Description
This student-friendly introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt guides readers from the Paleolithic to the Greco-Roman periods, and has now been up to date to incorporate up to date discoveries and new illustrations.
• Superbly illustrated with photographs, maps, and web site plans, with additional illustrations on this new edition
• Organized into 11 chapters, covering: the history of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology; prehistoric and pharaonic chronology and the traditional Egyptian language; geography, resources, and environment; and 7 chapters organized chronologically and devoted to express archaeological sites and evidence
• Includes sections on salient topics such because the constructing the Great Pyramid at Giza and the method of mummification