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The Construction of the Pyramids
An illustrated guide to the construction, architecture and the evolution of the design of the pyramids from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.
http://www.touregypt.net/construction/
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The Pyramid Builders
Concise, illustrated information on the pyramids from archaeology student N. A. Fink.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/7357/builders.htm
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The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser
Clickable plan and images, provided by the University of Pennsylvania.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html
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Pyramids: The Inside Story
NOVA Online tours the Great Pyramid in QuickTime VR, explains how the pyramids were constructed and by whom. Also covers a 1997 excavation of the bakery that fed the pyramid builders.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
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Pyramids
The British Museum provides a readable, illustrated introduction to the pyramids of Ancient Egypt. Includes an interactive reconstruction of Khufu's pyramid complex.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/
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The Pyramids of Giza
CultureFocus provides an illustrated introduction to the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt.
http://www.culturefocus.com/egypt_pyramids.htm
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The Upuaut Project
Computer-based study combined with robotic investigation of the shafts in the Great Pyramid of Cheops by engineer Rudolf Gantenbrink. He argues that they were not air shafts.
http://www.cheops.org/
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Great Pyramid of Khufu - El Giza, Egypt - Great Buildings Online
Great Pyramid of Khufu by unknown architect, at El Giza, Egypt, -2600 to -2480, in the Great Buildings Online.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Great_Pyramid.html
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The Pyramids
An illustrated description of the evolution of the Egyptian pyramids and discussion of how they were built from King Tut One.com. Includes a virtual model of the Great Pyramid.
http://www.kingtutone.com/pyramids/
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Door Shuts on Pyramid's Mysteries
The BBC reports that the secrets of Egypt's Great Pyramid of Cheops will remain locked up for another 12 months after a door blocks a miniature robot explorer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/2259838.stm
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