LEADER 03035nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910455273303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-32380-9 010 $a0-203-40493-9 035 $a(CKB)111056485509856 035 $a(EBL)169998 035 $a(OCoLC)437078643 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000151999 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161172 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000151999 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10322320 035 $a(PQKB)11179486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC169998 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL169998 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10054614 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL32380 035 $a(OCoLC)729235186 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485509856 100 $a19990430d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe experience of ancient Egypt$b[electronic resource] /$fRosalie David 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 225 1 $aExperience of Archaeology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-51858-X 311 $a0-415-03263-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index. 327 $aTHE 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 Sites 327 $aChapter XI The Contribution ofBiomedical StudiesConclusion; Suggested Reading; Index 330 $aThe Experience of Ancient Egypt provides a comprehensive portrait of what we know about ancient Egypt today, examining in detail issues of religion, of beliefs and practices surrounding death, of everyday life and of literature.In an engaging style, the author traces Egyptology from its classical roots, through the painstaking process of deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the most up-to-date bio-medical and archaeological techniques, never forgetting how time has proved that it is impossible to deliver the absolute truth about ancient E 410 0$aExperience of Archaeology 606 $aEgyptology$xHistory 607 $aEgypt$xCivilization$yTo 332 B.C 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEgyptology$xHistory. 676 $a932/.0072 700 $aDavid$b A. Rosalie$g(Ann Rosalie)$0882534 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455273303321 996 $aThe experience of ancient Egypt$92101892 997 $aUNINA