Featuring monuments and obelisks, hieroglyphics and jewelry, funerary
masks, tombs and mausoleums, mummies of cats and statues of
falcon-headed gods, Ancient Egypt includes outstanding photographs and
captions.
From the Neolithic cave paintings in Wadi Sura--created long before it
was a desert when the region was savannah grassland--to the Valley of
the Kings, to the rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel, and from the vast
temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor to the funerary mask of Tutankhamun
and, of course, to the pyramids and the Sphinx, Ancient Egypt is a
hugely colorful guide to the surviving wonders of Egyptian antiquity.
Today the exceptional beauty and scale of the antiquities is legendary,
drawing millions of visitors to Egypt's monuments each year. Arranged by
historical era, the book takes the reader along the ancient settlements
that were established on the banks of the River Nile. Through beautiful
photographs and expert captions, the reader gains an understanding of
how ancient Egypt developed its trade links and became such a powerful
and wealthy force across North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
Alongside the world-famous places, there are also fascinating,
lesser-known entries, such as the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the bent
pyramid at Dahshur, and the Statue of Khaefre.
