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Giza and the Pyramids de Mark Lehner

Giza and the Pyramids

Autor Mark Lehner, Zahi Hawass
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 oct 2017
A definitive account of the greatest archaeological monument in the world from the leading authorities on the site. A complete, in-depth study of Giza and their pyramids.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780500051894
ISBN-10: 0500051895
Pagini: 560
Ilustrații: with 456 illustrations
Dimensiuni: 241 x 286 x 44 mm
Greutate: 2.71 kg
Editura: Thames & Hudson

Descriere

For more than 4,000 years the pyramids of Giza have stood like giant question marks that have intrigued and endlessly fascinated people. Who exactly built them? When? Why? And how did they create these colossal structures? But the pyramids are not a complete mystery the stones, the hieroglyphs, the landscape and even the layers of sand and debris hold stories for us to read. Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass, with over four decades of involvement with Giza, provide their unique and personal insight into the site, bringing together all the information and evidence to create a record unparalleled in its detail and scope.

The celebrated Great Pyramid of Khufu, or Cheops, is the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing, but there is much more to Giza. We may think of the pyramids as rising from the desert, isolated and enigmatic, yet they were surrounded by temples, tombs, vast cemeteries and even teeming towns of the living. All are described in detail here and brought back to life, with hundreds of illustrations including detailed photographs of the monuments, excavations and objects, as well as plans, reconstructions and the latest images from remote-controlled cameras and laser scans.

Through the ages, Giza and the pyramids have inspired the most extraordinary speculations and wild theories, but here, finally, in this prestigious publication, is the full story as told by the evidence on the ground, by the leading authorities on the site.

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

Notă biografică

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.

Cuprins

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

Recenzii

"Astonishingly comprehensive."

“In preparation for 30 years, this 560-page, large-format, semi-popular volume is a treasure trove of information on the archaeology of the Giza Plateau. Lehner and Hawass are among the most active and well-respected scholars to work at Giza in recent times. Coverage begins with the history of exploration and a discussion of the geology and topography of the plateau, then proceeds to detailed descriptions accompanied by hundreds of illustrations, often in color, of all the known archaeological remains spanning the period from the First Dynasty (c. 2920–2730 BCE) to the Late Period (c. 722–332 BCE). . . .Notes and an up-to-date bibliography conclude this very well-written and well-documented volume. There is no doubt that anyone interested in the ruins of Giza should consult this volume. . . .Essential.”

"Giza and the Pyramids is an extraordinary treatment of these fascinating monuments, and of the complexity of archaeological remains that surround them. Many archaeologists have explored aspects of Giza, but this collaborative volume by Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass brings together two of the most outstanding. Each has made important discoveries about Giza throughout their careers, but they also have a complete grasp of the vast scholarly literature Giza has generated, and present it in an accessible and stimulating form for scholar and lay enthusiast alike. The information provided is in the most up-to-date form the reader would wish, and complemented by many outstanding illustrations and informative diagrams."

"Egypt’s pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid at Giza, have long been the object of fantasy explanations. Here two of the most eminent figures in the archaeology of ancient Egypt combine the experience of years of directing excavations at the site of the Giza pyramids to provide the reader with the solid foundations for a factual understanding of these amazing monuments. Learn from a wealth of beautifully illustrated information what their purpose really was and how they were built. The pyramids remain a marvel, but one that can be rationally understood, as demonstrated in this outstanding book."