Artifacts from Ancient Egypt

(Hardback)

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Primary source documents and detailed entries reveal what ancient Egypt was like, using the objects and artifacts of daily life from the period covering the Predynastic era through the Graeco-Roman period (5000 BCE to 300 CE). * Features anecdotal information about daily life that helps to engage readers and illuminate the historical context * Contains a section denoting significance of an object to key contextual themes * Provides a listing of additional resources with important print and electronic resources * Includes a chronology of events to better place the object or artifact within a historical timeframe

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Rather than being presented in chronological order, the entries are grouped into eight broad categories, such as beauty, food and drink, religion and ritual, and weapons. This unique approach to history will help high school, undergraduate, and general readers understand what life was like in ancient Egypt. * Booklist Online *
This book would be most useful for academic and research programs in archaeology and/or Egyptology; it would also be nice as a coffee table book. * ARBA *
[T]he series is explicitly written for high school and junior-college students. Summing Up: Recommended. General, high school, and lower-division undergraduate collections. * Choice *
The author adopts an accessible style and presents a commendable amount of information. . . . [T]he book is a straightforward introduction to a wide range of material. * Ancient Egypt Magazine *

Author Bio

Barbara Mendoza, PhD, is instructor of art history at Solano Community College as well as teacher of an introductory course on humanities and history of design at Southern New Hampshire University-COCE.