By James V. Barr
ISBN-10: 1450287484
ISBN-13: 9781450287487
ISBN-10: 1450287492
ISBN-13: 9781450287494
Few humans have paid consciousness to Herodotus and his writings approximately Egypt’s difficult canal approach, yet historian James V. Barr believes those performed a severe function in pyramid building. counting on years of study, he offers the lock and canal approach of construction.
Barr additionally examines different theories of pyramid building akin to the levitation thought and the ramp concept. He explains why causes of pyramid development that don't specialise in the canal procedure are improper and why the canal and lock method makes the main sense.
Barr hopes to teach Egypt either because it as soon as was once and because it is this day, sharing fullyyt new pictures, drawings, and maps. this is often concise, informative primer for someone who desires to study extra in regards to the tools hired in pyramid construction.
Discover the ingenuity of the traditional Egyptians and dig deeper into a few of their maximum feats of engineering as you are taking a visit again in time at the Floating Stones of Egypt.
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