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Book Synopsis Egyptian Pyramids and Mastaba Tombs by : Philip J. Watson
Download or read book Egyptian Pyramids and Mastaba Tombs written by Philip J. Watson and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 1987 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the evolution of tombs from the First and Second Dynasties, through to the step pyramids and the Great pyramids at Giza. Includes discussion on materials and methods.
Book Synopsis The Architecture of Mastaba Tombs in the Unas Cemetery by : Ashley Cooke
Download or read book The Architecture of Mastaba Tombs in the Unas Cemetery written by Ashley Cooke and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of multi-roomed mastabas in the Unas Cemetery at Saqqara form the basis for a study of tomb architecture in the late Old Kingdom that takes a close look at masonry, doorways and the arrangement of rooms.
Book Synopsis Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt by : Chris Naunton
Download or read book Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt written by Chris Naunton and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting archeological exploration of ancient Egypt that examines the potential for discovering the remaining “lost” tombs of the pharaohs. Tombs, mummies, and funerary items make up a significant portion of the archeological remains that survive ancient Egypt and have come to define the popular perception of Egyptology. Despite the many sensational discoveries in the last century, such as the tomb of Tutankhamun, the tombs of some of the most famous individuals in the ancient world—Imhotep, Nefertiti, Alexander the Great, and Cleopatra—have not yet been found. Archeologist Chris Naunton examines the famous pharaohs, their achievements, the bling they might have been buried with, the circumstances in which they were buried, and why those circumstances may have prevented archeologists from finding these tombs. In Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt, Naunton sheds light on the lives of these ancient Egyptians and makes an exciting case for the potential discovery of these lost tombs.
Book Synopsis Pyramids of Ancient Egypt by : Christopher Forest
Download or read book Pyramids of Ancient Egypt written by Christopher Forest and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Pyramids, the Sphinx by : Peter Lacovara
Download or read book The Pyramids, the Sphinx written by Peter Lacovara and published by Bunker Hill Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated and well-documented book will be an invaluable resource to anyone traveling to or interested in Egypt.
Book Synopsis The Great Pyramid by : Jeanette Leardi
Download or read book The Great Pyramid written by Jeanette Leardi and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the building of this great tomb.
Author :Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Publisher :Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN 13 :0870999079 Total Pages :562 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (79 download)
Book Synopsis Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids by : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Download or read book Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1999 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Egyptian Old Kingdom (c. 2650-2150 BC) was an era of extraordinary artistic achievement-the period that gave us the Sphinx and the pyramids as well as a rich legacy of private tombs, wall paintings, reliefs, statuary, jewelry, and decorative arts. This book, the companion volume to a major traveling exhibition organized by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Louvre in Paris, showcases the most impressive assemblage of Egyptian art and artifacts since the Tutankhamun exhibition of the late 1970s. Scholarly essays and 650 illustrations bring to life a remarkable panoply of Old Kingdom objects-temple and tomb reliefs, striking gold jewelry, handsome stone vessels, monumental statues, stelae, and exquisite statuettes. Together, text and images create a stunning tribute to the world of the Pharaohs"--Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis The Pyramids of Egypt by : Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards
Download or read book The Pyramids of Egypt written by Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards and published by Penguin Putnam. This book was released on 1972 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dr Edwards draws both on his research and on the work of many archaeologists who have dug in Egypt. Surveying 1000 years of pyramid-building, he charts the rise and decline of the pyramids as funerary monuments, from the mastabas of the first and second dynasties and the step pyramids to the archaic and backward-looking efforts of the Middle Kingdom, and discusses the famous group at Giza. His final chapter, dealing with their construction and purpose, puts the pyramids into the perspective of ancient Egyptian society"--Amazon.com.
Book Synopsis Exploring Pyramids Around the World by : Orli Zuravicky
Download or read book Exploring Pyramids Around the World written by Orli Zuravicky and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses famous pyramids around the world and how to build models of these pyramids.
