Download or read book The Mystery of Khufu s Tomb Unabridged written by Talbot Mundy and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Jimgrim is an American secret agent who has been recruited by the British intelligence services because of his in-depth knowledge of Arab life. Together with his friends and compatriots Ramsden and Ross he encounters an old acquaintance, beautiful Joan Leich, who is experiencing certain unpleasance on her property in Egypt. The group travels to Egyptian desert, accompanied by an old mathematician from China, in order to locate the mysterious tomb of Khufu.
Download or read book The Mystery of Khufu s Tomb written by Talbot Mundy and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mystery of Khufu s Tomb written by Talbot Mundy and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Science fiction the Early Years written by Everett Franklin Bleiler and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume the author describes more than 3000 short stories, novels, and plays with science fiction elements, from earliest times to 1930. He includes imaginary voyages, utopias, Victorian boys' books, dime novels, pulp magazine stories, British scientific romances and mainstream work with science fiction elements. Many of these publications are extremely rare, surviving in only a handful of copies, and most of them have never been described before.
Download or read book Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt written by Chris Naunton and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting archeological exploration of ancient Egypt that examines the potential for discovering the remaining “lost” tombs of the pharaohs. Tombs, mummies, and funerary items make up a significant portion of the archeological remains that survive ancient Egypt and have come to define the popular perception of Egyptology. Despite the many sensational discoveries in the last century, such as the tomb of Tutankhamun, the tombs of some of the most famous individuals in the ancient world—Imhotep, Nefertiti, Alexander the Great, and Cleopatra—have not yet been found. Archeologist Chris Naunton examines the famous pharaohs, their achievements, the bling they might have been buried with, the circumstances in which they were buried, and why those circumstances may have prevented archeologists from finding these tombs. In Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt, Naunton sheds light on the lives of these ancient Egyptians and makes an exciting case for the potential discovery of these lost tombs.
Download or read book Secrets of the Great Pyramid written by Peter Tompkins and published by Lane, Allen. This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mysteries of the Egyptian Pyramids written by Karen Latchana Kenney and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Massive pyramids tower over the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt. Built in the Bronze Age, these immense stone structures were engineered with remarkable precision. How did the ancient Egyptians construct them without the use of modern tools? Why were they built? Throughout the centuries, historians and archaeologists have studied the pyramids and other Egyptian artifacts in search of possible answers to these questions. The pyramids are filled with mysterious doors and passageways—what other secrets and treasures might lie inside? Find out more about the myths, science, and technology surrounding the creation and exploration of the Egyptian pyramids.
Download or read book The Great Pyramid written by Ruth Owen and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standing more than 40 stories high, the Great Pyramid of Giza has towered over the hot, dry Egyptian desert for more than 2,500 years. In this book, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World is explored. How was this massive structure created in a time before cranes and other heavy machinery? How did the thousands of pyramid builders live and work? And how are modern-day robots being used to explore tiny passages and mysterious shafts deep within this giant tomb?
