Dk Eyewitness: Pyramid

Description: "Eyewitness Guides" are best-selling, high-quality visual information books. This title is a valuable resource to students whether they need to know about ancient burial chambers or how workers lifted stones weighing up to 15 tonnes without complicated machinery.


Contents: What are pyramids?; built for a king; the great step pyramid; the step pyramid comples; first true pyramids; the pyramids of Giza; the pharaohs of Giza; the great pyramid; inside the pyramid; temples and offerings; the great sphinx; funeral boats; planning the pyramid; building in brick and stone; tools for building; the pyramid rises; a slow decline; the middle kingdom revival; pyramidions; riddles of the pyramids; pyramids of Nubia; pharaohs of Nubia; a queen's trasure; Mayan pyramids; Aztec pyramids; the pyramid lives on; did you know?; Who's who.