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The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs
by Nicholas Reeves  Publisher Comments "For all those interested in the burial practices in New Kingdom Egypt, this should be the first book to consult. " —Journal of the American Oriental Society This account of the Valley of the Kings brings together the art, archaeology, and history...
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Nefertiti: Egypt's Sun Queen
by Joyce Tyldesley Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-220) and index....
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Beloved Beasts: Animal Mummies from Ancient Egypt
by Salima Ikram Synopsis The Animal Mummy Room in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo throws an interesting light on the role of animals in ancient Egyptian, both as sacred totems of religious cults and as beloved household pets. This catalog of the animal mummies in the Museum - from...
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Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
by Barbara Mertz Publisher Comments A fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egypt—this acclaimed classic work is now revised and updated for a new generation Displaying the unparalleled descriptive power, unerring eye for fascinating detail, keen...
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments The sacred wisdom of the priests of ancient Egypt and the experiences of the soul after death: one of the most important books in Egyptian history. Includes full hieroglyphic text along with a transliteration of sounds, word-for-word translation, and...
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Egypt
by Enrico Ferraris Publisher Comments Among ancient civilizations, Egypt was one of the most evolved and is probably now the best known, thanks to a continuing fascination with mummies, pyramids, and mysterious sphinxes. This beautifully-designed pocket reference presents ancient Egypt in...
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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
by Ian Shaw Publisher Comments Blending vividly written essays and over a hundred attractive illustrations--including 32 color plates--The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is a stunningly designed and authoritative account of the once glorious civilization on the Nile. Ranging from 700,...
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Monarchs of the Nile
by Aidan Dodson Synopsis A concise account of the lives and times of some of the more significant occupants of the Egyptian...
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Akhenaten: King of Egypt
by Cyril Aldred Synopsis Recent archaeological studies form the basis of this work on the fourteenth-century B.C. civilization dominated by Akhenaten....
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Mummies and Death in Egypt
by Frangoise Dunand Synopsis Authors Fran oise Dunand and Roger Lichtenberg provide a state-of-the-art account of the science of mummification and its social and religious context....
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Secrets of the Sands: The Revelations of Egypt's Everlasting Oasis
by Harry Thurston Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-383) and index....
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Ancient Egypt
by Farid Atiya Synopsis The full range of the history and archaeology of ancient Egypt is presented in this lavishly illustrated book....
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The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited
by John Romer Publisher Comments Offers a completely new explanation of how the Great Pyramid was designed and built....
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Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt
by Nigel Strudwick Synopsis The British Museum has the largest and finest collection of antiquities from Egypt and the Sudan outside of those countries. Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt presents the highlights of the British Museum's Egyptian collection for the first time in print...
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Ancient Egypt: Its Culture and History
by J E Manchip White Publisher Comments This fascinating account of ancient Egypt presents predynastic civilization through Ptolemies: social and political structure, daily life, international relations, religion and cult of the dead, arts and crafts, science and medicine, sacred writing, and...
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Luxor Museum: The Glory of Ancient Thebes
by Abeer El Shahawy Synopsis The Luxor Museum houses a fine collection of Egyptian antiquities that is beautifully exhibited. This illustrated volume highlights some of the masterpieces found in ancient Thebes. There are glorious examples of ancient artifacts from tombs and temples...
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Egypt: How a Lost Civilization Was Rediscovered
by Joyce A Tyldesley Publisher Comments Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in the late eighteenth century sparked a global fascination with ancient Egyptian culture that remains undiminished to this day. This book, written by leading author and archaeologist Joyce Tyldesley, tells the full story of...
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Life of the Ancient Egyptians
by Eugen Strouhal Publisher Comments "Strouhal's book is essentially a descriptive ethnography of ancient Egypt. Its 20 concise chapters lucidly summarize the evidence -- textual, artistic, and archaeological -- for such topics as childhood, education, courtship and marriage, farming and...
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Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs: Official Companion Book to the Exhibition Sponsored by National Geographic
by Zahi Hawass Publisher Comments The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun- the most spectacular royal tomb ever found- is one of the most famous events in the history of archaeology. The treasures of this tomb surpass all others, and the fifty Tutankhamun artifacts featured in this book...
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Hieroglyphics
by Maria C. Betro Synopsis Explains the meaning and history of six hundred Egyptian hieroglyphics, and depicts aspects of Egyptian civilization and daily life....
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