Egypt Uncovered [Hardcover]

Vivian Davies (Author), Renee Friedman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1998

This important book is the story of Ancient Egypt rewritten in light of the latest findings and research. Peppered throughout with fresh perceptions, lucid explanations and original research, "Egypt Uncovered" provides the general reading public with an insider's take on thought-provoking new ideas and concepts concerning this great civilization. 200 color illustrations .

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Amazon.com Review

Published to coincide with a five-part series on the Discovery Channel, this beautifully illustrated book offers a fine overview of ancient Egyptian history and of current and recent archaeological discoveries that have affected our view of the ancient past. The authors examine five principal issues, each of them touched with controversy: the origins of Egyptian civilization, the impetus to build the pyramids, the use of gold in Egyptian empire-building, the role of religion in everyday Egyptian life, and the nature of ritual mummification. In each of these areas the authors draw on the most current literature. Written for general readers, this makes a fine addition any Egyptology buff's library. --Gregory McNamee

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang; First Edition edition (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556708181
• ISBN-13: 978-1556708183
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,172,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on Ancient Egypt for the general reader., May 4, 1999

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This is a wonderful book . I gave copies to all my friends interested in Ancient Egypt. It's well written and beautifully illustrated. It gives you all the excitement of what is happening in archaeology in Egypt today without having to go there.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Photos of a Lost World, March 10, 2006

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Written in a more modern and light style, "Egypt Uncovered" is a good book although a bit of a coffee table piece with a rather light covering of many topics. Still, it manages to update some crucial information in the field with more recent discoveries in the past two decades.

The authours by and large avoid the trap that many modern Egyptologists fall into these days of down-sizing the scope of slavery in ancient Egypt or minimizing certain negative aspects of the ancient society.

Where the book REALLY stands out however, is in the spectacular photos of areas largely ignored by Egyptologists, or books on ancient Egypt, including much in ancient Sudan. The authours spend some time on this important but largely under-represented area of study on ancient Egypt. This, plus some excellent maps and illustrations, make it a very good reference source even for the already knowledgeable, as well as the merely curious. I recently had my copy damaged and I am buying another copy as I feel it is too invaluable in the above areas not to have available. Recommended!

jeff s. savage

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very very great book it gave me all the stuff I needed, June 1, 1999

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A great book . Needeing to know anything about Eygpt well I think you just found your book .