The Secret of the Pyramids: How Pharaoh Khufu presents us the methods used for building the ancient Egyptian Pyramids

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Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the Egyptian pyramids and discover the secrets of their impressive construction. In this groundbreaking reference book, written by an experienced Egyptologist and a French logistician, the invention and construction of the pyramids is illuminated with a detailed study. From the archaeological documentation of the building evidence to the development of an innovative theory that explains the construction of the pyramids without contradiction, this book offers a comprehensive analysis for experts and interested laymen alike. Learn more about the building techniques of the Old Kingdom, the use of tangential ramps in pyramid construction and the exciting history behind the famous monuments. Immerse yourself in the world of Egyptological reconstruction and solve the mystery of the pyramids.

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Michel MICHEL is born in France and has a passion for ancient Egypt. He was born July 30, 1950 in Le Havre in Normandy and lives in Vernon in the same region. He met several times the greatest personalities of French Egyptology such as Jacques Vandier, Jean-Philippe Lauer, Christianne Desroches-Noblecourt, Jean Leclant and Jean Yoyotte and some specialists of pyramids as Gilles Dormion, Jean-Patrice Goidin and Jean Kérisel. He built many scale models for testing in order to make up its own opinion and also conducts scale experiments. He is particularly interested in how to build the pyramids and to erect obelisks, two major mysteries for which he provides new solutions. He studied the methods of levelling the orientation of the great monuments and transportation of heavy loads.Dr. Michael E. Habicht, studierte Klassische Archäologie und Ägyptologie den Universitäten Zürich und Basel. Er hat sich auf das Neue Reich, die Königsgräber und Unterweltsbücher, sowie auf die Zeit von Echnaton, Nofretete und Tutanchamun spezialisiert. Er hat zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Arbeiten zum Alten Ägypten, Mumien und Paläopathologie publiziert (Lancet, PLoS One, Circulation Research). Er ist Senior Research Fellow an der Flinders University, Adelaide (Australien) und wissenschaftlicher Experte am FAPAB Research Center in Avola (Italien)

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