--- product_id: 147818120 title: "Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs" price: "SAR 17" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/147818120-lost-technologies-of-ancient-egypt-advanced-engineering-in-the-temples store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs **Price:** SAR 17 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs - **How much does it cost?** SAR 17 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/147818120-lost-technologies-of-ancient-egypt-advanced-engineering-in-the-temples) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A unique study of the engineering and tools used to create Egyptian monuments • Presents a stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statues of Ramses II and the tunnels of the Serapeum • Reveals that highly refined tools and mega-machines were used in ancient Egypt From the pyramids in the north to the temples in the south, ancient artisans left their marks all over Egypt, unique marks that reveal craftsmanship we would be hard pressed to duplicate today. Drawing together the results of more than 30 years of research and nine field study journeys to Egypt, Christopher Dunn presents a stunning stone-by-stone analysis of key Egyptian monuments, including the statue of Ramses II at Luxor and the fallen crowns that lay at its feet. His modern-day engineering expertise provides a unique view into the sophisticated technology used to create these famous monuments in prehistoric times. Using modern digital photography, computer-aided design software, and metrology instruments, Dunn exposes the extreme precision of these monuments and the type of advanced manufacturing expertise necessary to produce them. His computer analysis of the statues of Ramses II reveals that the left and right sides of the faces are precise mirror images of each other, and his examination of the mysterious underground tunnels of the Serapeum illuminates the finest examples of precision engineering on the planet. Providing never-before-seen evidence in the form of more than 280 photographs, Dunn’s research shows that while absent from the archaeological record, highly refined tools, techniques, and even mega-machines must have been used in ancient Egypt. Review: A Powerful Look Into Ancient Egyptian Engineering... - Christopher Dunn strikes again with this great book on Ancient Egyptian engineering and technology. While this book can come across technical at time, the material inside can not be ignored. Dunn has slowly chipped away at ancient Egyptian architecture and engineering to uncover the secrets to their marvelous feats of engineering. Having read Dunn's previous book The Giza Power Plant : Technologies of Ancient Egypt , it prepared me well for this book. Dunn's writing style is very simple, yet can be just as detailed as an engineering textbook. This blend of intrigue and engineering makes for a great read that strikes on all the right chords. The effort put forth by the author is quite obvious in the first few chapters, only backed up by the high quality of pictures used. With all these pieces in hand Dunn meticulously chips away at the puzzle to show evidence that Ancient Egyptians possessed technology and engineering know-how that was far superior than previously thought of. This book contains 12 chapters, each building a layer of evidence towards his final conclusion. With each new layer Dunn carefully guides you through the evidence and explains the engineering behind his logic. A magnificent selection of pictures accompany you throughout the book, and serve as examples for his theory. Dotted lines, circles, angles, focal points etc all are drawn over the images so help the reader see Dunn's words take physical description. There is a perfect blend of intrigue and engineering here, compounded by strong research that makes his work a fascinating read. With all the good that comes from each chapter I will admit that for the average reader the material might seem very 'heavy' at times. While Dunn attempts to cover every angle with the engineering and science behind his work, it gets lost in translation sometimes. While my background in Electrical Engineering helps me understand some of his descriptions with ease; The same description might be very complex for someone without a heavy science background. This is probably the only part of the book which falls flat, in my opinion. The material is solid and it is clear Dunn made sure he triple and quadruple checked his work, but sometimes it may come across very complicated for the everyday reader. I found a similar problem in his previous book as well. However, OVERALL Do not let the math or science scare you. The few parts that might be confusing, or difficult to follow, will end up making sense when a less technical example is used. With the quality research, and the fantastic use of examples and photography, Dunn builds a powerful case towards proof that Ancient Egyptians were more advanced than we may of once believed. The marvels of engineering they created are only made grander by this book. An Excellent Book!! Review: Traditionalists beware there are a lot of questions in here I don't think you can answer - Dunn uses his exceptional knowledge of