The stones of the pyramids
Subtitle: provenance of the building stones of the Old Kingdom pyramids of Egypt
By: by Dietrich Klemm and Rosemarie Klemm.
Contributors: Klemm, Rosemarie.
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9783110221237
Subjects: Pyramids -- Egypt; Pyramids -- Egypt -- Design and construction; Building stones -- Egypt -- History; Building stones -- Egypt -- Analysis; Limestone -- Egypt -- Analysis; Petrology; Geochemistry; Quarries and quarrying -- Egypt -- History; Egypt -- Antiquities; Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The step pyramid of Djoser; title: The "buried pyramid" of Sechemchet; title: The pyramids of Zawiet el-Aryan; title: The Meidum pyramid; title: The pyramids of Snofru at Dahshur; title: The Gizeh pyramids; title: The pyramid of Djedefre at Abu Roash; title: The Mastaba Faraoun of Shepseskaf; title: The pyramid of Userkaf at Saqqara-North; title: The sun temples of Userkaf and Niuserre at Abu Ghurob; title: The pyramids of Abusir; title: The pyramid of Djedkare-Isesi at Saqqara-South; title: The pyramid of Unas at Saqqara-North; title: The pyramid of Teti; title: The pyramid of Pepi I at Saqqara-South; title: The pyramid of Merenre; title: The pyramid Pepi II; title: Concluding remarks.