- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Canada (Sep 1 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 038525542X
- ISBN-13: 978-0385255424
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #517,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Kirkus Reviews
This fascinating archaeological detective story argues that the great pyramids of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty (c. 26002400 b.c.) were vast astronomically sophisticated temples, rather than the pharaonic tombs depicted by conventional Egyptology. In March 1993, a tiny remote-controlled robot created by Rudolf Gantenbrink, a German robotics engineer, traveled up airshafts within the Great Pyramid of Giza and relayed to scientists video pictures of a hitherto unknown sealed door within the pyramid. Bauval, a British engineer and writer who has been investigating the pyramids for more than ten years, and Gilbert, a British publishing consultant, use Gantenbrink's tantalizing discovery as a launching pad for an extended analysis of the purpose of the mysterious airshafts, which lead from the Great Pyramid's chambers to its exterior, and of the placement of other Fourth Dynasty pyramids. They were sited, the authors argue, to coincide with the key stars of Orion, a constellation that had religious significance for the Egyptians. Bauval and Gilbert claim that the shafts were pointed directly at important stars in Orion--that is, at those stars as they were placed in ancient times. Using astronomical data about stellar movement, they argue that the Orion stars coincide exactly with the pyramids' positions in approximately 10,400 b.c.--a period the Egyptians called the First Time, when they believed the god Osiris ruled the Earth. The authors also speculate that the mysterious space within the Great Pyramid discovered by Gantenbrink contains the mythical Benben stone, which the Egyptians linked to the creation of the world. The book's contentions are sometimes far-fetched and certainly unlikely to put scholarly controversy about the pyramids to rest. Still, this is an enjoyably radical rethinking of the mystery of the pyramids, with some ingenious arguments made in lucid style. -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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There exists a secret, hidden for thousands of years, that will forever change our understanding of the meaning and pupose of the most fascinating wonder of the Ancient World: the Pyramids of Egypt. What purpose did these massive structures, one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken, serve? Why were they scaattered across the desert in a seemingly random pattern? The mystery deepened when, in 1993, a secret door within the Great Pyramid was discovered--a door unopened for 5,500 years.
Robert Bauval and Adrian Gilbert have uncovered the key to the plan that governed the construction of the pyramids. A dramatic combination of history and meticulous detective work, The Orion Mystery provides a stunning conclusion to one of the world's greatest mysteries.
Robert Bauval and Adrian Gilbert have uncovered the key to the plan that governed the construction of the pyramids. A dramatic combination of history and meticulous detective work, The Orion Mystery provides a stunning conclusion to one of the world's greatest mysteries.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting but over-wrought,
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This review is from: The Orion Mystery: Unlocking The Secrets of the Pyramids (Paperback)
The story has some very interesting points, some very well researched. But there are some conclusions made which seem illogical and strain plausibility. There are points made which could have simple explanations that have already been offered, yet the authours try to explain them in a different, more circumstancial way, to fit in with their thesis.There are some very interesting parts and the book contains a large amount of useful information. If you have an open mind (or if you are a conspiracy theorist) there is much too enjoy in this book.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very interesting theory, but an average book.,
By Rene Jorgensen (Denmark) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids (Paperback)
The Orion theory is very compelling and explains a lot of mysteries surrounding the Pyramids. But the book never gets really exciting for the ordinary readers, especially those who are not too familiar with egytological terms and history. There are many illustrations which is good, but they are not always placed on the pages where they are referred to in the text and that makes it a little confusing. I think Bauval should have kept the story more strictly chronological, to make it a better research/detective story.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great reading material,
By "titan2160" (Bolingbrook, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids (Paperback)
This book is about a theory that the pyramids of Egypt are alined to the exact positions of the constellation of Orion. The shafts in the pyramid are used as a star clock going back to at least 10450BC using precession. The shafts in the pyramid are alined, pointed towards specific stars. This is a great theory on the pyramids and worth reading.
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