The Orion Mystery - Updated Edition Including New Information

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What purposes did the last of wonders of the ancient world serve? Why were they scattered across the desert in a seemingly random patterns? Mystery deepened when a secret door unopened for 5,500 years within the Great Pyramid was discovered in 1993. Bauval &amp; Gilbert uncover the key to the plan that governed the their construction. Combining astronomy, history &amp; detective work, <i>The Orion Mystery</i> provides an explanation. List of Plates List of Line Illustrations Acknowledgements Prologue-The Last Wonder of the Ancient World The Genesis of the Orion Mystery The Mountains of the Star Gods The Discovery of the Pyramid Texts Let the Pyramids Speak The Giza Plan Giza &amp; the Belt of Orion The Star Correlation Theory The Brother of Osiris Intermezzo at the Pyramids The Great Star-Clock of the Epochs The Seed of the Phoenix The Roads of Osiris Epilogue Appendix 1-Astronomical Investigation Concerning the so- called Air-shafts in Cheop's Pyramid 2-Precession 3-The Secret Chambers of the Sanctuary of Thoth 4-The Survival of the Star Religion 5-Logistics of the Shafts in Cheop's Pyramid 6-The Horizon of Khufu 7-The Sons of Ra &amp; the Osirian Rebirth of the Pyramid Kings Notes &amp; References Bibliography Index