The pyramids of Giza have stood for more than four thousand years,
fascinating generations around the world. We think of the pyramids
as mysteries, but the stones, hieroglyphs, landscape, and even
layers of sand and debris around them hold stories. In Giza and the
Pyramids: The Definitive History, two of the world's most eminent
Egyptologists, Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass, provide their unique
insights based on more than four decades of excavating and studying
the site. 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. Though we imagine the pyramids of
Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure and the Sphinx rising from the desert,
isolated and enigmatic, they were once surrounded by temples, noble
tombs, vast cemeteries, and even harbors and teeming towns. This
unparalleled account describes that past life in vibrant detail,
along with the history of exploration, the religious and social
function of the pyramids, how the pyramids were built, and the
story of Giza before and after the Old Kingdom. Hundreds of
illustrations, including vivid photographs of the monuments,
excavations, and objects, as well as plans, reconstructions, and
images from remote-controlled cameras and laser scans, help bring
these monuments to life. Through the ages, Giza and the pyramids
have inspired extraordinary speculations and wild theories, but
here, in this definitive account, is the in-depth story as told by
the evidence on the ground and by the leading authorities on the
site.
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