An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
by Kathryn A. Bard
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"This student-friendly introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt guides readers from the Paleolithic to the Greco-Roman periods, and has now been updated to include recent discoveries and new illustrations. Superbly illustrated with photographs, maps, and site plans, with additional illustrations in this new edition. Organized into 11 chapters, covering: the history of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology; prehistoric and pharaonic chronology and the ancient Egyptian language; show more geography, resources, and environment; and seven chapters organized chronologically and devoted to specific archaeological sites and evidence. Includes sections on salient topics such as the constructing the Great Pyramid at Giza and the process of mummification"-- "Organized into 11 chapters, covering: the history of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology; prehistoric and pharaonic chronology and the ancient Egyptian language; geography, resources, and environment; and seven chapters organized chronologically and devoted to specific archaeological sites and evidence"-- show lessTags
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As many of the other reviews say, this book was meant to be a textbook.
It has a lot of useful information, and is very information heavy.
It was a very good read for me, as Egypt and Egyptology hold very special places in my heart.
I highly recommend it, but it’s not necessarily a quick read if you don’t like reading textbooks.
It has a lot of useful information, and is very information heavy.
It was a very good read for me, as Egypt and Egyptology hold very special places in my heart.
I highly recommend it, but it’s not necessarily a quick read if you don’t like reading textbooks.
It was really long and detailed. I used it for my class, but we didn't go into it as far as the book went.
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Kathryn A. Bard is Professor of Archaeology at Boston University. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, she has directed excavations in Egypt and northern Ethiopia since 1989, and in 1998 was given the Chairman's Award of the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration. She is the author of From Farmers to show more Pharaohs: Mortuary Evidence for the Rise of Complex Society in Egypt (1994), the editor of Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt (1999), and is on the editorial board of The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology published by the Egypt Exploration Society. Professor Bard is co-director of excavations at the pharaonic harbor at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis on the Red Sea, which has uncovered evidence of ancient Egyptian ships used in seafaring expeditions to the land of Punt, probably located in what is now eastern Sudan and Eritrea. show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2007
- Important places
- Egypt
- First words
- Ancient Egypt -- the land of the pharaohs -- is one of the oldest civilizations in the world.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)For those who simply want to be better informed about ancient Egypt, and not misled by the fantastical claims that are often made about this early civilization, I hope that this book is useful.
- Original language
- English
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- Members
- 136
- Popularity
- 241,415
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.80)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 1
