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No visitor to Egypt can stand at the foot of the giant pyramids of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo, and not be overwhelmed by the immense size of these huge monuments.

Who built them? Why? How were the weighty stones put into position? How did its makers acquire the skill to construct the pyramids with such mathematical precision?