DK Eyewitness Guides: Pyramid  (English, Hardcover, Putnam James)

The pyramids at Giza in Egypt have stood for over 4 500 years and the amazing feat of their construction is shrouded in mystery. This superb collection of specially commissioned photographs tries to answer some of the riddles about them and the people who built them.Discover what archaeological finds have revealed about life on the banks of the Nile during the Pyramid Age. See the pyramids and temples of Egypt and Mexico in breathtaking detail as well as statues of pharoahs officials workers and religious texts written on stone and papyrus thousands of years ago. Reconstructions show the Step Pyramid Complex at Saqqara the interior passages of the Great Pyramid and a pyramid being built.Produced in association with the British Museum London Pyramid is a unique and fascinating introduction to the mysteries of these striking and colossal structurs.