"Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and ""historians,"" world-class engineer Smith explores the planning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid of Giza. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their building ""plans,"" solved specific design and engineering ""problems,"" even improvised on the job? The answers are ""here,"" along with ""dazzling,"" one-of-a-kind color photographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of ""tools,"" ""materials,"" and building techniques the ancient masters used. Egypt's Undersecretary of State for the Giza ""Monuments,"" Zahi ""Hawass,"" contributed the Foreword."