University of Chicago Press Giza and the Pyramids: The Definitive History

Bellissimo libro sotto tutti i punti di vista. Questo testo e' certamente la storia "definitiva" delle piramidi. Piramidi che vengono descritte nel loro contesto originale (quando erano presenti templi, numerosi altri sepolcri e templi).Le fotografie sono di ottima qualita' come lo e' la veste grafica.

A very thorough look on all the various Egyptian tombs and workers residences over the millennia on the Giza plateau. Makes one realize there was a lot more going on there than just the three great pyramids. I highly recommend it.

As you might expect, this is a gorgeous big book. What's really good about it is the number of detailed drawings and maps and lovely photos of the insides of tombs and pyramids that are usually inaccessible. A great Christmas present for your Egyptophile friends.

Geez. I have this book. It is a geek reference book of the physical site. If you keep a dedicated bookcase on Egypt, If you even have a dedicated Egypt study workstation, this is an important Giza book.One star comments of the book being too heavy, too large, font too small are B.S. This is not a lap comic book to read in under 5 minutes. Get a dang reading desk like I use for this 6 pound beauty. Comments that it needs to be severely edited down is crazy talk of people who can't handle dull technical details about piles of rubble. You need to go find the coloring books in the kid section.I bought this book so I can study up before I re-visit the Giza site in 2021 for two weeks. The book has already helped me grasp the overall site geology and quarry complexity. If you are a detailed geek and want to know about the probable detailed digging, leveling, rubble moving and overall logistics of the site, well, this is a very useful reference book. I mean, the book is about them digging around for 42 years and 30 of which to slowly piece together a scrap book of their daily dig observations.When standing on the Giza Plateau and you scan the area, it looks like mixed and re-positioned rubble piles and holes. Because it is. And a great deal of the temple blocks have been dragged away. And most of the great digs of temples get re-covered in protective sand at the end of the dig season.I'm a member of two groups, the Egypt Exploration Society (EES) and American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE). And there is plenty of ongoing efforts to grasp what it all means. People listen to the one stars, and the two stars and pick interesting observations to evaluate and see if they fold into other hints picked up by other teams in the field. This all continues to be a very slow work-in-progress site.

Explaining and Illustrating, in details,,important part of Egypt History. While I was reading I discovered that I did not know that much about the Pyramids of Giza. As a reference and a guide, Gize and Pyramids:The Definitive History, inspired me to read more books, watch documentary movies, and open a new horizon of Egypt History. I consider my self lucky to have a copy of this book. Dr. Zahi Hawass is a Prophet of the Ancient Egyptians history and genius archaeologists that lives in our time...