Why did the ancient Egyptians bury their rulers in gigantic stone pyramids? How did they achieve such amazing feats of engineering with simple tools and equipment? What was life like for the peasants and craftsmen who provided the labour? How did the Egyptians mummify a body? This book looks at these questions in the light of recent research and comes up with some fascinating answers. The "I Was There" photographic re-enactments combine with lively text to bring the story of the pyramids to life for a 20th-century readership.
- ISBN10 1898304726
- ISBN13 9781898304722
- Publish Date 3 November 1994 (first published 17 October 1991)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 July 2001
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Imprint Red Fox
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 64
- Language English