{"product_id":"ancient-origins-of-the-egyptian-empire-9798201768973","title":"Ancient Origins of the Egyptian Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ezra Ivanov\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dttv Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dttv Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient - Egypt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is nearly impossible to imagine Giza any different today with its desert backdrop and its majestic, sentinel-like pyramids that can't help but exude a sense of permanence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdfu's account, compiled from a series of now lost books attributed to the moon-god Thoth, allows us to reconstruct how the Giza plateau may have looked over 11,000 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiza was built around a shallow lake, fed directly from the Nile if the texts were believed. This ecosystem is similar to what one might see today in equatorial Africa. If we find a time machine and travel back to this distant era, we would find a hot, humid atmosphere alive with lush green vegetation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hypothesis is not mere speculation, for it is known that the river used to flow closer to the plateau's edge in the past. In addition, evidence of a lake and dock dating back to Old Kingdom times has also been found beyond the plateau's western limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the eyes of the Shining Ones, this would represent the primordial sea of chaos from which the first land appeared at the beginning of Time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46447098790039,"sku":"9798201768973","price":1010.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798201768973.webp?v=1769139417","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ancient-origins-of-the-egyptian-empire-9798201768973","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}