| Archaeology Hotspot Egypt: Unearthing the Past for Armchair Archaeologists Contributor(s): Heath, Julian (Author) |
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ISBN: 081089498X ISBN-13: 9780810894983 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $28.71 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Social Science | Archaeology - Travel | Middle East - Egypt |
| Dewey: 932 |
| Series: Archaeology Hotspots |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 214 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Archaeology Hotspots series offers reader-friendly and engaging narratives of the archaeology in particular countries. Written by archaeological experts with a general reader in mind, each book in the series focuses on what has been found and by whom, what the controversies and scandals have been, ongoing projects, and how it all fits into a broader view of the history of the country. In Archaeology Hotspot Egypt, scholar Julian Heath provides a chronological overview beginning with handaxes left by Homo erectus during the Lower Paleolithic and moving onwards through pharaonic Egypt to finish in the Greco-Roman period. He covers the most interesting finds-including Tutankhamen's tomb and the Rosetta Stone-and profiles major personalities, past and present. Current digs and recent insights on the past are also covered, such as the massive tomb of KV5 and how contemporary scientific techniques are unearthing new information about ancient Egyptian people and animals. The result is an illuminating look at the history, culture, national heritage, and current archaeological news of Egypt-a hotspot of archaeology. |