About the book: year / The Great Pyramids of Ancient Egypt have been one of the most mysterious monuments of civilization on Earth for many millennia. For many centuries, humanity has not been able to unambiguously answer the question: by whom and for what purpose were these cyclopean and incredibly complex engineering structures created? The authors of this book, having comprehensively studied both scientific theories and the most fantastic versions of the origin and purpose of the pyramids, offer their own stunning hypothesis based on hard facts. In their opinion, these majestic monuments are irrefutable proof of the existence of the ancient Egyptian civilization, which arose and flourished many millennia earlier than is generally believed, and which has its roots in the endless depths of the past. © 2005 by Robert M. Schoch, Ph. D., and Robert Aquinas McNally. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition published by arrangement with Jeremy P. Tarcher, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. ISBN 978-5-699-20411-3 - 544 p.: ill..