Revelations of Khufu

Prologue For thousands of years humanity has gazed in wonder at the great civilisations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Their monuments still dominate the deserts and river plains, while their inscriptions speak of kings who claimed divine authority and of ancestors who descended from the heavens to bring order to the Earth. The Pharaohs of Egypt have left behind an extraordinary legacy. Their pyramids, temples and royal tombs have yielded countless inscriptions, statues and funerary treasures that continue to shape our understanding of the ancient world. Generation after generation of archaeologists has painstakingly assembled fragments of their story, even as tomb robbers and treasure hunters have scattered many more across the world's museums and private collections.