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Egypt Uncovered Hardcover – February 28, 1998

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Published to accompany a five-part Discovery Channel series, this is the story of ancient Egypt, rewritten in the light of recent discoveries and with the benefit of access to archaeological sites in Egypt and the Sudan. Key themes include the origins of Egyptian civilization, the role of religion, pyramids, and mummies. Includes some 200 color photos of artifacts and sites, and modern laboratories where mummies are examined. Davies is keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum in London, and is engaged in fieldwork in Egypt and the Sudan. Friedman is director of the American expedition to the site of Egypt's first capital. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Stewart Tabori & Chang
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February 28, 1998
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1556708181
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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

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stewart Tabori & Chang; 1st edition (February 28, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1556708181
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1556708183
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1 x 10.75 inches

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MarkW

Good product poor pachaging

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The book I ordered was good and arrived in good shape, despite the poor packaging.

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Great book on Ancient Egypt for the general reader.

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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.

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Of books about Ancient Egypt there is no end. This accompanies a Discovery channel series, and focusses on recent excavations that are not covered in other books (digs in the south, Nubia, and on oases routes). It is no use for giving you a straightforward history, and it stops in the New Kingdom. Davies has been the Keeper for Ancient Egypt at the British Museum, so this is pretty authoritative.

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Jeffrey Savage

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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!

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ancient egypt

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My son is taking an extension course with oxford university and this book is very clearly written and informative and
ideal for this course. I have examined the set homework my son produced and is of very good standard

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