Giza Reports Volume 1

Ancient Egypt Research Associates and the Giza Plateau Mapping Project are pleased to announce the publication of the first in a series of monographs detailing our work at the settlement of the pyramid builders.

While the builders of the Giza pyramids built amazing monuments for pharaohs Khufu (2551-2528 BC), Khafre (2520-2494 B.C.), and Menkaure (2490-2472 B.C.), they also created one of the earliest examples of urban planning. When the last Giza pyramid was completed, the Lost City was abandoned and forgotten until its rediscovery within the past two decades.

The volume is illustrated with 196 line drawings and 96 black and white photos. It also includes two large fold-out maps: a topographical map of the Giza Plateau and a map of the excavation site.

336p, 292 b/w illus and photos, maps

CONTENTS Foreward Dr. Zahi Hawass Preface and Acknowledgements Mark Lehner Introduction Mark Lehner SURVEY The Beginning David Goodman and Mark Lehner Giza Survey Notebook Mark Lehner The GPMP Surveying and Mapping Control Datums David Goodman MAIN STREET Introduction to the Main Street Excavations Mark Lehner Main Street Excavations Ashraf Abd el-Aziz MAIN STREET: Short Specialist Reports Main Street Ceramics Anna Wodziñska Main Street Lithics Cordula Werschkun Main Street Plant Remains Mary Anne Murray Main Street Charcoal Rainer Gerisch Main Street Faunal Remains Richard Redding Main Street Sealings John Nolan THE GALLERY COMPLEX: Gallery III.4 Introduction to the Gallery III.4 Excavations Mark Lehner Gallery III.4 Excavations Ashraf Abd el-Aziz GALLERY III.4: Short Specialist Reports Gallery III.4 Ceramics Anna Wodziñska Gallery III.4 Lithics Cordula Werschkun Gallery III.4 Plant Remains Mary Anne Murray Gallery III.4 Charcoal Rainer Gerisch Gallery III.4 Faunal Remains Richard Redding Gallery III.4 Sealings John Nolan CERAMICS Introduction to the Preliminary Ceramic Report Mark Lehner Preliminary Report on the Ceramics Anna Wodziñska

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