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Table of Contents

Foreword - 7
Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Director of Excavations at Giza, Saqqara and Bahariya Oasis.
Author’s Note - 10
Introduction: Quest for Answers 16
Chap. 1 Egypt During the Old Kingdom - 28
Chap. 2 Pyramid Evolution - 58
Chap. 3 A Tomb for a King - 86
Chap. 4 We Consecrate this Holy Ground - 108
Chap. 5 The Desert Comes Alive - 126
Chap. 6 Soaring toward the Heavens - 150
Chap. 7 Stair Steps to the Gods - 178
Chap. 8 The Workforce - 202
Chap. 9 The Construction Schedules - 222
Chap. 10 Life Everlasting - 234

Appendices - 245
1. List of Egyptian Gods - 245
2. Units of measurement and conversion factors - 248
3. Calculating The Number of Blocks in the Pyramid - 250
4. A Primer on Program Management - 252

End Notes - 262

Glossary - 272

Annotated Bibliography - 277

Illustration Credits - 285

Index - 286

 

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