Download or read book The Secret Explorers and the Tomb Robbers written by SJ King and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join The Secret Explorers as they go up against pyramid thieves in the third installment of this action-packed, fact-filled chapter book series for kids ages 7–9. Take your little archaeologist on an educational adventure to ancient Egypt in this action-packed third instalment of DK Books’ new fiction series for children. Meet the Secret Explorers - a band of brainiac kids from all around the world. Everyone in this diverse group of young experts has a speciality, from outer space to dinosaurs, and each story follows a character who gets chosen for a “secret exploration”. In this children’s educational book, we follow history expert Gustavo on a thrilling journey to the west bank of the River Nile, also known as the land of the dead. Joined by engineering expert Kiki, they set out on a mission to stop the Cairo Museum from closing down. Along the way, they find themselves in tense situations that will have kids on the edge of their seats! They break into pyramids, go up against tomb robbers and stop them from stealing all the ancient treasures in The Great Pyramid of Giza built for Pharaoh Khufu. Kids will love turning the pages to find out if the Secret Explorers manage to succeed in their mission! Explore the World of Pyramids, Mummies, and Pharaohs With a thrilling narrative that keeps kids engaged, The Secret Explorers and the Tomb Robbers book by SJ King is the perfect gift book for children who love history! It’s written for kids aged 7-9 years and packed with lots of information on ancient Egyptian history and culture to give them a magical introduction to Ancient Egypt and the land of the dead. At the end of the book, you’ll find “Gustavo’s Mission Notes” which is a summary of all the archaeology facts and discoveries made throughout the story. With fun illustrations, quizzes, and a vocabulary list in the back of the book, the educational value of this book is outstanding and great for a classroom read! Get Ready to Join the Secret Explorers Club The Secret Explorers series is a reminder to kids that they are limited only by their imagination and teaches them that learning is fun! But most of all, these educational books encourage children to believe that they can become experts in something they love. This exhilarating historical fiction book for kids is packed with: ● Fun facts and illustrations about ancient Egyptian religion, the Pharaohs, hieroglyphics and museums ● Simple and engaging explanations on how pyramids were built and mummies were made ● Quizzes, mission notes, and a glossary of words with definitions Also available as an audiobook, narrated by actor Alfred Enoch.
Download or read book The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh written by William Matthew Flinders Petrie and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sphinx Mystery written by Robert Temple and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that verifies the existence of secret underground chambers beneath the Sphinx and demonstrates its origins as the Egyptian god of the dead, Anubis • Includes an anthology of eyewitness accounts from early travelers who explored the secret chambers before they were sealed in 1926 • Reveals that the Sphinx was originally carved as a monumental crouching Anubis, the Egyptian jackal god of the necropolis Shrouded in mystery for centuries, the Sphinx of Giza has frustrated many who have attempted to discover its original purpose. Accounts exist of the Sphinx as an oracle, as a king’s burial chamber, and as a temple for initiation into the Hermetic Mysteries. Egyptologists have argued for decades about whether there are secret chambers underneath the Sphinx, why the head-to-body ratio is out of proportion, and whose face adorns it. In The Sphinx Mystery, Robert Temple addresses the many mysteries of the Sphinx. He presents eyewitness accounts, published over a period of 281 years, of people who saw the secret chambers and even went inside them before they were sealed in 1926--accounts that had been forgotten until the author rediscovered them. He also describes his own exploration of a tunnel at the rear of the Sphinx, perhaps used for obtaining sacred divinatory dreams. Robert Temple reveals that the Sphinx was originally a monumental Anubis, the Egyptian jackal god, and that its face is that of a Middle Kingdom Pharaoh, Amenemhet II, which was a later re-carving. In addition, he provides photographic evidence of ancient sluice gate traces to demonstrate that, during the Old Kingdom, the Sphinx as Anubis sat surrounded by a moat filled with water--called Jackal Lake in the ancient Pyramid Texts--where religious ceremonies were held. He also provides evidence that the exact size and position of the Sphinx were geometrically determined in relation to the pyramids of Cheops and Chephren and that it was part of a pharaonic resurrection cult.
Download or read book The Secret of the Great Pyramid written by Bob Brier and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decade ago, French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin became obsessed by the centuriesold question: How was the Great Pyramid built? How, in a nation of farmers only recently emerged from the Stone Age, could such a massive, complex, and enduring structure have been envisioned and constructed? Laboring at his computer ten hours a day for five years—creating exquisitely detailed 3-D models of the Pyramid's interior—Houdin finally had his answer. It was a startling revelation that cast a fresh light on the minds that conceived one of the wonders of the ancient world. Written by world-renowned Egyptologist Bob Brier in collaboration with Houdin, The Secret of the Great Pyramid moves deftly between the ancient and the modern, chronicling two equally fascinating interrelated histories. It is a remarkable account of the step-by-step planning and assembling of the magnificent edifice—the brainchild of an innovative genius, the Egyptian architect Hemienu, who imagined, organized, and oversaw a monumental construction project that took more than two decades to complete and that employed the services of hundreds of architects, mathematicians, boatbuilders, stonemasons, and metallurgists. Here also is the riveting story of Jean-Pierre Houdin's single-minded search for solutions to the mysteries that have bedeviled Egyptologists for centuries, such as the purpose of the enigmatic Grand Gallery and the Pyramid's crack.
