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In 1897 two Oxford archaeologists began digging a low sand-covered mound a hundred miles south of Cairo. When they had finally finished, ten years later, they had uncovered 500 000 fragments of papyri. Shipped back to Oxford, the meticulous and scholarly

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IT'S A CONTINENT is the illuminating history book that aims to unravel misconceptions and celebrate Africa's rich and diverse history, one country at a time.

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Examines the complex fate of classical Egyptian religion during the centuries from the period when Christianity first made its appearance in Egypt to when it became the region's dominant religion. This book describes how an ancient culture maintained itself while also being transformed through influences such as Hellenism, and Roman government.

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Drawing on a wealth of detailed evidence from Egyptian, biblical, and Koranic sources, Osman proposes that Joseph in the Bible might in reality also be Yuya, "a father of pharaoh."

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In a radically new account of the importance of early Africa in global history, Gomez traces how Islam's growth in West Africa, along with intensifying commerce that included slaves, resulted in a series of political experiments unique to the region, culminating in the rise of empire.

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This book discusses ancient Egyptian technology and innovation in a wide archaeological, social and historical context.

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Why are we still interested in Cleopatra She has that eternally attractive combination of sexual allure, political power - even divine status - and personal wealth. She had by any standards an eventful life and an unforgettable death.

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Until recently little was known about ancient Nubia and day-to-day lives of the Nubian people aside from knowing it was a civilization contemporary with, distinct from, and living under the shadow of Ancient Egypt.

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Brings together information pertaining to the society, economy, and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later Roman Empire. This title focuses on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century.

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The obsession with anything and everything Egyptian has inspired many to dedicate their lives to the search for treasure in Egypt's sands. This work follows these real-life Indiana Joneses in their quest for the monuments, tombs, and artefacts that have unlocked many of secrets of this civilization.

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Presents a study of the educational system for the Greeks of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt, and a window to the vast panorama of educational practices in the Greco-Roman world. This book describes how people learned, taught, and practiced literate skills, how schools functioned, and what the curriculum comprised.

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Much of the literature on ancient Egypt centers on pharaohs or on elite conceptions of the afterlife. Drawing on the archaeological, iconographic, and textual evidence from the earlier years of the New Kingdom, this book examines how ordinary ancient Egyptians lived their lives, from birth to death.

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The Pharaohs of Egypt have captured the imagination of readers throughout the ages. Their existence and power have almost taken on a mythical status. This book reveals the truth behind these myths and explores the lives of the ordinary soldiers who were the might of Middle Kingdom Egypt.

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Explores a little-known aspect of life in Ancient Egypt, celebrating the Egyptians as the first known civilisation to have formed the special bond with the dog that persists as the most remarkable of human-animal relationships. This book provides a fresh insight into the development of mankind's remarkable bond with the domesticated dog.

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A comprehensive survey of ancient Egyptian temples and rituals associated with their use. Shafer - a renowned Egyptologist - covers the entire pharaonic era, from the Old Kingdom to the Roman period, and challenges the idea that temples were either 'mortuary' or 'divine', showing instead that their functions were varied.

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An historical and archeological study of North Africa and her provinces.

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From ancient texts to local stories, from the Bible to the writings of sixteenth and seventeenth century Jesuits, this work traces the extraordinary legend of Ethiopia's Ark in what is a triumph of historical detective work. It scrutinises every mention of the Ark in Ethiopian records and tests every theory.

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Ambitious, intelligent, and desired by men and emperors, Cleopatra VII came to power at a time when Roman and Egyptian interests increasingly tended to concern the same object: the Egyptian Empire itself.

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