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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. This revised edition includes recent discoveries and research.
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THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT
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The Viking Press, New York, NY, 1972
ISBN 10: 0670583618
ISBN 13: 9780670583614
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. The pyramids of Egypt are among the spectacular wonders of the world. What was it that prompted the pharaohs to construct these elaborate tombs for themselves? In this book the author offers explanations and poses new problems as he traces the development and decline of this form of burial from 1st Dynasty mastabas and the great Step Pyramid of Zoser to the VIth Dynasty pyramid complex of Pepi II. "The Pyramids of Egypt" has long been recognized as a most important work in its field. Included are photographs, a table of the Major Pyramids of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, a bibliography, notes on the illustrations and drawings, and an index. This copy is clean and solid. Seller Inventory # 001060