The Great Pyramid : ancient Egypt revisited /
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The Great Pyramid's eerily precise architecture has for centuries both astounded and puzzled archaeologists and has given rise to numerous modern fantasies concerning the so-called 'Mystery of the Pyramids'. Sweeping away centuries of myth and confusion, the author describes for the first time exactly how the Great Pyramid was designed and built. He argues that the pyramid makers worked from a single plan whose existence has long been doubted and even denied by scholars. Moreover, the Great Pyramid's unique architecture is integral to the way it was built, and for its builders the tasks of construction and design were not separate as they are now. By placing this awesome monument in its genuine contemporary context, this book underlines the extraordinary talents and the originality of the ancient Egyptians at the time of King Khufu.
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xxii, 564 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-555) and index. :
0521871662
9780521871662
Ancient Egyptian coffins : past, present, future /
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"This collection of papers by leading international experts on the subject of ancient Egyptian coffins, builds on a project based at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, to study and record in detail its collection. Papers address a series of topics including: the development of coffins in antiquity, including iconographic and text-based studies, providing new insights into ancient Egyptian belief systems at different periods and regional differences in coffin presentation; the post-antiquity history of coffins, including their acquisition and subsequent treatment in museums around the world; developments in technical examination and methods of studying coffins, especially the use of multispectral imaging to provide non-invasive analysis of materials, and what this tells us about construction and decorative techniques at different periods and in response to the availability of different materials and increasing evidence of the re-use of materials and complete re-working of coffins for new owners, leading us to question fundamental attitudes to the purpose of coffins as a containers of human remains and the practices of craftsmen in the funerary industry. The papers stem from the conference Ancient Egyptian coffins: past, present, future, held at the Museum from April 7-9, 2016, to accompany the exhibition Death on the Nile: uncovering the afterlife of ancient Egypt"--
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xxiii, 221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages ix-xxiii). :
9781785709180
1785709186
When the Greeks ruled Egypt : From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra /
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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, October 8, 2014-January 4, 2015 and the Art Institute of Chicago, October 31, 2013-July 27, 2014. :
116 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
0691165548
9780691165547