{"product_id":"book-g4ip","title":"Ancient Origins of the Egyptian Empire","description":"\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":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49417227272496,"sku":"BDg4ip","price":5.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/g4ip-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773468603","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g4ip","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}