HOW THE PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT

The pyramids of Egypt, the only monuments amongst the Seven Wonders of the World to survive, remain objects of awe and mystery to this day. For thousands of years men have paused before their grandeur and speculated on how they were built. Amongst this number was Peter Hodges who began to work out how he, a practical master builder, would have set about it. He developed a theory that, contrary to accepted wisdom, levers were the only practical answer which surprisingly was found to agree with Herodotus. Sadly he died before his book could be published and the task was completed by Julian Keable, an architect with wide experience of new and old technologies.
The publishers are proud to re-issue this fascinating work which was featured in a BBC 'Horizon' programme.

Peter Hodges (edited by Julian Keable)

168pp.A4; 129 illus, 6 tables, 2 maps; (1989) pb 0 85668 600 X $32 / £15

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

SOME COMMENTS BY REVIEWERS
"...thesis is interesting and well written, and is enlivened by a large number of simple but effective line drawings and some useful photographs. By providing further support for the growing consensus that the largest pyramids cannot have been built using ramps alone, this book is at least a step in the right direction." Bibliotheca Orientalis