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| Egypt Uncovered | 
 enlarge | Authors: Vivian Davies, Renee Friedman
Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1436925
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 1556708181
Dewey Decimal Number: 932.01
EAN: 9781556708183
ASIN: 1556708181
Publication Date: March 1998
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Product Description
This important book is the story of Ancient Egypt rewritten in light of the latest findings and research. Peppered throughout with fresh perceptions, lucid explanations and original research, "Egypt Uncovered" provides the general reading public with an insider's take on thought-provoking new ideas and concepts concerning this great civilization. 200 color illustrations .
Amazon.com Review
Published to coincide with a five-part series on the Discovery Channel, this beautifully illustrated book offers a fine overview of ancient Egyptian history and of current and recent archaeological discoveries that have affected our view of the ancient past. The authors examine five principal issues, each of them touched with controversy: the origins of Egyptian civilization, the impetus to build the pyramids, the use of gold in Egyptian empire-building, the role of religion in everyday Egyptian life, and the nature of ritual mummification. In each of these areas the authors draw on the most current literature. Written for general readers, this makes a fine addition any Egyptology buff's library. --Gregory McNamee
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 Photos of a Lost World March 10, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Written in a more modern and light style, "Egypt Uncovered" is a good book although a bit of a coffee table piece with a rather light covering of many topics. Still, it manages to update some crucial information in the field with more recent discoveries in the past two decades.
The authours by and large avoid the trap that many modern Egyptologists fall into these days of down-sizing the scope of slavery in ancient Egypt or minimizing certain negative aspects of the ancient society.
Where the book REALLY stands out however, is in the spectacular photos of areas largely ignored by Egyptologists, or books on ancient Egypt, including much in ancient Sudan. The authours spend some time on this important but largely under-represented area of study on ancient Egypt. This, plus some excellent maps and illustrations, make it a very good reference source even for the already knowledgeable, as well as the merely curious. I recently had my copy damaged and I am buying another copy as I feel it is too invaluable in the above areas not to have available. Recommended!
jeff s. savage
A very very great book it gave me all the stuff I needed June 2, 1999
A great book . Needeing to know anything about Eygpt well I think you just found your book .
A very very great book it gave me all the stuff I needed June 1, 1999
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
A great book . Needeing to know anything about Eygpt well I think you just found your book .
Great book on Ancient Egypt for the general reader. May 5, 1999
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book . I gave copies to all my friends interested in Ancient Egypt. It's well written and beautifully illustrated. It gives you all the excitement of what is happening in archaeology in Egypt today without having to go there.
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