The pyramids : the mystery culture, and science of Egypt's great monuments /
Hailed by Science News as "the new seminal text," The Pyramids is the most up-to-date, comprehensive record of Egypt's ancient monuments to become available in the last six decades. Distinguished Egyptologist Miroslav Verner draws from the research of the earliest Egyptologists as wel...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cairo ; New York :
American University in Cairo Press,
2002.
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| Summary: | Hailed by Science News as "the new seminal text," The Pyramids is the most up-to-date, comprehensive record of Egypt's ancient monuments to become available in the last six decades. Distinguished Egyptologist Miroslav Verner draws from the research of the earliest Egyptologists as well as the startling discoveries arising from the technological advances of the 1980s and 1990s. His Pyramids offers a clear, authoritative guide to the ancient culture that created the pyramids five thousand years ago without iron or bronze, and with only the most elementary systems of calculation. As he explains the magnitude of this accomplishment, he also traces the stories and ideas of the intrepid scientists who have uncovered them. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 495 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-484) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9774247035 9789774247033 |