Early Dynastic Egypt
by Toby A. H. Wilkinson
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Early Dynastic Egypt spans the five centuries preceding the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza. This was the formative period of ancient Egyptian civilization, and it witnessed the creation of a distinctive culture that was to endure for 3,000 years. This book examines the background to that great achievement, the mechanisms by which it was accomplished, and the character of life in the Nile valley during the first 500 years of Pharaonic rule.The results of over thirty years of show more international scholarship and excavation are presented in a single highly illustrated volume. It show lessTags
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Toby Wilkinson is the author of Tutankhamun's Trumpet (2022) and the-New York Times best-selling The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History. He is a Bye-Fellow of Clare College, University of Cambridge, England.
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- Original publication date
- 1999
- Important places
- Ancient Egypt
- Original language
- English
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