Table of Contents

1. An Egyptian revival; 2. The river, valley and desert; 3. A chronology and history of Egypt; 4. Cities, towns and villages; 5. The government and the governed; 6. Religion and religious practices; 7. Society and its expectations; 8. Language and writing; 9. Homes for the people, the pharaoh, and the gods; 10. The quest for eternity; 11. Egyptian art: craftsmen, techniques and conventions; 12. Cultural demise or transformation of a civilization.

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An up-to-date and comprehensive view of ancient Egyptian civilization for students and general readers.

Reviews

' … a sophisticated and comprehensive overview of pharaonic civilisation, touching on every topic essential to the serious student. The book which draws on archaeological evidence attractively presented admirably reflects the multi-disciplinary nature of Egyptology today … This is a book that skilfully reveals the complexity of ancient Egypt and which cannot fail to stimulate further interest.' Egyptian Archaeology