Sacred Sites of Ancient Egypt

Informationen zum Autor Lorna Oakes is a lecturer in Egyptology at Birkbeck College! University of London. She is also a Special Assistant in the Education Service of the British Museum! and regularly takes part in public gallery talks and lectures on ancient Egypt and the Near East. She has led many study tours to Egypt! a country which she loves and where she has many friends. Klappentext This informative book offers a fascinating tour of the temples and tombs of ancient Egypt, with compelling facts and insights, shown in 500 pictures. Zusammenfassung Ancient Egypt has captivated visitors for centuries. This volume offers an intriguing insight into the religious and burial practices of the ancient Egyptians. It reveals the tombs of the three most famous ancient burial sites in Egypt: Giza! Saqqara and the Valley of the Kings! where the famous tomb of the boy-king Tuthankhamun was discovered.

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By Lorna Oakes

Product details

• Authors: Lorna Oakes, Oakes Lorna
• Publisher: Southwater
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2014
• EAN: 9781780193540
• ISBN: 978-1-78019-354-0
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 220 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, HISTORY / Africa / General, RELIGION / Ancient, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, African History, Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology, Ancient Egyptian religion & mythology, Ancient Egypt, African history: pre-colonial period