The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt

The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt
Author: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Publisher: Angeles County Museum of Art
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN:

A survey of the achievements of American Egyptology featuring such enterprising US archaeologists as George Reisner, James Henry Breasted and Herbert Winlock, whose expeditions enriched the Egyptian collections of prominent museums and universities in Chicago, Philadelpia, Boston, Berkeley and New York.

Discovery at Rosetta

Discovery at Rosetta
Author: Jonathan Downs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789774169267

In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte entered Egypt with an army and a brigade of savants, scientists, anthropologists, and historians. His aim was not just conquest on the banks of the Nile but the rediscovery of the ancient world after centuries of Ottoman rule. At the heart of this quest was a stone that was discovered in the small town of Rosetta that would offer the key to unlock the mysteries of ancient Egypt. Discovery at Rosetta tells the full story of how the English won the battle to claim the Stone and how it was then shipped to England.

Discovery at Rosetta

Discovery at Rosetta
Author: Jonathan Downs
Publisher: Constable
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2008
Genre: Egyptian language
ISBN: 9781845295790

In 1798, the young French general, Napoleon Bonaparte, entered Egypt with an army and a brigade of 'savants', scientists, anthropologists and historians. His aim was not just conquest on the banks of the Nile but the rediscovery of the ancient world after years of obscurity under the Ottoman Empire. At the heart of this quest was a stone that was discovered in the small town of Rossetta which would offer the key to unlock the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian. It contained wording in Greek, Hieroglyphs and demotic Egyptian. It was the prize that Napoleon had dreamed of, but in a series of adventures the stone came into English hands. Discovery at Rosetta will be the first book that tells the full story of how the English won the battle to claim the Stone and how it was then shipped to England. The book also tells the story of the extraordinary characters involved leading up to the race to decipher the Stone's code between Thomas Young and Champollion.

The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids

The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids
Author: Mark Lehner
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0500777020

The inside story, told by excavators of the extraordinary discovery of the world’s oldest papyri, revealing how Egyptian King Khufu’s men built the Great Pyramid at Giza. Pierre Tallet’s discovery of the Red Sea Scrolls—the world’s oldest surviving written documents—in 2013 was one of the most remarkable moments in the history of Egyptology. These papyri, written some 4,600 years ago, and combined with Mark Lehner’s research, changed what we thought we knew about the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Here, for the first time, the world-renowned Egyptologists Tallet and Lehner give us the definitive account of this astounding discovery. The story begins with Tallet’s hunt for hieroglyphic rock inscriptions in the Sinai Peninsula and leads up to the discovery of the papyri, the diary of Inspector Merer, who oversaw workers in the reign of Pharaoh Khufu in Wadi el-Jarf, the site of an ancient harbor on the Red Sea. The translation of the papyri reveals how the stones of the Great Pyramid ended up in Giza. Combined with Lehner’s excavations of the harbor at the pyramid construction site the Red Sea Papyri have greatly advanced our understanding of how the ancient Egyptians were able to build monuments that survive to this day. Tallet and Lehner narrate this thrilling discovery and explore how the building of the pyramids helped create a unified state, propelling Egyptian civilization forward. This lavishly illustrated book captures the excitement and significance of these seminal findings, conveying above all how astonishing it is to discover a contemporary eyewitness testimony to the creation of the only remaining Wonder of the Ancient World.

A History of Ancient Egypt

A History of Ancient Egypt
Author: Nicolas Grimal
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 528
Release: 1994-07-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780631193968

This is an account of the rise and fall of the civilization in the Nile Valley, covering the first human settlement (c 120,000 BC) to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 333 BC. This is the first history of ancient Egypt for 25 years Brings together the very latest textual and archaeological evidence The index, bibliography and appendices make this an invaluable reference tool New guide to further reading in English especially commissioned for the paperback edition

The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt

The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt
Author: James P. Allen
Publisher: Angeles County Museum of Art
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN:

A volume of essays designed to accompany the catalogue of the same title. It aims to place the achievements of American Egyptologists into a broader context, with essays on 10 successive periods of Egyptian and Nubian cultural history, from the Pre-Dynastic era to Roman times.

Analyzing Collapse

Analyzing Collapse
Author: Miroslav Bárta
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1617979600

This book explores the long-term trends in the development of what was the first complex civilization in history, the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2650–2200 BC), the period that saw the construction of eternal monuments such as Djoser’s Step Pyramid complex in Saqqara, the pyramids of the great Fourth Dynasty kings in Giza, and spectacular tombs of high officials throughout Egypt. The present study aims to show that the historical trajectory of the period was marked by specific processes that characterize most of the world’s civilizations: the role of the ruling elite, the growth of bureaucracy, the proliferation of interest groups, and adaptation to climate change, to name but a few—and the way that these processes held the germ of ultimate collapse. The case is made that the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom state is of relevance to the study of the anatomy of development of any complex civilization.

Life in Ancient Egypt Coloring Book

Life in Ancient Egypt Coloring Book
Author: John Green
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1989-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0486261301

Wonderful introduction to ancient Egypt features 44 detailed, full-page drawings of Cleopatra, Ramses II, arts and crafts, architectural monuments, and more. Detailed, informative captions. Also, handy source of royalty-free graphics.

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt
Author: Farid Atiya
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789771736349

The full range of the history and archaeology of ancient Egypt is presented in this lavishly illustrated book. Also available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish