So again, nothing adds up. We have no idea who built the stuff at giza, we can't date it, we have no idea how they did it, and no idea why. When you buy a car the users manual is in the glovebox. Where is the glovebox on a pyramid? So weird. And does it make sense to date the garbage people left lying around the pyramid, will that tell us a built date? Or how long it took to build? I have my doubts these people are finding answers. I think they just goof around. The kinds of studies which have been done are so lazy. It is like a chronology of people standing around not testing anything not even earlier hypotheses. Then this book comes and adds more. That is nice. It is like understanding shape but not weight, color but not depth. This will be forgotten as soon as published.

This to me is by far the best book I have read on Ancient Egypt, Design and Construction

Good

This book is an excellent source of information on many aspects of stone construction in Pharaonic Egypt, including quarrying, transporting and working stone, construction planning and execution and manpower requirements. It includes sections on pyramids, temples, foundations, walls, monuments, roads, tools and many others. Well researched and referenced with numerous pictures, drawings and diagrams, all in B&W. The writing is of a detailed text-book style and not one of entertainment. With no training in the language of stone working I found the glossary necessary and useful. Some descriptions of procedures were not clear to me, requiring constant flipping of pages to refer to the various diagrams, pictures and charts. I wouldn't recommend this as a casual read, but for those who are truly interested in the subject, this is the book for you. I truly wish I had read this book before I visited Egypt, as it would have answered all of the questions I constantly found myself asking.

There are earlier studies that cover much of the same ground, but this book easily surpasses them all. The author clearly explains ancient Egyptian stone building techniques, including planning, quarrying, and tools. The study is clearly laid out, uses hundreds of photos and diagrams, and the organization follows a logical order that enables the reader to follow the occasionally complex methods of the ancients. Controversies over building techniques, such as the classic ramp problem of the pyramids, are covered by exploring all of the potential methodologies.

This is an outstanding book for anyone interested in stone work, ancient engineering, and the time of the pharaohs. Highly recommended.

（購入直後の感想）

この本は、やや難しく、研究者以外では、よほど興味がない人は購入の必要がないと思われます。

自分は、とりあえずレビューの評価を見ながら購入しましたが、ほとんど読んでいません。

ただ、ところどころに、興味を引く部分があり、そこだけはしっかりと読みました。

基本は、著者の主調査地である中王国時代のピラミッドが引き合いに出されますので、この時代のピラミッドに興味がある方には、いいのかもしれません。個人的には一般の方が５桁の金額で購入しなければならない本ではないと思っています。

（２０１６年の感想）

エジプトに興味を持ち始めた人にはやはり難しいですし、内容的にはテーマは建物本体ではないので、興味のない人にはなかなか手が出せないものです。

ただし、最近河江さんのセミナーに参加してエジプトに興味を持った人にはいいのではないかと思います。

彼がセミナーで話す石材の運搬や重量に比較はこの本がネタ本ではないかと思います。

個人的に最初に興味を持ったのは傾斜路に関する部分でした。

自分の傾斜路に関する知識の大部分もこの本からのものです。

この本に載ったメイドゥムのピラミッドの写真（Ｐ83）を確認にわざわざ見にいきました。

ということで、少し変更は遅いのですが、☆３つから５つへ

Excellent and complete work on the construction at Egyptian time.