Book Synopsis Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt by : Salima Ikram
Download or read book Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt written by Salima Ikram and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Book Riot 100 Must-Read Book on Ancient History Death, burial, and the afterlife were as important to the ancient Egyptians as how they lived. This well-illustrated book explores all aspects of death in ancient Egypt, including beliefs of the afterlife, mummification, the protection of the body, tombs and their construction and decoration, funerary goods, and the funeral itself. It also addresses the relationship between the living and the dead, and the magico-religious interaction of these two in ancient Egyptian culture. Salima Ikram's own experience with experimental mummification and funerary archaeology lends the book many completely original and provocative insights. In addition, a full survey of current development in the field makes this a unique book that combines all aspects of death and burial in ancient Egypt into one volume.
Download or read book Pyramids written by Joyce Filer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Telling the story of the pyramids from their earliest beginnings, this volume describes not only the pyramids themselves but the whole complex of temples and walls that surrounded every one, and the stories of the kings and builders who created them.
Book Synopsis Saqqâra Tombs: The mastaba of Neferseshemptah by : Alan B. Lloyd
Download or read book Saqqâra Tombs: The mastaba of Neferseshemptah written by Alan B. Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The mastaba of Neferseshemptah is a well-known monument of the Saqqara necropolis, lying in the 'Street of Tombs' within the Teti Pyramid Cemetery. In this new publication the full extent of the tomb and its decoration is revealed for the first time. The partly-finished chambers in the western part of the mastaba, ignored in older works, have been cleared and fully recorded by photography and in epigraphic copies. The inscriptional material is discussed in detail and loose blocks from various sources, found in the excavation of the western chambers, are included. Consideration is also given to the architecture of the tomb."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis Sticks, Stones, and Shadows by : Martin Isler
Download or read book Sticks, Stones, and Shadows written by Martin Isler and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the pyramids of Egypt really represent? What could have driven so many to so great, and often so dangerous, an effort? Was the motivation religious or practical? Illustrated with more than 300 photographs and drawings, this book presents an original approach to the subject of pyramid building. It reveals the connection between devices that served both a practical need for survival and a spiritual belief in gods and goddesses. It examines Egyptian technologies and techniques from the origins of pyramid development to the step-by-step details of how the ground was leveled, how the site was oriented, and how the stone was raised and placed to meet at a distant point in the sky. Here the author also asks and answers questions virtually ignored for the last century. He discloses, for example, the ancient use of shadows, now denigrated to the ornamental back-yard sundial, but once an important tool for telling the height of an object, geographical directions, the seasons of the year, and the time of day. He also reinterprets the ancient "stretching of the cord" ceremony, which once was thought to have only religious significance but here is shown as the means of establishing the sides of a pyramid.
Book Synopsis Ancient Egyptian Tombs by : Steven Snape
Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Tombs written by Steven Snape and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-13 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians' belief in the afterlife. Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practices Draws on a range of data, including architecture, artifacts and texts Discusses tombs within the context of everyday life in Ancient Egypt Stresses the importance of the tomb as an eternal expression of the self
Book Synopsis Mastabas of Cemetery G 6000 by : Kent R. Weeks
Download or read book Mastabas of Cemetery G 6000 written by Kent R. Weeks and published by Museum of Fine Arts Boston. This book was released on 1994 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The G 6000 section of the Old Kingdom Cemetery at Giza contains over sixty tombs, many of which were excavated by George Reisner in the 1920s and were subsequently re-investigated in the 1970s by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. This publication collates the early investigations at the site with more recent study and presents an authoritative discussion of the architecture, relief decoration and treasures found within the tombs. The book focuses in particular on the tombs of Neferbauptah, Iymery, Ity and Shepseskafankh and the wonderful wall paintings and inscribed texts from them. Three chapters study the evidence for names, titles, careers and relationships and a further chapter looks at mortuary ceremonies. A superb book at a superb price!
Book Synopsis The Pyramid Texts by : Samuel Mercer
Download or read book The Pyramid Texts written by Samuel Mercer and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-16 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pyramid Texts were funerary inscriptions that were written on the walls of the early Ancient Egyptian pyramids at Sakkara. These date back to the fifth and sixth dynasties, approximately the years 2350-2175 B.C.E. However, because of extensive internal evidence, it is believed that they were composed much earlier, circa 3000 B.C.E. The Pyramid Texts are, therefore, essentially the oldest sacred texts known. Samuel Mercer was the first to produce a complete English translation. This is Volume 1 of a 4 Volume set. This particular volume, apart from the Preface and Introduction, contains the actual verses of the Pyramid texts. Volumes 2-4 contained all the commentary by Mercer and others, and are very hard to come by, so I don't think they will be going up on the site anytime soon.
