From the Book - 1st pbk. ed.
Pyramids, land and people
Pyramids in the landscape
The giant pyramids : their rise and fall
The standard pyramid complex ; I. Tomb and temple. The Ka, the Ba and the body embalmed
Burial rituals and the pyramid complex
This world and the netherworld
The pyramid as icon ; II. Explorers and scientists. Early legends
Mythic history of the Copts and Arabs
The first European discover
Recent discoveries ; III. The whole pyramid catalogue. Origins of the pyramid : Hierakonpolis
Archaic mastabas at Saqqara
Djoser's step pyramid complex
The short life of step pyramids
The first true pyramids : Meidun and Dahshur
The Great Pyramid of Khufu
Khafre's pyramid and the Great Sphinx
The end of the 5th dynasty
Pyramids of the 6th dynasty
Pyramids of the First Intermediate Period
Mentuhotep at Deir el-Bahri
The second phase of Middle Kingdom pyramids
Late Middle Kingdom pyramids
Pyramids of Late Antiquity ; IV. The living pyramid. Supply and transport
The NOVA pyramid-building experiment
Tools, techniques and operations
Building a Middle Kingdom pyramid
Those who serve : priests and watchers
Epilogue : the legacy of the pyramids
