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Oxford Mail news editor Pete Hughes with some of the many books in the Oxford Mail library at Osney Mead. Picture: Ed Nix DO you know anyone who would like a complete 24-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica for free? Or the Guinness Book of World Records from 1997, a history of Coronation Street or eight volumes on ‘The History of the County of Oxford?’ The Oxford Mail is, for the next month, giving away all these books and hundreds more. Reference books and guide books As we prepare to move office in the summer, we are sadly having to save some space, and so...

14 June 2016 And so scientists have had to piece together clues as to how these towering monuments were constructed. Over the past two decades, a series of new discoveries and studies allowed researchers to paint a clearer picture of those feats. [In Photos: Inside Egypt's Great Pyramids] Giza pyramids The first, and largest, pyramid at Giza was built by the pharaoh Khufu (reign started around 2551 B.C.). His pyramid, which today stands 455 feet (138 meters) tall, is known as the "Great Pyramid" and was considered to be a wonder of the world by ancient writers. The pyramid of Khafre (reign s...

Related: The pyramids could not have been constructed by Jewish slaves, as no archaeological remains that can be directly linked to the Jewish people have been found in Egypt that date back to 4,500 years ago, when the Giza pyramids were built, archaeological research has revealed. Additionally the story told in the Hebrew Bible about Jews being slaves in Egypt refers to a city named "Ramesses." A city named pi-Ramesses was founded during the 19th dynasty (about 1295-1186 B.C.) and was named after Ramesses II, who ruled 1279–1213 BC. This city was constructed after the era of pyramid const...

An in-depth Egyptologist led course that unravels age-old mysteries around the pyramids of Egypt. Who built them, how, when — and why? Enduring. Confounding. Awe-Inspiring! The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the last surviving wonder of the world – and it is just one of more than 100 pyramids remaining in Egypt, an enduring symbol of eternity. Why and when were these great structures made – what were the hidden meanings behind their magnificence? What are some of the stories around their construction — and enduring wonder through the ages? This course, taught by Egyptology MA Laura Ranieri...

Nature) “In preparation for 30 years, this 560-page, large-format, semi-popular volume is a treasure trove of information on the archaeology of the Giza Plateau. Lehner and Hawass are among the most active and well-respected scholars to work at Giza in recent times. Coverage begins with the history of exploration and a discussion of the geology and topography of the plateau, then proceeds to detailed descriptions accompanied by hundreds of illustrations, often in color, of all the known archaeological remains spanning the period from the First Dynasty (c. 2920–2730 BCE) to the Late Perio...