| Description |
x, 281 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Places in time |
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Places in time.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Archaeologist Ian Shaw describes the period in which each site was occupied, the history and methods of the site's excavation, and the principal finds. Maps of each site's location, along with drawings and photographs of monuments and artifacts, illustrate each chapter. Based on the most current archaeological research, Exploring Ancient Egypt offers students, travelers, and arm-chair archaeologists a wealth of clues to the ways ancient Egyptians lived, worked, and made sense of their world."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
1. Hierakonpolis (c. 3200-2600 B.C.) The earliest Egyptian cityl Maceheads and elephant bones -- 2. Abydos (c. 3000 B.C.) Graves of the first pharoahs -- 3. Saqqara (c. 2650 B.C.) Steps to heaven: The first pyramid -- 4. Giza (c. 2600-2500 B.C.) The pyramids and the Sphinx -- 5. Abusir and Abu Ghurob (c. 2500-2345 B.C.) Papyri, priests, and sun temples -- 6. Aswan and Elephantine (c. 2686-1650 B.C.) City of ivory -- 7. Lahun (c. 1880-1650 B.C.) A Middle Kingdom pyramid and town in the Faiyum -- 8. Beni Hasan (c. 2125-1795 B.C.) The rock-tombs of the Oryx Nome -- 9. South Sinai (c. 2680-1069 B.C.) Turqoise and copper mines -- 10. Deir el-Bahari (c. 2055-1425 B.C.) The cult temple of Queen Hatshepsut -- 11. Amarna (c. 1360-1330 B.C.) City of the Heretic King -- 12. Karnak and Luxor (c. 2055 B.C. -- 395 A.D.) The Theban temples of Amun-Ra -- 13. The Valley of the Kings and the Theban Necropolis (c. 1504-1069 B.C.): Death and afterlife in the New Kingdom -- 14. Abu Simbel (c. 1279-1213 B.C.) Colonial temple-building in Nubia -- 15. Medinet Habu (c. 1279-1153 B.C.) The Mansion of Millions of Years of Ramesses III -- 16. Tanis (c. 1069-747 B.C.) Capital of the Libyan pharaohs -- 17. Edfu (c. 246-51 B.C.) The temple of the hawk god -- 18. Alexandria (c. 332-30 B.C.) A Greek city in Africa -- 19. Mons Claudianus (c. 50-400 A.D.) Rome in the desert. |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Antiquities.
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Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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Egypt -- Civilization -- 332 B.C.-638 A.D.
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Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Egypt. (OCoLC)fst01208755
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Egypt-Antiquities.
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Egypt-Civilization-To 332 B.C.
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Egypt-Civilization-332 B.C. -638 A.D.
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| Chronological Term |
To 638
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| ISBN |
019511678X (alk. paper) |
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9780195116786 (alk. paper) |
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