History And Significance Of The Great Pyramid

Wake offers a fascinating exploration of the Great Pyramid of Giza and its place in ancient Egyptian culture. Drawing on historical records, he argues that the pyramid was not just a tomb, but a powerful symbol of the pharaoh's divine status and his connection to the gods. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in ancient Egypt and the mysteries of the pyramids. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In this short book we look at the great pyramid passing through the various theories of existence. Subjects include early Egyptian civilization, astronomy theory, tomb theory, religious theory, and cult of Seth and Snake.

One of the most profound mysteries of the world towers above the desert sands of Egyptthe Great Pyramid. Who built this amazing monument and why? When was the work completed? This book assembles information from numerous sources, including spiritual, mathematical, astronomical, astrological and religious areas. Reveals that no evidence exists for the Great Pyramid having ever been a tomb, despite the constant reference for it in textbooks. Wake claims the pyramid was a monument of Sabaism (an early religious cult) and of serpent worship. The serpent was immensely important in early Egyptian religion and mythology, but only Wake seems to have drawn a connection between the serpent and the Great Pyramid.

A history of the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza and the civilization that produced it.

Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and historians, world-class engineer Craig B. Smith explores the planning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid of Giza. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specific design and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? The answers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind color photographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of tools, materials, and building techniques the ancient masters used. In his foreword to the book, Egypt's Undersecretary of State for the Giza Monuments Zahi Hawass explains the importance of understanding the Great Pyramid as a straightforward construction project.

The Egyptologist acclaimed for re-dating the Great Sphinx at Giza sets his sights on one of the true mysteries of antiquity: the Great Pyramid of Giza. What is the Great Pyramid of Giza? Ask that basic question of a traditional Egyptologist, and you get the basic, traditional answer: a fancy tombstone for a self-important pharaoh of the Old Kingdom. This, Egyptologists argue, is the sole finding based on the data, and the only deduction supported by science. By implication, anyone who dissents from this point of view is unscientific and woolly-minded-a believer in magic and ghosts. Indeed, some of the unconventional ideas about the Great Pyramid do have a spectacularly fabulous ring to them. Yet from beneath the obvious terms of this controversy, a deeper, more significant question arises: how is it that the Great Pyramid exercises such a gripping hold on the human psyche- adding cryptic grace to the back of the one-dollar bill and framing myriad claims of New Age "pyramid power"? In Pyramid Quest, Robert M. Schoch and Robert Aquinas McNally use the rigorous intellectual analysis of scientific inquiry to investigate what we know about the Great Pyramid, and develop a stunning hypothesis: This ancient monument is the strongest proof yet that civilization began thousands of years earlier than is generally thought, extending far back into a little-known time. In tracing that story, we come to understand not only the Great Pyramid but also our own origins as civilized beings.