Egypt and Africa - Zahi Hawass, photographs by Sandro Vannini. The Royal Tombs of Egypt: The Art of Thebes Revealed. 316 pages, over 300 colour illustrations. 2006. London: Thames & Hudson; 978-0-500-51322-4 hardback £39.95. - Nicholas Reeves. The Complete Tutankhamun: The King. The Tomb. The Royal Treasure. 224 pages, 519 b7w & colour illustrations. 2007. London: Thames & Hudson; 978-0-500-05146-7 hardback £9.95. - John Romer. The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited. xxii+564 pages, 234 b&w & colour illustrations. 2007. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 978-0-521-87166-2 hardback £25. - Simon Cox & Susan Davies. An A to Z of Ancient Egypt. 240 pages, 16 plates. 2006. Edinburgh & London: Mainstream; 978-1-84596-198-5 paperback £7.99. - Mario Liverani (ed.). Aghram Nadharif: The Barkat Oasis (Sha Abiya of Ghat, Libyan Sahara) in Garamantian Times (The Archaeology of Libyan Sahara Volume II; Arid Zone Archaeology Monograph 5). xxxii+520 pages, 302 illustrations, 196 tables, 16 colour plates. 2005. Firenze: All’Insegna del Giglio; 88-7814-471-1 paperback.

Antiquity ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 81 (312) ◽  
pp. 504-504
Author(s):  
Madeleine Hummler
Keyword(s):  
Arid Zone ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Great Pyramid

scholarly journals The Giza pyramid: learning from this megaproject

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Procter ◽  
Mark Kozak-Holland
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Recent Discussion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Great Pyramid ◽  
Many Sources ◽  
Learning From History

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of the management of the Great Pyramid of Giza project. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses evidence from the literature from many disciplines concerning both the objectives and construction of the pyramid. It relates this to recent discussion concerned with the issues faced in megaproject management, which are core to the discussion of success and failure. Findings The analysis shows the significance of the “break-fix model” of megaproject management and how having a sequence of megaprojects builds management through a learning process. It demonstrates the significance of innovation arising from the experience of previous projects in solving major technical challenges and illustrates the importance of the organisation and ethical management of a substantial workforce. Research limitations/implications There is very limited reliable documentary evidence from the time of the construction of Giza (c.2560 BCE). Many sources concerning ancient Egypt are still widely contested. However, the use of research from a combination of disciplines demonstrates the relevance of the project and the importance of learning from history to contemporary project management. Originality/value The authors believe that this is the first paper to analyse the Giza pyramid project from a project management perspective. This was arguably the most significant construction project of ancient history and the paper explains the lessons, which can be learned, which are very significant to today’s megaprojects.

Gynecomastia in the Ancient Egypt limestone statue of Hemiunu, the architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza (fl. 2570 BC)

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Oranges ◽  
W. J. Wang ◽  
M. Tremp ◽  
Q. F. Li ◽  
D. J. Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Great Pyramid

Second and paperback editions, translations - Bruce G. Trigger. A History of Archaeological Thought. Second edition. xx+710 pages, 50 illustrations. 2006 (first edition 1990). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 9787-0-521-84076-7 hardback £50 & $90; 978-0-521-60049-1 paperback £19.99 & $31.99. - Marc Van De Mieroop. A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000-323 BC. xxii+342 pages, 55 illustrations, 3 tables, Second edition 2007 (first published in 2004). Malden (MA), Oxford & Victoria: Blackwell; 978-1405-1491-05 hardback£60, $84.95 & AUS$198; 978-1405-149112 paperback £18.99, $34.95 & AUS$49.50. - Peter A. Clayton. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. 224 pages, 350 b&w & colour illustrations. First paperback edition 2006 (first published in hardback in 1994). London: Thames & Hudson; 978-0-500-28628-9 paperback £14.95. - Françoise Dunand & Roger Lichtenberg translated by David Lorton Mummies and death in Ancient Egypt (first published in 1998 as Les momies et la mort en Egypte by Errance, Paris). xvi+234 pages, 255 illustrations. 2006. Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press; 978-0-8014-4472-2 hardback $39.95 & £22.95. - Stuart Munro-Hay. The Quest for the Ark of the Covenant: The True History of the Tablets of Moses. xii+276 pages, 11 illustrations. Paperback edition 2006 (first published in hardback in 2005). London: I.B. Tauris; 978-1-84511-248-6 paperback £12.99

Antiquity ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 81 (311) ◽  
pp. 250-251
Author(s):  
Madeleine Hummler
Keyword(s):  
Near East ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Ancient Near East ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Cornell University ◽  
Paperback Edition ◽  
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