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The Construction of the Pyramids
An illustrated guide to the construction, architecture and the evolution of the design of the pyramids from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.
www.touregypt.net
Concise, illustrated information on the pyramids from archaeology student N. A. Fink.
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The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser
Clickable plan and images, provided by the University of Pennsylvania.
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NOVA Online tours the Great Pyramid in QuickTime VR, explains how the pyramids were constructed and by whom. Also covers a 1997 excavation of the bakery that fed the pyramid builders.
www.pbs.org
The British Museum provides a readable, illustrated introduction to the pyramids of Ancient Egypt. Includes an interactive reconstruction of Khufu's pyramid complex.
www.ancientegypt.co.uk
CultureFocus provides an illustrated introduction to the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt.
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Computer-based study combined with robotic investigation of the shafts in the Great Pyramid of Cheops by engineer Rudolf Gantenbrink. He argues that they were not air shafts.
www.cheops.org
An illustrated article by inventor Allen Dittmer, with bibliography, from Inventors' Digest July/August 1999. He suggests that heavy blocks could have been moved with sledge and rollers.
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A study of the logistical aspects of Egyptian pyramid construction in the 25th century BC by civil engineer Peter Prevos. Includes bibliography and links to Herodotus's comments on pyramid-building.
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Great Pyramid of Khufu - El Giza, Egypt - Great Buildings Online
Great Pyramid of Khufu by unknown architect, at El Giza, Egypt, -2600 to -2480, in the Great Buildings Online.
www.greatbuildings.com
An illustrated description of the evolution of the Egyptian pyramids and discussion of how they were built from King Tut One.com. Includes a virtual model of the Great Pyramid.
www.kingtutone.com
Door Shuts on Pyramid's Mysteries
The BBC reports that the secrets of Egypt's Great Pyramid of Cheops will remain locked up for another 12 months after a door blocks a miniature robot explorer.
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Pyramid of Man - The House of Going Forth by Day
An illustrated discussion by Vincent Brown on the architecture of Old Kingdom pyramids, with bibliography. The focus is on the depiction of the figure of Osiris in the substructure of Khufu's pyramid.
www.pyramidofman.com
Egyptian Centres of Cult Worship
Photographs and sectional drawings of the Egyptian pyramids.
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Harvard Magazine: Who Built the Pyramids?
Archaeologist Mark Lehner has discovered a city of pyramid workers. Illustrations include a conjectural drawing of the Giza plateau near the end of Khufu's reign.
www.harvard-magazine.com