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Steven Snape
Complete Cities of Ancient Egypt

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Our knowledge of urban life in ancient Egypt is being transformed by new research and excavations. This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of what we know about settlements during the dynastic period, describing the sophistication of daily city life under the Pharaohs with a range and depth beyond any other publication on the subject. Stunning illustrations, authoritative text and helpful maps bring the urban landscape of ancient Egypt to life. This is the perfect book for all those wanting to look beyond the tombs and temples to the urban life of those who made their homes along the Nile. Includes a detailed gazetteer of sites cities such as Hierakonpolis, Alexandria, Memphis, Thebes, Amarna, and Giza as well as Kahun and Deir el-Medina – the village of the artisans who built and decorated the tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Note: The ebook edition includes the complete text of the printed book with a reduced number of illustrations.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780500772409 ● Publisher Thames and Hudson Ltd ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5824694 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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