Presents one hundred details about pyramids, including different types, why they were built, and who made them.

Provides an easy-to-read overview of Egyptian pyramids and the burial practices associated with them, along with a brief introduction to pyramids of other countries.

"Dr Edwards draws both on his research and on the work of many archaeologists who have dug in Egypt. Surveying 1000 years of pyramid-building, he charts the rise and decline of the pyramids as funerary monuments, from the mastabas of the first and second dynasties and the step pyramids to the archaic and backward-looking efforts of the Middle Kingdom, and discusses the famous group at Giza. His final chapter, dealing with their construction and purpose,...

Discusses the different kinds of pyramids, their structure, construction, purposes, and creators. Includes related projects exploring how pyramid shapes have many kinds of properties and uses.

Includes three high-flying missions featuring a never-before-seen episode.