Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 512 pages
- Published by: Barnes & Noble September 30, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0760749434
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0760749432
Product Description
Discover the world’s first civilization! This gorgeous volume is a fascinating guide to the myths, religions, pyramids, temples, and more that make up the allure of ancient Egypt. Readers will gain a unique understanding of this captivating culture through breathtaking, full-color illustrations, in-depth text, detailed maps, and comprehensive chronologies. You’ll read about:
- Famous burial sites
- The mortuary temples of the many gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt
- Gods and goddesses
- Pharaohs
- Festivals
- Offerings
- Superstitions
- And more! An invaluable reference to one of the most intriguing periods of history.
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Reader Reviews
This is one of those books that both looks good on a coffee table and has plenty of color plates to help your guests occupy some spare time. However, I am a fan of ancient Egypt and near-eastern archaeology as well, so I have also read the text, which I find to be very well written. Oakes and Gahlin have organized a fine book for someone who wants a big picture perspective on the history of the ancient Egyptians, covering everything from the Old Kingdom onward, and they even have some pretty good pre-dynastic material as well. I find their chronologies and timelines with alternate names to be particularly useful. For instance, wihtout a listing of alternate names in a chronology, someone looking for a Pharaoh named Nebkheperure might not know to also search under King Tut. BTW, this might also be a good time to mention that a very large collection of King Tut artifacts will be going on tour in the US this year. It's almost a once-in-a-lifetime event and nobody knows when it will happen next. The last time Tut went on tour was back in the late 70s.
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