both precision engineering and the ancient sites to raise some very serious questions about how a number of artifacts, from stone bowls to the Great Pyramid were constructed. Traditionalists will state that these questions are not worth asking and that they have all the answers, and can point to youtube videos to illustrate their points. I would like to see learned Egyptologists use recovered tools and make the sarcophagus of the Kings Chamber in the Great Pyramid, or perhaps the granite boxes at Saquara. I would also like to have the ability to build a structure as precise as the Great Pyramid without measuring tools of equal precision. It amazes me that the phenomenal precision of that building has been know and recognized by the academic community since Flinders Petrie did his work over 100 years ago and yet it seems to generate absolutely no formal discussion. Dunn is not an archaeologist, he is a precision machinist by training and trade. Just as Petrie suggested in his original survey of Giza (get a copy of The Pyramids And Temples Of Gizeh and see what Petrie has to say). Dunn sees the possibility that the very hard stones of the area were shaped using machine tools. Traditionalists suggest reading what experts say about the subject, but the experts do not really talk about the precision of the surfaces. They don't talk about the measuring devices that must have existed but have never been discovered. It isn't just a question of moving a large number of really large blocks, its a question of aligning them precisely with each other and with the cardinal compass points. Its a question of repetition and accuracy and symmetry in the worked objects. Dunn asks many questions and provides some answers, but not all. Its an excellent work and rewarding to read. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #739,547 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #14 in Structural Engineering #132 in Ancient Egyptians History #183 in Archaeology (Books) | ## Images ![Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91iuzeKz8aL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Powerful Look Into Ancient Egyptian Engineering... *by J***N on July 1, 2011* Christopher Dunn strikes again with this great book on Ancient Egyptian engineering and technology. While this book can come across technical at time, the material inside can not be ignored. Dunn has slowly chipped away at ancient Egyptian architecture and engineering to uncover the secrets to their marvelous feats of engineering. Having read Dunn's previous book The Giza Power Plant : Technologies of Ancient Egypt , it prepared me well for this book. Dunn's writing style is very simple, yet can be just as detailed as an engineering textbook. This blend of intrigue and engineering makes for a great read that strikes on all the right chords. The effort put forth by the author is quite obvious in the first few chapters, only backed up by the high quality of pictures used. With all these pieces in hand Dunn meticulously chips away at the puzzle to show evidence that Ancient Egyptians possessed technology and engineering know-how that was far superior than previously thought of. This book contains 12 chapters, each building a layer of evidence towards his final conclusion. With each new layer Dunn carefully guides you through the evidence and explains the engineering behind his logic. A magnificent selection of pictures accompany you throughout the book, and serve as examples for his theory. Dotted lines, circles, angles, focal points etc all are drawn over the images so help the reader see Dunn's words take physical description. There is a perfect blend of intrigue and engineering here, compounded by strong research that makes his work a fascinating read. With all the good that comes from each chapter I will admit that for the average reader the material might seem very 'heavy' at times. While Dunn attempts to cover every angle with the engineering and science behind his work, it gets lost in translation sometimes. While my background in Electrical Engineering helps me understand some of his descriptions with ease; The same description might be very complex for someone without a heavy science background. This is probably the only part of the book which falls flat, in my opinion. The material is solid and it is clear Dunn made sure he triple and quadruple checked his work, but sometimes it may come across very complicated for the everyday reader. I found a similar problem in his previous book as well. However, OVERALL Do not let the math or science scare you. The few parts that might be confusing, or difficult to follow, will end up making sense when a less technical example is used. With the quality research, and the fantastic use of examples and photography, Dunn builds a powerful case towards proof that Ancient Egyptians were more advanced than we may of once believed. The marvels of engineering they created are only made grander by this book. An Excellent Book!