Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and historians, world-class engineer Craig B. Smith explores the planning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid of Giza. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specific design and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? The answers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind color photographs...

For millennia, the Great Pyramids have stood as sentinels of the past, marking the graves of many celebrated Egyptian rulers. As they studied these colossal monuments, engineers have been taunted by one question: how did the ancient Egyptians manage to raise such massive structures? Now engineers test an innovative new theory about the construction of the pyramids. Features expert insights from historians, scientists, and engineers plus some astonishing...

Traces Jean-Pierre Houdin's efforts to solve the mystery of the Great Pyramid's construction, describing how he re-created three-dimensional models on his computer and discovered a hidden ramp that revealed how the pyramid was built from its interior.

By combining up-to-date research, the latest archeological discoveries, and extensive location scouting this video reconstructs the Great Pyramid with state-of-the-art CGI. It shows us how and why the most extraordinary of all human monuments was built. And it does this by following a young Egyptian man, Nahkt, who is conscripted from his village to work on the great pyramid and works his way up the ranks to a senior overseer.

Describes daily life in ancient Egypt during the time of the Pharaoh Chephren, gincluding clothing, makeup, home life, religious practices, burial rituals, and the construction and role of the pyramids.

An introduction to the Egyptian pyramids explains how the huge blocks of stone were moved, and considers other grand structures

Describes the construction of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, the life and various jobs of the workers, and the burial of the pharaoh.

This is the history of the time of Pharaoh Snefru and Queen Hetepheres, the parents of Cheops, who built the largest and most impressive pyramid of all. It is also the story of Sedum, a slave who became Cheops' teacher, the high priest Ramosi, and how the first pyramid came to be built. Sebekhotep, the great wise man of that time, said, "Everything is written in the stars. Most of us live our lives unaware of it. Some can read the stars and see their...

Describes the construction of the three great pyramids on the Giza Plateau near the edge of Egypt's Western Desert.