Pyramids of the Giza Plateau : Pyramid Complexes of Khufu

Pyramids of the Giza Plateau : Pyramid Complexes of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Author: Charles Rigano Format: Paperback | 224 pages Dimensions: 208.28 x 276.86 x 15.24mm | 521.63g Publication date: 19 Dec 2014 Publisher: AUTHORHOUSE Publication City/Country: United States Language: English Illustrations note: black white illustrations ISBN10: 1496952499 ISBN13: 9781496952493 \The most remarkable piece of ground in the World\ as Flinders Petrie described the Giza Plateau. Here the Pyramid Complexes of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure have stood for 4,600 years. The Giza pyramids have been scientifically studied for the last 300 years; now for the first time all three are brought together in one book. Virtually all contemporary \pyramid\ books address only Khufu's Great Pyramid. This book goes beyond the Great Pyramid and provides a complete detailed look at all three Giza pyramids and their complexes: the main pyramid, the Sphinx, subsidiary pyramids, temples, boat pits, and enclosures. The descriptions are supplemented by almost 300 photos and drawings to provide the reader a detail look which can only be surpassed by being there in person with a very knowledgeable guide. In this book Charles Rigano combines both his on-site examinations, with the study of more than 200 references from the early explorers to the recent Egyptologists, to form a complete picture of the Pyramid Complexes. This material is available nowhere else in a single volume. # About the Author Many contemporary authors focus only on the Great Pyramid and consider what might be possible. Charles Rigano focuses on the archaeological record to see where it leads him. He has been studying Old Kingdom architecture for 25 years and his earlier articles on the Bent Pyramid interior, Sneferu's pyramid at Meidum, the small subsidiary pyramid recently uncovered near Khufu's Pyramid, and on pyramid building all provided new insights on these old subjects.