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Pyramid / written by Peter Chrisp.
| Author/creator | Chrisp, Peter |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st American ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : DK Pub., 2006. |
| Description | 67 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Experience Experience (DK Pub.) ^A768185 |
| Contents | Ends: Desert sands--the story begins -- Eyewitness: Early pyramids -- Nile Delta -- North Pyramid and Bent Pyramid -- Surveying the site: Giza -- Quarrying the stone -- Moving the blocks -- Laying the foundations -- Catalogue: Tools and measurements -- Water transport -- Nile in flood: Seasonal workers -- Masonry work -- Pyramid rises: Ramp theories -- Grand gallery -- King's chamber -- Adding the capstone -- Removing the ramp -- Finished pyramid awaits... -- Eyewitness: Pharaoh dies -- Egyptian gods and the afterlife -- Mummification -- X-ray of a mummy, from head... -- ... to toe -- Funeral procession and barge -- Procession arrives -- Into the burial chamber -- Pyramid complex -- Eyewitness: Finding the pyramids and Rosetta Stone -- The Sphinx -- Catalogue: Tomb treasures -- Catalogue: Pyramids -- Glossary and index -- Imprint and acknowledgments. |
| Abstract | Presents an illustrated exploration of the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, including its purpose and how it was constructed. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2005032697 |
| ISBN | 0756614104 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780756614102 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 726 C4613P | ✔ Available | Place Hold |