By leading Egyptologist and author, Zahi Hawass, this sumptuous book of rare Egyptian antiquities from the tomb of Tutankhamun and other archaeological sites - many never published before - showcases…
The Egyptian Museum houses the world's greatest collection of Egyptian treasures and antiquities, tens of thousands of stunning and fascinating objects dating from the earliest Predynastic times right through to…
Buried in the 14th century BC but unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the objects entombed with Tutankhamun are an invaluable window into a long-extinct belief system. Seen today, they…
The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its breathtaking treasures, remains the most sensational archaeological find of all time. This brilliantly illustrated volume takes the reader through Tutankhamun’s tomb room-by-room in the…
Dès 2800 avant J.-C., et ce pendant trois millénaires, la vallée du Nil, du delta jusqu'à la Nubie, fut un immense chantier sous la conduite de pharaons rivalisant d'ambition les…
Although there is a wealth of literature on the kings of Ancient Egypt, on the history of their reigns, and on their temples and pyramids they built, very little has…
In thinking about ancient Egypt, certain images come to mind - the pyramids, the Sphinx, the vast Sahara Desert, the mighty Nile River, and the image of the lovely Queen…
Besides being marvelous architectural constructions produced in very ancient history, the pyramids are the most apparent aspect of the unique religious and metaphysical beliefs of a civilization that developed on…
This beautifully produced new paperback edition of "Silent Images" explores a puzzling contradiction: Despite the multitude of artifacts and texts that have come to us from ancient Egypt, much still…
This informative book investigates the temples of ancient Egypt, from the impressive mortuary temples of the pharaohs such as Ramesses II and Hatshepsut to the temples of the many gods…
A wealth of art and architectural treasures survive from Ancient Egypt-a civilization that endured from the fourth millennium B.C. to the conquest of Alexander the Great. In this book, Ancient…
Table of Contents Introduction • 1. The Rise of the City • 2. Cities for Kings and Gods • 3. Cities for People • 4. Graeco-Roman Egypt • 5. Gazetteer…
The gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt, worshipped for over half of recorded history, are among the most fascinating and complex of any civilization. Here is a comprehensive and authoritative…
For centuries the pyramids have inspired passionate theories about their origins, purpose, and method of construction. In this fully work on the major pyramids of Ancient Egypt,
Table of Contents Introduction • 1. Houses of Eternity • 2. Buildings Fit for Gods • 3. Worlds Within Worlds • 4. Between Heaven and Earth • 5. Temples of…
Provides insights into the discovery, excavation, and analysis of the tomb and its treasures. Written by one of the world's leading scholars of the period, and illustrations with specially commissioned…
Six thousand years ago ancient Egypt was the cradle of modern civilization. Powerful pharaohs built great cities on the fertile banks of the Nile and employed thousands of laborers to…
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now the country Egypt.
Table of Contents The Eternal House of the Soul • 1. The Nobles of the New Kingdom 2. The Architecture of the New Kingdom Tombs • 3. Scenes of Earthly…
