03035nam 2200613Ia 450 991045527330332120200520144314.01-280-32380-90-203-40493-9(CKB)111056485509856(EBL)169998(OCoLC)437078643(SSID)ssj0000151999(PQKBManifestationID)11161172(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000151999(PQKBWorkID)10322320(PQKB)11179486(MiAaPQ)EBC169998(Au-PeEL)EBL169998(CaPaEBR)ebr10054614(CaONFJC)MIL32380(OCoLC)729235186(EXLCZ)9911105648550985619990430d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe experience of ancient Egypt[electronic resource] /Rosalie DavidLondon ;New York Routledge20001 online resource (215 p.)Experience of ArchaeologyDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-51858-X 0-415-03263-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index.THE EXPERIENCE OF ANCIENT EGYPT; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: A Portrait of Ancient Egypt; Chapter I The Historical Outline ofAncient Egypt; Chapter II Funerary Beliefs andCustoms; Chapter III The Religion of the Living; Chapter IV Everyday Life; Chapter V Literary Sources; Part2: The Development of Egyptology; Chapter VI Classical and Medieval Interest in Egypt; Chapter VII The Renaissance Period; Chapter VIII The Decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphs; Chapter IX Recording the Monuments; Chapter X Excavating the SitesChapter XI The Contribution ofBiomedical StudiesConclusion; Suggested Reading; IndexThe Experience of Ancient Egypt provides a comprehensive portrait of what we know about ancient Egypt today, examining in detail issues of religion, of beliefs and practices surrounding death, of everyday life and of literature.In an engaging style, the author traces Egyptology from its classical roots, through the painstaking process of deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the most up-to-date bio-medical and archaeological techniques, never forgetting how time has proved that it is impossible to deliver the absolute truth about ancient EExperience of ArchaeologyEgyptologyHistoryEgyptCivilizationTo 332 B.CElectronic books.EgyptologyHistory.932/.0072David A. Rosalie(Ann Rosalie)882534MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455273303321The experience of ancient Egypt2101892UNINA