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Traditionalists beware there are a lot of questions in here I don't think you can answer *by T***N on April 26, 2015* Dunn uses his exceptional knowledge of both precision engineering and the ancient sites to raise some very serious questions about how a number of artifacts, from stone bowls to the Great Pyramid were constructed. Traditionalists will state that these questions are not worth asking and that they have all the answers, and can point to youtube videos to illustrate their points. I would like to see learned Egyptologists use recovered tools and make the sarcophagus of the Kings Chamber in the Great Pyramid, or perhaps the granite boxes at Saquara. I would also like to have the ability to build a structure as precise as the Great Pyramid without measuring tools of equal precision. It amazes me that the phenomenal precision of that building has been know and recognized by the academic community since Flinders Petrie did his work over 100 years ago and yet it seems to generate absolutely no formal discussion. Dunn is not an archaeologist, he is a precision machinist by training and trade. Just as Petrie suggested in his original survey of Giza (get a copy of The Pyramids And Temples Of Gizeh and see what Petrie has to say). Dunn sees the possibility that the very hard stones of the area were shaped using machine tools. Traditionalists suggest reading what experts say about the subject, but the experts do not really talk about the precision of the surfaces. They don't talk about the measuring devices that must have existed but have never been discovered. It isn't just a question of moving a large number of really large blocks, its a question of aligning them precisely with each other and with the cardinal compass points. Its a question of repetition and accuracy and symmetry in the worked objects. Dunn asks many questions and provides some answers, but not all. Its an excellent work and rewarding to read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting But Somewhat Technical *by J***O on November 7, 2010* This book gets into a lot of details that will be understandable mainly by engineers and people who work in machine shops. For example it's not very easy to create a granite box where the inside corners are very precise and perfectly aligned with each other. Dunn's experienced eye notices things like that and many other details that are embodied in Egyptian statues, pyramids, temples, etc.. He shows how the conventional theories about how all of this was done do not stand up to scientific scrutiny and engineering principles. As far as how it actually was done, Dunn doesn't know either. No advanced tools or machines capable of doing this have ever been discovered. But he has some ideas. Dunn's theories include the use of a gigantic saw that had a 37 foot wide saw blade which was used to cut stones. He thinks these saws were set up in the trenches that are found near the pyramids. This is possible I guess but then again who knows what this device really may have been. There's an interesting inscription carved into the bottom of an obelisk that says the obelisk was 'wrought from electrum'. There are theories also, as Dunn alludes to in 'The Giza Power Plant', that the ancient Egyptians had the ability to defeat and manipulate the force of gravity. They could make physical objects such as stones very light or very heavy. To me these types of questions are related to the broader issue of the evolution of 'technology' from ancient times. I subscribe to the statements of Edgar Cayce that the monuments at Giza were created in 10,500 BC to store the records about the doomed Atlantis. Cayce said that he himself as the Atlantean priest Ra Ta, together with Thoth and Horus, was involved with creating the Giza necropolis. Horus provided the sacred geometry. And only gods could have built the pyramids. As far as what types of machines may have existed in Egypt going back thousands of years, Dunn's 'Giza Power Plant' is one. There are theories also that the Ark Of The Covenant of biblical fame was an Atlantean device that was kept inside the pyramids until Moses took it during his famous Exodus journey. This was perhaps why the evil pharaoh dared to pursue the Hebrews after first agreeing to let them go. Moses was raised as an Egyptian and he was I believe initiated into that ancient and secret priesthood as was Abraham. The 'Order Of Melchizedek'. By their time the pharaohs had become corrupted. That priesthood traces its origins back to Atlantis and to other worlds really. I'm getting off the subject of this book to some extent but yet Dunn himself concedes in the last chapter that these types of questions are relevant to any discussion of Egyptian technology. Dunn appears on what I think is the first episode of the TV show Ancient Aliens called 'The Evidence' where he explains his Giza Power Plant theory. It's good that these types of theories are being shown on TV since I believe he is right. I guess this book was important to show how the conventional theories in Egyptology are not adequate to explain the mysterious legacy of Egypt. However I already believed this. Now I hope Dunn will spend his time coming up with another amazing discovery like his Giza Power Plant theory. My recommendation is not to spend any more time trying to convert people whose minds are closed. This is like preaching about the bible to atheists. 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