The pyramids : their archaeology and history /: their archaeology and history. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Miroslav Verner ; translated from the German by Steven Randall.
• Other Names: Verner, Miroslav
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Foreword; Note on Usage; Introduction: The Rediscovery of the Pyramids; Part One: The Birth of the Pyramids; Chapter One: Before the Pyramids; Chapter Two: The Way to Eternity: Ritual and Cult; Chapter Three: The Construction of the Pyramids; Part Two: The Pyramids; Chapter Four: The Old Kingdom (Third to Sixth Dynasty); Chapter Five: The Fourth Dynasty-The Greatest of the Great; Chapter Six: The Fifth Dynasty-When the Sun Ruled; Chapter Seven: The Sixth Dynasty-The End of an Era. Chapter Eight: The First Intermediate Period (Seventh Dynasty to the Beginning of the Eleventh)Chapter Nine: The Middle Kingdom (Eleventh to Twelfth Dynasty?); Chapter Ten: The Second Intermediate Period (Thirteenth to Seventeenth Dynasty); Postscript; Epilogue: The Secret of the Pyramids; Appendix 1: Basic Dimensions of the Pyramids; Appendix 2: Egyptologists and Pyramid Scholars; Appendix 3: Chronological List of Rulers and Dynasties; Appendix 4: Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Places.
• Publisher Details: New York : Atlantic Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (760 pages)
• Subjects: 932.01; Pyramids -- Egypt -- Design and construction; Pyramids -- Egypt -- History; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt; HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt; Antiquities; Excavations (Archaeology); Pyramids; Pyramids -- Design and construction; Egypt -- Antiquities; Egypt; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782396802; 1782396802
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.