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... Pyramid Age in both Egypt and Mesopotamia . As in the first volume of ' The Myth of the Machine , ' I do not confine the term Pyramid Age strictly to Egyptian culture , or to the four centuries ( 2700-2300 B.C. ) when pyramids of ...
... Pyramid Age in both Egypt and Mesopotamia . As in the first volume of ' The Myth of the Machine , ' I do not confine the term Pyramid Age strictly to Egyptian culture , or to the four centuries ( 2700-2300 B.C. ) when pyramids of ...
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... Pyramid Age . But four centuries were needed before the great pharaonic invention of the Pyramid Age , the megamachine , could be assembled again . The association of the new astronomy with the revival of divine king- ship and ...
... Pyramid Age . But four centuries were needed before the great pharaonic invention of the Pyramid Age , the megamachine , could be assembled again . The association of the new astronomy with the revival of divine king- ship and ...
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... Pyramid Age was devoted to pyramid building itself , including the extensive mortuary cities that were necessary to ensure the performance of the required rituals . But this ancient power complex likewise produced masterpieces of ...
... Pyramid Age was devoted to pyramid building itself , including the extensive mortuary cities that were necessary to ensure the performance of the required rituals . But this ancient power complex likewise produced masterpieces of ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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