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RECOMMENDED READING ON THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
EGYPTIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
Annotated by Oriental Institute Museum Associate Curator Emily Teeter
Abbreviations: pb: available in a paper bound edition
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- Arnold, Dieter. Building in Egypt: Pharaonic Stone Masonry. Oxford Univ. Press, 1991. pb.
- Excellent study of tools and construction techniques. [Buy it on line and support the Research Archives]
- Bierbrier, M. Tomb Builders of the Pharaohs. ScribnerÕs, 1984. pb.
- Lively analysis of life in Deir el Medina (Luxor) and good account of building the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. [Buy it on line and support the Research Archives]
- Clarke, Somer and R. Engelbach. Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture. Dover, 1990. pb.
- Reissue of the classic 1930 work, still very useful. [Buy it on line and support the Research Archives]
- Edwards, I.E.S. The Pyramids of Egypt. Viking/Penguin (2nd edition) 1985. pb.
- Excellent summary of tomb architecture and pyramids. [Buy it on line and support the Research Archives]
- Hornung, Erik. The Valley of the Kings. Timken Publisher, 1990.
- Wonderful book with fantastic photographs of royal tombs. Expert text by the foremost scholar of religious texts from the royal tombs. [Buy it on line and support the Research Archives]
- Jenkins, Nancy The Boat Beneath the Pyramid. Holt Rinehart Winston, 1980. op.
- Wonderful story and photos of the ship of Khufu at Giza. [Buy it on line and support the Research Archives]
- Lehner, Mark The Complete Pyramids. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1997. [Buy it on line and support the Research Archives]
- Romer, J. Valley of the Kings. Morrow, 1981.
- Excellent history of the valley and its exploration illustrated with many fine photos. [Buy it on line and support the Research Archives]
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