The Pyramids Veerner Research Paper

The Pyramids was a fascinating look into the ancient world of the Egyptian Pyramids. Verner’s writing covered those great monuments from the earliest times all the way up until the thirteenth dynasty. Some examples include Djoser’s Step Pyramid, Snefru’s Pyramids, and even the Great Pyramids at Giza. Also included in his writings are the burial rituals of the Egyptians and other outstanding sacrificial ceremonies. The Pyramids also includes diagrams and other pictures depicting some details of rituals and the internal design of most of the pyramids which Verner wrote about. In The Pyramids Verner does an amazing job of bringing the reader into the world of the ancient pyramids. One almost feels as if they are at the site of excavation with

This is because it is not only consists of a pyramid, but also of courtyards, a trench, and another “South Tomb” among other structures. “It can be said without exaggeration that this pyramid complex constitutes a milestone in the evolution of monumental stone architecture in Egypt and in the world as a whole” Verner states (Verner 108-109). Djoser was the first to use limestone on such a large scale as construction material and so was dubbed “opener of stone” by his people. Verner explains that one can translate this to mean the inventor of stone architecture (Verner 109). Djoser was considered one of the most impressive figures of the third dynasty and was credited with many great acts such as the planning of Queen Nimoathap I’s funeral. Included in Djoser’s complex is “The Great Trench” which surrounds the entire complex and is 750 meters long and 40 meters wide. Verner states most Egyptologist assume the trench was built to make it more difficult to enter Djoser’s magnificent structure (Verner 111). The most interesting structure of the Djoser complex, however, is not the pyramid or even the massive trench that surrounds it, but the small tomb located South of Djoser’s Step Pyramid. This tomb, called the South Tomb, seems to have no clear function. Verner says that Egyptologists are confused by the function of this structure because it built almost identical to the Step Pyramid, but some Egyptologists believe that this is where the two crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt were once kept (Verner