The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700,000 years of ancient Egypt from the stone age to the Roman conquest. The story of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans makes for fascinating reading, with subjects ranging from the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley to some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture, and literature in the ancient world. An international team of experts in the field address the issues surrounding this distinctive culture, vividly relating the rise and fall of ruling dynasties, exploring colourful personalities, and uncovering surprising facts, such as the revelation that Scotland Yard possesses a print taken from the hand of a mummy. A well-rounded picture of an intriguing civilization emerges.

List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Prehistory: Palaeolithic and Neolithic; Predynastic Period; Late Predynastic and Early Dynastic; The Rise of Eqyptian Civilization; The Old Kingdom; The First Intermediate Period; The Middle Kingdom; The Second Intermediate Period; The New Kingdom: Pre-Amarna; The New Kingdom: Amarna and Post-Amarna; Egypt and the Outside World; The Third Intermediate Period; The Late Period; The Ptolemaic Period; The Roman Period; Further Reading; Chronological Tables; Acknowledgement of Sources; Index

Ian Shaw studied Archaeology and Egyptology at Cambridge University, gaining a PhD on the archaeological remains at Tell el-Amarna. He later undertook research into Egyptian quarrying and mining sites as a British Academy Research Fellow at New Hall, Cambridge. His other publications include Ancient Egyptian Warfare and Weapons (1992), The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt (1995), The Dictionary of Archaeology (1999), and Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology (2000)