HOW GREAT PYRAMID WAS BUILT(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　“Smith, a public works engineer by profession, produces a
fascinating scenario for the erection circa 2550 B.C.E. of the
Great Pyramid of Khufu. . . . This impressive, accessible analysis
is an absolute necessity for the basic Egyptology
collection.”—Gilbert Taylor, Booklist

　　Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and
historians, world-class engineer Craig B. Smith explores the
planning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid of
Giza. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their building
plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specific
design and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? The
answers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind color
photographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of tools,
materials, and building techniques the ancient masters used. In his
foreword to the book, Egypt’s Undersecretary of State for the Giza
Monuments Zahi Hawass explains the importance of understanding the
Great Pyramid as a straightforward construction project.

　　Craig B. Smith is former president of Daniel, Mann, Johnson,
Mendenhall, Holmes & Narver, a global engineering,
architecture, and construction firm that has been involved in many
major public works projects, including the renovating of the
Pentagon before and after 9/11. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering
from UCLA, where he was an assistant professor of engineering and
assistant director of the Nuclear Energy Laboratory. His work on
the Great Pyramid was featured on A&E’s The Great Builders of
Egypt and on PBS’s Lost Cities of the Pyramids.

Foreword by Zahi Hawass
Author’s Note
Introduction: Q~est for Answers
Egypt during the Old Kingdom
 Pyramid Evolution
A Tomb for a King
We Consecrate This Holy Ground
The Desert Comes Alive
 Soaring toward the Heavens
 Stair Steps to the Gods
The Workforce
 The Construction Schedules
~ Life Everlasting
Appendixes
   i. Egyptian Gods
   2.Units of Measurement and Other Technical Data
   3- Calculating the Number of Blocks in the
Pyramid
   4. A Primer on Program Management
Notes
Glossary
Annotated Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index