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An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power. Hatshepsutーthe daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throneーwas ex……続きを見る

Written in the tradition of historians like Stacy Schiff and Amanda Foreman who find modern lessons in ancient history, this provocative narrative explores the lives of five remarkable pharaohs who ……続きを見る

This Element provides a new evaluation of burial customs in New Kingdom Egypt, from about 1550 to 1077 BC, with an emphasis on burials of the wider population. It also covers the regions then under ……続きを見る

When protesters in Egypt began to fill Cairo's Tahrir Square on January 25thーand refused to leave until their demand that Hosni Mubarak step down was metーthe politics of the region changed overnig……続きを見る

“A terrific tale of plots, curses and evil forces set in ancient Egypt.” Sunday Express When the workers building Lord Khafre’s pyramid plot to steal the treasure buried inside the neighbouring Gr……続きを見る

The thirteen-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: Sennacherib, The Power of Assyria at its Zenith, Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal, and The Medes and the Secod Chaldean Em……続きを見る

The thirteen-book series includes over 1200 illustrations. This volume covers: Ancient Chaldea, The Temples and the Gods of Chaldea, and Chaldean Civilization. According to Wikipedia: "Gaston Camill……続きを見る

Conflicted Antiquities is a rich cultural history of European and Egyptian interest in ancient Egypt and its material culture, from the early nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth. Consulting t……続きを見る

This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians' belief in the afterlife. Investiga……続きを見る

*** The Great Pyramid in the Himalaya *** In 'Thoth, Architect of the Universe' Ralf discovered evidence for megalithic maps. But if these megalithic maps are to be of any use in a quest for the myt……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1916, attempts to give the reader a feel for what it would have been like to be alive in Ancient Egypt. Chapter titles include: A Day in Thebes, Pharoah at Home, The Li……続きを見る

Mariam F. Ayad explores how five women were elevated to a position of supreme religious authority. Drawing on a variety of textual, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, and containing fifty-on……続きを見る

A fascinating look at the ancient Babylonian and Egyptian mythologies, and how they relate to the Hebraic religions. 続きを見る

During the heyday of camel caravan traffic--from the eighth century CE arrival of Islam in North Africa to the early twentieth-century building of European colonial railroads that linked the Sudan w……続きを見る

First published in 2008. This encyclopaedic work on ancient Egypt was specially commissioned by Thomas Cook for their Egyptian tours. Today, it is unrivalled as a reliable general source for those i……続きを見る

First published in 1999. High in a cliff at the remote site of Beni Hasan in Middle Egypt, thirty-nine ancient tombs line a narrow ledge above the Nile River. These tombs were cut into the rock face……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the heritage of Coptic Christians. The contributors combine academic expertise with intimate and practical knowledge of the Coptic Orthodox Church an……続きを見る

First published in 2005. The seals collected by Captain Timins of Cairo are here catalogued, reproduced and described by Professor Newbery to make an attractive and useful book. The original collect……続きを見る

Scholars in Egyptology have often debated the following question: was the ancient Egyptian society organized along patrilineal or matrilineal lines? In taking a fresh and innovative look at the anci……続きを見る

Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was Keeper of the British Museum’s department of oriental antiquities from 1894 until his retirement in 1924. Carrying out many missions to Egypt in search of anci……続きを見る

First published in 2005. This expansive and fascinating treatment of ancient Egyptian mythology and its influence on the traditions that followed from it includes explorations of sign-language in my……続きを見る

Joann Fletcher, presenter of BBC2's 'Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings' has written an enthralling account of Nefertiti, one of Egypt's most compelling and mysterious figures.……続きを見る

Large state temples in ancient Egypt were vast agricultural estates, with interests in mining, trading, and other economic activities. The temple itself served as the mansion or palace of the deity ……続きを見る

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Egyptian Mythology and Egyptian Christianity by Samuel Sharpe With Their Influence on the Opinions of Modern Christendom. "When Christians shall at length acknowledge that many of those doctrines, w……続きを見る

A multi-archival documentary history of British policy towards Nasser's Egypt under the Churchill, Eden, Macmillan, Home and Wilson governments. The primary focus of the study is an enquiry into the……続きを見る

First published in 1997. The aim of this study is to re-appraise the evidence for planned communities in ancient Egypt by reviewing published and unpublished data along with my own fieldwork at the ……続きを見る

Within this fascinating volume the author explores the history of the Sumerians in light of contemporary archaeological discoveries at Indus Valley. The author examines these discoveries and explain……続きを見る

This book brings together expert essays on the social and political forces and personalities that have shaped modern Egypt, and the economic, political and diplomatic dilemmas facing the country. 続きを見る

Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Eg……続きを見る