Project Gutenberg 2019-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 252 Engelbach, Reginald 1888 1946 Engelbach, R. (Reginald) 24005420 The Aswân Obelisk With some remarks on the Ancient Engineering Produced by MFR, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Aswân Obelisk" by Reginald Engelbach is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the exploration and engineering aspects of the unfinished obelisk located in Aswân, Egypt, shedding light on the ancient techniques used in its quarrying and potential transportation. The book serves as a detailed account of the findings and considerations surrounding the obelisk, reflecting on unique methods of ancient engineering. The opening of "The Aswân Obelisk" introduces the setting of the unfinished obelisk, located in a quarry near the Cataract Hotel. It discusses the efforts initiated by King Fuad to clear the site to gain insights into ancient quarrying methods and the obelisk itself. The text describes how the obelisk was previously mostly obscured by rubble and outlines the initial phases of excavation, revealing the obelisk’s extraordinary dimensions and the challenges encountered during the work. The opening portions lay the groundwork for the subsequent detailed exploration of the obelisk's structure, the trench surrounding it, and the engineering methodologies employed by ancient workers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Egypt -- Antiquities Obelisks DT Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 261120 2025-06-23T14:17:21.938175 text/html 258048 2019-04-20T14:32:54 text/html 2745255 2025-06-23T14:17:37.565107 application/epub+zip 2744116 2025-06-23T14:17:27.051167 application/epub+zip 172084 2025-06-23T14:17:22.825124 application/epub+zip 3576919 2025-06-23T14:17:42.834042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3544866 2025-06-23T14:17:33.322092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223284 2022-09-26T22:30:06.357758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184049 2025-06-23T14:17:20.690181 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184290 2019-04-20T14:32:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18954 2025-06-23T14:17:43.040029 application/rdf+xml 14333 2025-06-23T14:17:22.946130 image/jpeg 2443 2025-06-23T14:17:22.885158 image/jpeg 66848 2019-04-20T14:33:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 2772933 2019-04-20T14:33:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 2787804 2025-06-23T14:17:22.084157 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia