Ancient Egypt

Author/Contributor(s):	Silverman, David P
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	06/05/2003
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In Ancient Egypt, eminent Egyptologist David P. Silverman and a team of leading scholars explore the cultural wealth of this civilization in a series of intriguing essays based on the latest discoveries. Illustrated with more than 200 superb color photographs, maps, and charts, this book illuminates the vivid and powerful symbolic images of this fascinating culture--from pyramids and temples to priests and rituals. The book uses the most recent historical research and archaeological finds to illuminate the routines of daily life in royal, elite, priestly circles, as well as at lower levels of society.