They were not, so the polemic went, the work of 'puny' man, but instead those 'giants of Mars'. Yes, the Pyramids of Giza - those monuments to god-like splendour that have stood for more than 4,000 ...

The reports point out that Egyptian legends date their origins back to the Zep Tepi, which translates as the “first time”, a “golden age” when legend says gods descended from the sky in eggs or boats.