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Peter Hodges rejects the long-held view that ramps were used to build the pyramids; his alternative is that it could all have been done with levers. This book explains how and why. Contents: List of tables and maps; Foreword; 1. A new look at the pyramids; 2. Previous building theories; 3. Raising the stones at Giza; 4. The craftsmen and their skills; 5. Setting out a pyramid; 6. The anatomy of the pyramids; 7. Building stepped pyramids; 8. Building the Great Pyramid; 9. Casing the pyramids; 10 Further aspects; Appendix; Ramps; Levers; References; Index.
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How the Pyramids Were Built, Peter Hodges
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- 1990
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- Title
- How the Pyramids Were Built
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Hodges
- Publisher
- Lilian Barber Press
- Released
- 1990
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 168
- ISBN10
- 1852301279
- ISBN13
- 9781852301279
- Series
- Tags
- Pyramids
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- Peter Hodges rejects the long-held view that ramps were used to build the pyramids; his alternative is that it could all have been done with levers. This book explains how and why. Contents: List of tables and maps; Foreword; 1. A new look at the pyramids; 2. Previous building theories; 3. Raising the stones at Giza; 4. The craftsmen and their skills; 5. Setting out a pyramid; 6. The anatomy of the pyramids; 7. Building stepped pyramids; 8. Building the Great Pyramid; 9. Casing the pyramids; 10 Further aspects; Appendix; Ramps; Levers; References; Index.