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The Pyramid Builders of Ancient Egypt: A Modern Investigation of Pharaohs' Workforce
Author(s): David, Rosalie
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket Protection: | N/A |
| Signature: | None |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Guild Publishing |
| Publication Year: | 1988 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| Book ID: | 026294 |
| Catalogue(s): | History - General ◇ History - Ancient ◇ History - Africa and the Middle East |
Book club edition. x, 270pp, maps in text and a section of plate illustrations. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 8vo. Very slightly rounded on corners and spine tips. In its original illustrated and laminated dust jacket, very slightly rubbed on corners and very slightly bumped at spine tips. The Egyptian builders of the pyramids are revealed by Rosalie David as a simple people, leading ordinary lives while engaging in the epic enterprise of pyramid-building. She described the work of the Kahun Project at Manchester Museum which has been reworking the major collection of objects excavated by Flinders Petrie, known as the father of British Egyptology, linking this to the towns and villages, such as Kahun, which were the homes of the pyramid workforce.
Keywords:
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Civilisations
Ancient History
Pyramids
Pharaohs
Valley of the Kings
Egyptology
