The Complete Pyramids

Thames and Hudson have established an enviable reputation for their Egyptology books and this is another high quality production by an acknowledged expert in the field, rich in detail and accessible to the interested lay reader as well as to the serious student. The author Mark Lehner will be familiar to TV viewers who watched him disputing with colleagues precisely what technique would have been used by the Ancient Egyptians to erect an obelisk. Sadly, within the time and budget of the TV programme, it was not possible to actually raise the obelisk in question but it was clear that...