Table of Contents

Part I; 1. Egyptian Mortuary Beliefs and the Nature of the Tomb; 2. The Tomb and Society; 3. Construction and Decoration; 4. The Study of the Egyptian Tomb; Part II; 5. The Decoration of the Tomb; Part III; 6. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods; 7. The Old Kingdom; 8. The First Intermediate Period, Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period; 9. The New Kingdom - The Early Years; 10. The New Kingdom - The Amarna Years; 11. The New Kingdom - The Ramesside Years; 12. The Third Intermediate and Saite Periods; 13. The Late Period and the Graeco-Roman Period.

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About the Author

Aidan Dodson is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol.

Salima Ikram, Associate Professor of Egyptology at the American University of Cairo.