Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology books

This study investigates the drivers for the development of the elite Late Period tombs of the necropoleis of Memphis....  Read More >>

This companion volume and catalog to the exhibit that opens on February 9, 2009, traces the life of Meresamun, whose...  Read More >>

In this book, Professor Joseph Davidovits explains the intriguing theory that made him famous. He shows how the...  Read More >>

This book offers a comprehensive reassessment of the evidence concerning the political, social, economic, religious...  Read More >>

The first critical examination of magical techniques and the practice of the magician in Ancient Egypt , revealing...  Read More >>

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The Egyptian Book of the Dead is a definitive edition of the legendary 3,500-year-old Papyrus of Ani--the most beautiful...  Read More >>

Theban Tomb 32, excavated between 1983 and 2006 by the mission of the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest was constructed...  Read More >>

This book presents a new approach to analysing the image of ancient Egyptian kings and gods.  Read More >>

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The golden face of Tutankhamun was garlanded with fresh flowers exquisitely preserved after 3,000 years in his innermost...  Read More >>

The small town of Pathyris, modern Gebelein, is located south of Thebes. After a huge revolt suppressed...  Read More >>

This book is the edition of any kind of text written or incised on various types of vessels found at Tebtynis during...  Read More >>

This volume of fourteen papers covers the environment, archaeology and conservation of the Dakhleh Oasis, as presented...  Read More >>

Was ancient Egyptian society organized along patrilineal or matrilineal lines? This fascinating cultural study attempts...  Read More >>

Although Egyptian amphorae containing wine were labelled, these labels never state whether the wine inside was red...  Read More >>

Waatetkhethor, the eldest daughter of King Teti and wife of the vizier Mereruka, is the only woman buried in the...  Read More >>

"The ""Gold of Honour"" is a prestigious reward, mainly in the form of gold collars, which ancient Egyptian officials...  Read More >>

More than one third of the world's population lives in houses made of unfired earth bricks or stamped earth, materials...  Read More >>

This is the first volume of an intended series on visitors' graffiti. It deals with the visitors' graffiti from...  Read More >>

The first half-century of existence of the Czech Institute of Egyptology is described in this volume. The Institute...  Read More >>

Offers an overview of royal mummies. This text describes the ancient Egyptians' belief in the Afterlife and how...  Read More >>

This thesis, sure to prove controversial, examines the geometry of Old Kingdom Royal tomb architecture, arguing...  Read More >>

This volume offers new research on an essential but often controversial aspect of life in Dynastic Egypt. Its originality...  Read More >>

A collection of funerary texts from a variety of sources, dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. It...  Read More >>