Author: Petroleum Exploration Society of LibyaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Guidebook to the Geology and Archaeology of Egypt
Author: Petroleum Exploration Society of LibyaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The Geology of Egypt
Author: El-BazPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900461642X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Geology of Egypt
Author: Bonnie M. SampsellPublisher:
ISBN: 9774166329
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Egypt is primarily a land of deserts and mountains, the habitable Nile Valley and Delta occupying less than 5 percent of the country. Although the ancient Egyptians lived on only a small fraction of the land, they made extensive use of resources from the less hospitable areas, exploiting the opportunities and adjusting to the constraints of their physical environment. This updated and expanded edition of The Geology of Egypt: A Traveler's Handbook describes these features and more, providing a guide for the visitor to Egypt interested in learning about its history from a different perspective. The author presumes no background in geology or related fields and provides an introduction to the relevant geological concepts, presenting examples to illustrate how the country's geological features influenced Egyptian civilization. Most examples are selected from the pharaonic period and Greco-Roman period, though many cases also illustrate how geological factors continue to have an impact on modern Egyptian society. The text is organized as a trip on the Nile from Lake Nasser downstream to the Delta, with chapters devoted to such popular sites as Aswan, Luxor, and Giza. Also covered are the Eastern and Western Deserts, as well as the Sinai Peninsula. Maps, illustrations, fifty color photographs, and an extensive glossary help make a complex but intriguing subject accessible to everyone.
Archaeology and Geology of Ancient Egyptian Stones
Author: James A. HarrellPublisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803275820
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1091
Book Description
This book seeks to identify and describe all the rocks and minerals employed by the ancient Egyptians using proper geological nomenclature, and to give an account of their sources in so far as they are known. The various uses of the stones are described, as well as the technologies employed to extract, transport, carve, and thermally treat them.
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Author: American Association of Petroleum GeologistsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petroleum
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
Book Description
List of members in each volume.
Origins of the Sphinx
Author: Robert M. SchochPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1620555263
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
New research and evidence that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than previously thought • Contrasts what Egyptologists claim about the Sphinx with historical accounts and new research including reanalysis of seismic studies and updates to Schoch’s water weathering research and Bauval’s Orion Correlation Theory • Examines how the Sphinx is contemporaneous with Göbekli Tepe, aligned with the constellation Leo, and was recarved during the Old Kingdom era of Egypt • Reveals that the Sphinx was built during the actual historical Golden Age of ancient Egypt, the period known in legend as Zep Tepi No other monument in the world evokes mystery like the Great Sphinx of Giza. It has survived the harsh climate of Egypt for thousands of years and will remain long after our own civilization is gone. According to orthodox Egyptology, the Sphinx was built around 2500 BCE as a memorial to the pharaoh Khafre. Yet this “fact” has scant to no supportive evidence. When was the Sphinx really built and, most importantly, why? In this provocative collaboration from two Egyptology outsiders, Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D., and Robert Bauval combine their decades of research to show how the Sphinx is thousands of years older than the conventional Egyptological timeline and was built by a long forgotten pre-Pharaonic civilization. They examine the known history of the Sphinx, contrasting what Egyptologists claim with prominent historical accounts and new research, including updates to Schoch’s geological water weathering research and reanalysis of seismic studies. Building on Bauval’s Orion Correlation Theory, they investigate the archaeoastronomical alignments of the monuments of the Giza Plateau and reveal how the pyramids and Sphinx were built to align with the constellations of Orion and Leo. Analyzing the evidence for a significantly older construction phase at Giza and the restoration and recarving of the Sphinx during the Old Kingdom era, they assert that the Sphinx was first built by an advanced pre-Pharaonic civilization that existed circa 12,000 years ago on the Giza Plateau, contemporaneous with the sophisticated Göbekli Tepe complex. The authors examine how the monuments at Giza memorialize Zep Tepi, the Golden Age of legend shown here to be an actual historical time period from roughly 10,500 BCE through 9700 BCE. Moving us closer to an understanding of the true age and purpose of the Great Sphinx, Schoch and Bauval provide evidence of an early high civilization witnessed by the Great Sphinx before the end of the last ice age.
Giza Reports 1
Author: Mark LehnerPublisher: Ancient Egypt Research Associates
ISBN: 1733197095
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Volume 1 includes a foreword by Zahi Hawass, a preface, a history of the project, three articles on the work to establish a survey grid over the Giza Plateau, and a preliminary ceramic report. There are also detailed reports on two excavation operations - Main Street and Gallery III.4 - along with short reports on the ceramics, lithics, flora, fauna, charcoal, and sealings from these areas. The volume is heavily illustrated with 196 line drawings (many of which are archaeological plans and sections) and 96 black and white photos. It also includes two large fold-out maps: a topographical map of the Giza Plateau and a map of the site.
The Pre-Cambrian in North Africa
Author: H. M. E. SchürmannPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004631801
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Egypt and the Egyptians
Author: Douglas J. BrewerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521851505
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to over three thousand years of ancient Egyptian civilization.
The Land of Osiris
Author: Stephen S. MehlerPublisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
ISBN: 9780932813589
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
"Was there a advanced prehistoric civilization in ancient Egypt? Who were the people who built the great pyramids and carved the Great Sphinx? Did the pyramids serve as energy devices and not as tombs for kings? Independent Egyptologist Stephen S. Mehler has spent over 30 years researching the answers to these questions and believes the answers are "Yes!" An indigenous oral tradition still exists in Egypt, and Mehler has been able to uncover and study it with the help of a living master of this tradition, Abd1El Hakim Awyan. He has also been given permission to share these teachings—presented heretofore in fragments by other researchers—to the Western World, teachings that unfold a whole new understanding of ancient Egypt"--Publisher's description.