Download or read book Alexander Cory and the Secret of the Pharaoh s Tomb written by Mary Jaycee and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-09-27 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen year old Alexander Cory has always wanted to be an Archaeologist. When given the opportunity of a lifetime to travel with his father to Egypt to the site of the Great Pyramids of Giza, Alex thought this was just the thing he needed to jumpstart his future career as an archaeologist. @ But the pyramids held a secret that was not written in any history book or on any of the walls of the pyramids; and the secret involved Alex more than he could have ever thought possible. Alex inadvertently discovers that secret and he learns that he is the Chosen One to fulfill a prophecy spoken thousands of years before his birth. @ Alex is transported in time and is given a glimpse into the past at a time when Egypt and the Pharaohs were at their peak of glory. He experiences sites, sounds, creatures, and situations that are even beyond an unmitigated imagination. @ Will Alex be able to fulfill his destiny as the Chosen One? And if he does, how will he get back home?
Download or read book The Nile and Its Masters Past Present Future written by Jean Kerisel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-12-17 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pharoahs were masters of the Nile: they had a detailed understanding of the ways of the river. Modern Egyptians see themselves as heirs to this tradition, and as owners of the Nile waters. In the 1960's, Egypt decided to protect its increasingly-populated Nile valley from the ravages of annual flooding by building a dam. A relatively small dam in the valley of Nubia, in the region of Tushka, would have enabled the excess floodwaters to safely be diverted towards the fossil valley of the pre-Nile. However, it was decided to select a site near Aswan, making it necessary to inundate more than 250km of river valley. Over the years, this strategy has been revealed to have been faulty, and numerous irrigation schemes in upriver countries have progressively reduced the amount of water descending into Egypt. The dire warning of the 14th century oracle appears to be prophetic: "the water of the river in my country will be stopped from reaching yours, which I shall cause to die of thirst..."
Download or read book Five thousand year old Puzzle written by Claudia Logan and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Dr. George Reisner's 1925 discovery and excavation of a secret tomb in Giza, Egypt, based on archival documents and records, but told through the fictionalized experiences of a young boy who accompanies his father on the dig.
Download or read book Pyramid of Secrets written by Alan F. Alford and published by Alan F. Alford. This book was released on 2010 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Talbot Mundy Philosopher of Adventure written by Brian Taves and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This critical biography chronicles both the actual travels and the philosophical meanderings of Talbot Mundy, one of the pioneers of the fantasy and adventure genre. Less celebrated than his contemporaries Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad, Mundy was no less gifted when it came to the literary portrayal of faraway lands. He was one of the first Western writers to show an appreciation of Eastern culture, and his writing became an outlet for his radical ideas on religion and philosophy. At the age of sixteen, Mundy left his native England to begin his life of adventure--a journey that took him from India to the Middle East to Tibet and finally to America, which became his adopted home. The American spirit of adventure matched Mundy's own, and it was here that he found a true audience for his work. This book explores Mundy's oeuvre--much of it set in exotic locales through which he himself had traveled--and considers both his novels and his lesser known writing, as well as his film and radio work. Books such as Rung Ho!, King-of the Khyber Rifles, Caves of Terror, Purple Pirate and Tros of Samothrace are discussed and placed within the framework of Mundy's life and philosophy. The final chapter evaluates the enduring value of his writings. Appendices include a comprehensive list of Mundy's works and a chronological listing by their original publication dates.
