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These four programs from the History Channel showcase current archaeological work that is changing how historians think about life in ancient Egypt. Some of the greatest temples and tombs of Egypt are visited, and authorities explain the significance of particular aspects of their construction. Efforts to restore temples that had been lost under centuries of sand are shown, and one episode focuses on the discovery of a massive complex of tombs in the Valley of the Kings, which only began to be fully explored in the mid-1990s. The host of these programs, British actor Peter Woodward, presents the material skillfully, keeping the interviews with scholars informative as well as entertaining. An episode focusing on… More >>
The History Channel Egypt Collection Box Set : The Daily Life Of Ancient Egyptians , Death And The Journey To Immortality , Mansions Of The Spirits , The Great Pharaoh and His Lost Children
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The History Channel Egypt Collection Box Set : The Daily Life Of Ancient Egyptians , Death And The Journey To Immortality , Mansions Of The Spirits , The Great Pharaoh and His Lost Children
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
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- ISBN13: 9780061252754
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Internationally renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz transports us back thousands of years and immerses us in the sights and sounds of day-to-day life in a vanished desert culture. Their civilization has inspired myriad films, books, pieces of art, myths, and dreams, and they built grand monuments that still stagger the imagination five thousand years later. But who were these people? Mertz ushers us into their homes, workplaces, temples, and palaces to give us an intimate view of the everyday worlds of royals and commoners alike. Displaying the unparalleled descriptive power, unerring eye for detail, keen insight, and trenchant wit that have made the novels she writes (as Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Mic… More >>
Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt