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Solving the ancient mysteries mark lehner brings his many years of field research in egypt to this definitive book. Powerful symbols of remote antiquity, the pyramids have intrigued and fascinated generations. In the complete pyramids, newly available in paperback, mark. Professor lehner surveys and describes the pyramids across their 3,000year history, as well as explaining the rituals and mythology, the. For each pyramid threedimensional illustrations show its structure and that of the surrounding temple and temenos remains. Complete pyramids, the solving the ancient mysteries lehner, mark. The instructor may make changes to the syllabus in future courses. He is a visiting assistant professor of egyptian archaeology at the oriental institute of the university of chicago. The complete pyramids, thames and hudson, london, 1997. The complete pyramids was published in 1997 by tharnes and hudson. Solving the ancient mysteries the complete pyramids. Lehner took part in an american association for the.
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