The Aswân Obelisk
Author | : Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Āthār |
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Total Pages | : 94 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Aswan (Egypt) |
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Author | : Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Āthār |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 94 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Aswan (Egypt) |
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Author | : Reginald Engelbach |
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Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1931 |
Genre | : Obelisks |
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Author | : Reginald Engelbach |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2015-06-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781330384022 |
Excerpt from The Problem of the Obelisks, From a Study of the Unfinished, Obelisk at Aswan This book has been written.not only to give the general reader the results of the latest researches on the ages-old problem as to how the obeliks were extracted and erected quarry in 1921 and 1922 have already been published by the Antiquities Department, under the title of The Aswan Obelisk, with some remarks on the Ancient Engineering, of which this is practically a popular edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : R. Engelbach |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2017-06-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780282537395 |
Excerpt from The Aswan Obelisk: With Some Remarks on the Ancient Engineering Round the obelisk, partly separating it from the surrounding rock, is a narrow trench, whose depth averages about that required to disengage it to a square section. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Reginald Engelbach |
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Release | : 2019 |
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ISBN | : 9780243656509 |
Author | : Reginald Engelbach |
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Release | : 2019 |
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Presents information about the unfinished Obelisk in the Northern Quarry in Aswan, Egypt. Explains that a crack developed in the stone as it was being carved from the rock, so it was abandoned. Notes that much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from quarries in Aswan. States that the tools left behind by the builders have been useful to archealogists. Links to the home page of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.
Author | : Labib Habachi |
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Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : David Childress |
Publisher | : SCB Distributors |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2019-05-18 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1948803151 |
David Childress, popular author and star of the History Channel’s show Ancient Aliens, brings us a stunning tale of archeological investigation on a megalithic scale. Childress looks into the enigma of obelisks and their purpose. Egyptologists tell us that obelisks are granite towers that symbolize a ray of the sun—a megalithic symbol of the Sun God Ra, later to be called Aton. Some obelisks weigh over 500 tons and are massive blocks of polished granite that would be extremely difficult to quarry and erect even with modern equipment. Why did ancient civilizations in Egypt, Ethiopia and elsewhere undertake the massive enterprise it would have been to erect a single obelisk, much less dozens of them? Were obelisks more than simple monuments? Were they energy towers that could receive or transmit energy? Childress takes us on an amazing journey through the history of the obelisk and its probable purpose as an energy tower. With discussions on Tesla’s wireless power, and the use of obelisks as gigantic acupuncture needles for earth, Childress shows us what the ancients were trying to achieve with their mysterious obelisks. Chapters include: Megaliths Around the World and their Purpose; Mysteries of the Unfinished Obelisk; The Crystal Towers of Egypt; The Obelisks of Ethiopia; Obelisks in Europe and Asia; Mysterious Obelisks in the Americas; The Terrible Crystal Towers of Atlantis; Tesla’s Wireless Power Distribution System; Obelisks on the Moon; more. 8-page color section.
Author | : Dorothy U. Seyler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1633880362 |
Scholarly, mischievous, and driven by curiosity about the unknown, William John Bankes (1786-1855) was a complex and talented member of England's landed gentry. A friend of Lord Byron, he achieved recognition on several fronts- as a daring explorer of ancient lands, notably Egypt and Petra; as a brilliant art collector, illustrator, and remodeler of Kingston Lacy, his family estate in Dorset; and, unfortunately, as the focus of a homophobic sex scandal, which forced him to leave his homeland. Bankes made key discoveries as he explored the archeology and history of Egypt and Syria. He traveled deeper into Egypt and Nubia than any other European before him and prepared over 1,400 site plans and drawings of temples, many now lost to the sand or under the waters of the Nile. At the Abydos Temple he discovered the King List-a wall of cartouches listing Egyptian kings in chronological order-which was vital to the decoding of Egyptian hieroglyphs.a At Philae he uncovered a fallen obelisk, which he arranged to be transported back to England. And in modern-day Jordan he was the first European to make sketches and site plans of the olosto city of Petra. William's life was rich and full, if not always comfortable and secure. In an era when homosexuality was a capital offense, he was persecuted for being gay and threatened with imprisonment and execution. But his pioneering work on ancient temples now enriches the knowledge of modern Egyptologists, and his art collection and decorative talents can be enjoyed by those who visit his home-with the obelisk from Philae still raised on the south lawn. Enhanced by many of Bankes's drawings and paintings, this engaging story is full of vivid detail about the beginnings of Egyptology, Regency England, and a fascinating, multifaceted individual.