Archaeology Hotspot Egypt - Unearthing the Past for Armchair Archaeologists

Informationen zum Autor By Julian Heath Klappentext The Archaeology Hotspots series offers reader-friendly and engaging narratives of the archaeology in particular countries. Written by archaeological experts with a general reader in mind, each book in the series focuses on what has been found and by whom, what the controversies and scandals have been, ongoing projects, and how it all fits into a broader view of the history of the country. In Archaeology Hotspot Egypt, scholar Julian Heath provides a chronological overview beginning with handaxes left by Homo erectus during the Lower Paleolithic and moving onwards through pharaonic Egypt to finish in the Greco-Roman period. He covers the most interesting finds-including Tutankhamen's tomb and the Rosetta Stone-and profiles major personalities, past and present. Current digs and recent insights on the past are also covered, such as the massive tomb of KV5 and how contemporary scientific techniques are unearthing new information about ancient Egyptian people and animals. The result is an illuminating look at the history, culture, national heritage, and current archaeological news of Egypt-a hotspot of archaeology. Zusammenfassung An accessible and entertaining story of Egypt’s archaeology, this book covers the hand axes of Homo erectus to the latest findings from KV5; all while considering the backdrop of Egypt's history, culture, and national heritage. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsChronology of Ancient Egypt1-Introducing Ancient Egypt2-From Hand Axes to Mummy Portraits: The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt3-Famous Figures in Egyptology4-Controversies and Scandals in Egyptology5-Harming Egypt's Past: The Antiquities Market6-Contributions to Knowledge of the Past7-Current DigsEpilogue: Learning More about Ancient EgyptNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Julian Heath, Heath Julian
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780810894983
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-9498-3
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Archaeology Hotspots; Archaeology Hotspots
• Subjects: Travel > Travel guides > Middle East; HISTORY / Ancient / General, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Adventure holidays, Egypt, Travel & holiday guides, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, TRAVEL / Middle East / Egypt, Archaeology, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Travel guides: adventure holidays, Travel and holiday guides, BCE to c 500 CE, c 2686 to c 323 BCE (Ancient Egyptian period), HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt, Ancient Egypt;Archaeology;Egypt