The People, Politics and History Behind the World's Most Famous Archaeological Site
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Köp båda 2 för 428 krLawton and Ogilvie-Herald have gone where no academic has dared to venture, and have exposed the raw truth behind the archaeological history and politics of Egypt's greatest monuments. David Rohl, leading revisionist author
I urge everyone to read and digest Giza: The Truth before they even think about picking up another book on alternative Egypt. Lawton and Ogilvie-Herald's insight into the great Giza debate is superb. Andrew Collins, leading revisionist author
A refreshing and realistic overview of research, exploration, questions and answers surrounding the Giza Plateau ... a significant contribution to the field. Rudolf Gantenbrink, robotics expert and pyramid explorer
This book is absolutely first rate! Joe Schor, financier of Giza explorations
introduction
part i: prologue
1 early explorations: the caliph’s capers; arabian accounts; desecration and disaster; the dawn of decoding; davison delves; jomard juggles; the circus strongman; the genoese merchant; victorian vandal? the french founders; the astronomer royal; masonic meddling? the father of egyptian archaeology; twentieth century greats.
2 when were the pyramids built? context is king; pyramid progression; the foundations of attribution; alternative attacks; vyse is victimised; the invented inventory; sign your name! earlier structures? carbon-dating revisited; conclusion.
3 why were the pyramids built? funerary edifices? the great pyramid puzzle; symbolism, ritual and initiation; repositories of knowledge? astronomical observatories? millennium madness? conclusion.
4 how were the pyramids built? preparation; erection; completion; logistics; monolithic mysteries? appropriate alternatives? conclusion.
5 legends of the hall: the hall in antiquity; the ‘sleeping prophet’; conclusion.
part ii: modern methods
6 the hunt for secret chambers: the joint pyramid project; sri international; surveying the sphinx; the queen’s chamber; more secret chambers? conclusion.
7 the age of the sphinx: the lion man; preliminaries; weathering; context revisited; conclusion.
8 the enigma of the shafts: ventilation revisited; a new perspective; opener of the ways; what next?
9 twinkle little star: shaft alignments; the orion correlation; the broader correlations; keeper of genesis; judgment day.
part iii: politics on the plateau
10 fool’s gold: the sphinx project; the schor foundation expeditions; trouble in the alternative camp; open that door!
11 false prophets? genesis of conspiracy; the ‘real’ gantenbrink story; on the offensive; about turn! divergent paths?
12 the appleby affair: hermes rising; hermes falling; fall of the gods.
13 the hunter: revelations! seeing sense; conclusion.
14 the water shaft: early days; hyping it up! time for truth! pulling in the punters.
15 tunnel talk: danley’s tunnel; cox’s tunnel; the sphinx’s rump; conclusion.
16 epilogue: moving the debate forwards; the show must go on; a final word.
appendix i: were the giza pyramids covered in hieroglyphs?
appendix ii: more on the pyramids-as-tombs debate
appendix iii: the great pyramid's security features
appendix iv: features of major 3rd and 4th dynasty pyramids
appendix v: chronological summary
appendix vi: map of major sites