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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt by
Ancient Egypt is a beautifully illustrated, easy-to-read book covering the formative era of the Egyptian civilization: the age before the pyramids. Douglas Brewer shows why an awareness of the earliest phase of Egyptian history is crucial to understanding of later Egyptian culture.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781315835679Publication Date: 2014
Ancient Egypt: a Very Short Introduction by Call Number: DT61 .S57 2004ISBN: 9780192854193Publication Date: 2004
Ancient Egypt in the Popular Imagination by
Ancient Egypt has long been a source of fascination in Western popular culture. Movies such as The Mummy (1932, 1959), Biblical epics like The Ten Commandments (1923, 1956), and pharaonic films like Cleopatra (1934, 1963) and The Egyptian (1954) have all recreated the glamour and allure of Egyptian art and civilization for Western audiences.
Call Number: PN1995.9.E32 H84 2012ISBN: 9780786465774Publication Date: 2012
Mummies
Egyptian Mummies by
Who were the ancient Egyptians? Why did they mummify their dead? Why did they bury people with their possessions? And why do mummies still fascinate us today? The remains of seven mummies from the world-famous British Museum can answer these questions and many more. From Ginger, a simple prehistoric farmer, to Katebet, a wealthy woman buried with her jewelry, to Hornedjitef, a grand priest of Amun, the lives and culture of ancient Egyptians are uncovered in thrilling detail. Nearly a hundred color photographs detail what these people looked like, how they worked, the foods they ate, and why they prepared so elaborately for the afterlife--revealing that the life of ordinary Egyptians was different, and yet not so different, from our lives today.
Call Number: 932 PEMBERTOISBN: 0152026002Publication Date: 2001
The Essential Guide to Mummy Literature by Call Number: PR830.T3 F76 2008ISBN: 9780810860391Publication Date: 2008
Mummy Riddles by Call Number: J 818 HALLISBN: 0803718470Publication Date: 1997A zany easy-to-read book of riddles about mummies.
