The Riddle of The Pyramids Author:Kurt Mendelssohn The Pyramids contain altogether more than 25 million tons of quarried limestone, and however useless they appear to us, the ancient Egyptians expanded an almost unbelievable amount of labour in constructing them, with no immediately obvious beneficial return to the populace. Dr. Mendelssohn examines the history of the pyramids and questions whet... more »her they were burial places or cenotaphs. Astounding though this may seem it does not contradict the well-established funerary nature of the pyramids, and it provides a rational explanation for the colossal labour effort. The book contains 85 illustrations, 15 in colour, and 42 line drawings.« less