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How well do we really know ancient Egypt? The world of the Egyptians seems so familiar to us: exhibitions of ancient art and archaeological discoveries in the desert sands continue to generate interest and amazement, while Egyptian motifs appear in architecture, in literature, in art works, in advertising, and in films. And yet, this modern reception can sometimes preserve the myths and inaccuracies about ancient Egypt that derive from classical antiquity and the Renaissance. It is only in the last 200 years that we have been able to read for ourselves ancient Egyptian texts and to reveal the true nature of its civilization through excavation. This modern discovery of ancient Egypt is now astonishing us with a culture of incomparable richness and remarkable diversity. This is what the internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Thomas Schneider here attempts to do: he asks "What are the 101 single most important questions about ancient Egypt?" The questions he has chosen-and the answers he provides-challenge almost everything we thought we knew about the ancient civilization in the Nile valley. They range from the surprising ("Why did elite Egyptians not wear beards?") to the profound ("Was ancient Egypt a culture of death?" ) and the provocative ("What do we still not know about ancient Egypt?") but all the answers will surprise, inspire, and challenge a wide range of readers. In the process, they provide a completely fresh way of looking at all aspects of ancient Egypt-from history, art, and everyday life to religion and ancient attitudes to death and the afterlife.

Egypt --- Civilization --- Social life and customs --- Egypt - Civilization - To 332 B.C. --- Egypt - Social life and customs - To 332 B.C.

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Ancient Egyptian cities and towns have until recently been one of the least-studied and least-published aspects of this great ancient civilization. Now new research and excavation are transforming our knowledge. The Complete Cities of Ancient Egypt is the first book to bring these latest discoveries to a wide general and scholarly audience, and to provide a comprehensive overview of what we know about ancient settlement during the dynastic period. Divided in two halves, the book opens with an account of the development of urban settlement in Egypt, describing the pattern of urban life, from food production, government, crime and health to schooling, leisure, ancient tourism, and the interaction of the living community with the dead. The second half of the book takes the reader on a trip down the Nile from Aswan to the Delta, giving a comprehensive account of all cities and towns with details for each of their discovery, excavation and important finds, supported by maps and plans as well as recent photographs. This book is sure to appeal to all those concerned with urban design and history, as well as tourists, students and Egyptophiles.

Cities and towns, Ancient --- Villes antiques --- Egypt --- Egypte --- Civilization --- Social life and customs --- Civilisation --- Moeurs et coutumes --- 932.01 --- Geschiedenis van Egypte--tot 640 --- Cities and towns, Ancient - Egypt. --- Egypt - Civilization - To 332 B.C. --- Egypt - Social life and customs - To 332 B.C.

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Excavations (Archaeology) --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Beni Hasan (Egypt) --- Egypt --- Antiquities. --- Social life and customs --- Amenemope --- Tomb --- Decoration --- Khnumhotep --- Beni Hassan (Egypt) --- Tombs --- Antiquities --- Tombs - Egypt - Beni Hasan - Pictorial works --- Tombs - Decoration - Egypt - Beni Hasan - Pictorial works --- Excavations (Archaeology) - Egypt - Beni Hasan - Pictorial works --- Khnumhotep - II --- Beni Hasan (Egypt) - Antiquities - Pictorial works --- Egypt - Social life and customs - To 332 B.C --- Excavations (Archaeology) - Egypt - Beni Hasan --- Amenemope - Tomb --- Beni Hasan (Egypt) - Antiquities

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In Dr David's study, the builders of the pyramids are revealed as simple people with ordinary preoccupations: who worried about their families, grumbled about working conditions - and even planned a strike to improve them.

Pyramid of Sesostris II (Egypt) --- Illahūn, Pyramid of (Egypt) --- Lahun, Pyramid of (Egypt) --- Pyramid of Illahūn (Egypt) --- Senwosret II, Pyramid of (Egypt) --- Sesostris II, Pyramid of (Egypt) --- Pyramids --- Kahun (Extinct city) --- Egypt --- Fayyūm (Egypt) --- Hetep Senwosret (Extinct city) --- Kahun (Ancient city) --- Fayum (Egypt) --- Fayoum (Egypt) --- Faiyum (Egypt) --- Fayyoum (Egypt) --- Fayoom (Egypt) --- Madīnet el Faiyūm (Egypt) --- Medinat Fayum (Egypt) --- Médinate el-Fayoum (Egypt) --- Madīnat al-Fayyūm (Egypt) --- Social life and customs --- Antiquities. --- Antiquities --- Egypt - Antiquities --- Egypt - Civilization - To 332 B.C. --- Egypt - Social life and customs - To 332 B.C. --- Fayyūm (Egypt) - Antiquities --- Illahūn, Pyramid of (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Lahun, Pyramid of (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Lahun Pyramid (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Pyramid of Illahūn (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Pyramid of Lahun (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Pyramid of Senusert II (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Pyramid of Senusret II (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Senusert II, Pyramid of (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Senusret II, Pyramid of (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Senwosret II, Pyramid of (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Sesostris II, Pyramid of (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Pyramid of Sesostris II (Lāhūn, Egypt) --- Fayyum (Egypt)