Main Author: Tyldesley, Joyce A. (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: London : Penguin, 2004.

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Pyramids > Egypt > History.
Egypt > History > To 332-30 B.C.
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C.

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Call Number: DT63 .T95 2004

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: First Impressions
  • Sect. 1. Conception: Before the Pyramids
  • 1. The First Egyptians
  • 2. River of Life
  • 3. The Horus Kings
  • 4. Archaic Abydos
  • 5. The Rising of the Sun
  • Sect. 2. Experimentation: Building in Stone
  • 6. Djoser's Step Pyramid
  • 7. A Brief History of Failed Step Pyramids
  • 8. Snefru, Master Builder
  • Sect. 3. Standardization: The Great Pyramids
  • 9. Khufu's Great Pyramid
  • 10. The Pyramid Builders
  • 11. Khufu's Descendants
  • 12. Sun Temples and Pyramid Texts
  • 13. The Ending of an Era
  • Sect. 4. Variation and Imitation: Distant Echoes
  • 14. Mud-bricks and Golden Treasure
  • 15. Postscript: The Pyramid Legacy.