Egyptian Tomb Architecture: The archaeological facts of pharaonic circular symbolism

By David I. Lightbody

This thesis, sure to prove controversial, examines the geometry of Old Kingdom Royal tomb architecture, arguing for far greater levels of mathematical sophistication than hitherto admitted. Adding his own contribution to the Black Athena debate, Lightbody also claims that the debts in measurement, geometry and mathematics which the Greeks owe to the Egyptians has also not been fully recognised, not least due to an overfocusing on philological evidence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1407303392
• ISBN13: 9781407303390
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.1" x 11.6"