Book Synopsis The Egyptian Pyramids Revisited by : Moustafa Gadalla
Download or read book The Egyptian Pyramids Revisited written by Moustafa Gadalla and published by Moustafa Gadalla. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated details of interiors and exteriors of pyramids, construction, and their true purposes. A complete handbook about the pyramids of Ancient Egypt during the Pyramid Age. It contains: the locations and dimensions of interiors and exteriors of the pyramids; the history and builders of the pyramids; theories of construction; theories on their purpose and function; the sacred geometry that was incorporated into the design of the pyramids; and much, much more. This Expanded Edition of the book consists of fully illustrated seven Parts with a total of 18 Chapters, as well as one Appendix. Part I: Overview consists of two chapters 1 and 2, as follows: Chapter 1: The Background provides a short opening statement about the common "theories" and the counterpoints based on actual facts. Chapter 2: The Genuine Masonry Pyramids provides a list of the Egyptian pyramids that were built during the Fourth dynasty about 4500 years ago. Part II: Pyramids versus Tombs consists of two chapters 3 and 4, as follows: Chapter 3: Stepped "Pyramid" of Zoser covers details of its super-structure and its underground chambers. Chapter 4: The Fictional Tombs covers the details of a typical Ancient Egyptian tomb and how totally different from the interiors of the Egyptian masonry pyramids of the Fourth Dynasty. Part III: Pyramids -- Functions & Forms consists of two chapters 5 and 6, as follows: Chapter 5: The Pyramid Complex shows how the Egyptian pyramid was a component of a complex that was connected to other temples; and the differences in functions and forms between a pyramid and a temple; as well as the energetic proportioning of such structures. Chapter 6: Pyramid Power covers the form variations of the Egyptian masonry pyramids; and how such forms attract, maintain and channel cosmic energies. Part IV: Pyramid Construction Techniques consists of two chapters 7 and 8, as follows: Chapter 7: The Flawed "Common Theory"covers the details of the Common 'Theory"; the unidentified "source" of quarried blocks ; the impossibilities of cutting and shaping the pyramid blocks; the impossible logistics of fabricated ramps' theory; the convenietly ignored three immense Pyramids of Snefru; and a summation refuting the western-made "Common Theory" Chapter 8: The Material Facts covers Herodotus accounts of pyramid construction; Egyptian molding techniques ; the differences between synthetic and natural blocks; the various types of synthetic concrete blocks; the unique qualities of the pyramids'casing stones; additional evidential facts of synthetic pyramid blocks; as well as bringing to light the even more outstanding details of the earlier incredible masonry works of Saqqara Part V:The Three Snefru Pyramids consists of three chapters 9 through 11, as follows: Chapter 9: Snefru’s Meidum Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors. Chapter 10: Snefru’s Bent Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors. Chapter 11: Snefru’s Red Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors. Part VI: The Three Pyramids of Giza consists of four chapters 12 through 15, as follows: Chapter 12: The Giza Plateau provides an overall diagram of the main points of interest in the Giza Plateau Chapter 13: Khufu’s Great Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors. Chapter 14: Khafra’s Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors. Chapter 15: Menkaura's Pyramid covers its detailed exteriors and interiors. Part VII: After The Pyramids consists three chapters 16 through 18, as follows; Chapter 16: Mission Accomplished concludes the Egyptians' objectives of building the pyramids Chapter 17: "Pyramid" Texts covers the origin of such incorrectly western characterization of such texts. Chapter 18: The Greatest Pharaohs That Followed provides accounts of subsequent more powerful and great builders who never built a pyramid because the real objectives of building pyramids were achieved during the era of the Fourth dynasty. Appendix A: Roof Forms and Their Metaphysical Designations shows how the Egyptians' choice for a roof form was based on metaphysical and not construction reasons.